Help from support services
Services to help children and young people 0-25 with their learning, health and social care needs.
SEND web pages
Our special educational needs pages have information on the full range of support on offer to families of children with SEN and disability in Oxfordshire.
The SENDCO Helpdesk
The team of Specialist SENDCos and Specialist Early Years advisors are on hand to provide working SENDCos with strategies, signposting, early intervention guidance and universal support for primary age/stage and early years children. The team can support with concerns at an individual or whole school/setting level, either by email, phone or TEAMS Meeting.
Educational Psychology Service
The Educational Psychology Service works with children, parents and teachers to promote children’s learning and development.
Integrated Children's Services
Integrated Children’s Services offer early help, information and specialist services to children and families with additional and complex needs.
Special Educational Needs Casework Team
The Special Educational Needs Casework Team manages the statutory assessment work relating to children with statements.
SEN Support Services (SENSS)
SEN Support Services (SENSS) support children with the following needs:
- Hearing impairments
- Visual impairments
- Multi sensory impairments
- Communication and interaction difficulties (includes autism, speech, language and communication needs)
- Down’s syndrome and complex needs
- Physical disabilities
- SEN ICT Augmentative and Alternative Communication (using technology to support access to the curriculum)
- Early Years SEND Advisory Team - Early Years children with complex learning and communication needs
How to request help for children under 5
Requests for the involvement of teams in education and in health that provide support for early years children with special educational needs and/or disabilities i.e. the Physical Disabilities team, Early Years SEND Advisory Team, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational therapy and Physiotherapy are made through Oxfordshire's Early Support Single Point of Request for Involvement (SPORFI) (docx format, 200KB).
Complete the SPORFI form (docx format, 110Kb) to make a request.
SENCOs or managers are always welcome to talk through a potential referral with an Early Years SEN member (on a 'no-name' confidential basis) via the SENCO help desk before completing the form with the child's parents.
For further information, see the Single Point of Request for Involvement (SPORFI) Flowchart (pdf format, 177KB).