Links with other Professionals

Links with other Professionals/Staff expertise

We have access to a broad range of services to support our children with SEND, which include: 

Health services:

• Speech and Language Therapy

• Occupational Therapy

• Physiotherapy

• CAHMS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service)

• School Nursing

 

Team Educational Specialists:

• Educational Psychology

• SENIT (Special Educational Needs and Inclusion Team)

• STARS (Specialist Training in Autism and Raising Standards)

 

Staff Training

• The school SENCO attends termly network meetings within the cluster and city to keep abreast of current issues regarding SEND and to share good practice.

• Our Speech and Language Therapist offers regular support & training to staff to deliver individual programmes for children.

• Staff receive regular in-house training in SEND procedures and policies. 

• Staff attend training and refresher training to support any published interventions which they carry out with children.

• All staff have received L1 Autism awareness training.

• Within the staff, we also have members who:

 

• Have received L3 Autism training

• Have received training in using the Autism Progression Framework

• Are trained in using basic Makaton

• Have a basic awareness of British Sign Language 

• Have received training in how to use B Squared (a small-steps assessment tool for children with SEND)

• Have received Dyslexia training

 

The school is fully committed to providing staff with continued professional development, which includes training in areas of special educational needs and/or disabilities.