Services to support children learning
Services available to help children with their learning needs.
The Early Years SEN Team supports families, Early Years settings, Children’s Centres and childminders.
The Educational Psychology Service works with children, parents and teachers to promote children’s learning and development.
Integrated Children’s Services offer early help, information and specialist services to children and families with additional and complex needs.
The Special Educational Needs Casework Team manages the statutory assessment work relating to children and young people with Education, Health and Care plans.
SEN Support Services (SENSS) support children with the following needs:
- Deafness and hearing loss
- Vision impairments
- Multisensory impairments
- Communication and interaction differences (includes autism, speech, language and communication needs)
- Down Syndrome and complex needs
- Physical disabilities
- SENSS Assistive Technology (AT) Team (using technology to support access to the curriculum)
The SENDCO Helpdesk is on hand to provide working SENDCos with strategies, signposting, early intervention guidance and universal support for primary age/stage and early years children
Help and information
Search on the Family Information Service website for organisations and groups that support parents and carers of disabled children and young people and those with SEN and additional needs.
Impartial free advice and support - education
The special educational needs and disability information advice and support service (SENDIASS) offers impartial information, advice and support to parents of children and young people with SEN and disabilities regarding their education. You can get in touch by completing this online form.
The service aims to help parents, carers, young people and educational professionals to work together to provide the best possible support to children and young people with special educational needs, by:
- offering advice and training
- providing Independent parental supporters and independent supporters
- linking with other organisations who can offer help and support.
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