Schools
SENCO stands for Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator, and each school has a teacher who takes on this role. SENCO has responsibility for:
- The day to day implementation of the school’s SEN policy
- Co-ordinating provision for young people with SEN
- Giving advice to other teachers
- Liasing with young people, their parents or carers and external agencies
- Carrying out some in-service training for teachers and school support staff
- Overseeing school SEN records.
You can find out who the SENCO is at your child’s school by ringing and asking. |
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Special Educational Needs
Some disabled children will have Special Educational Needs (SEN). Children with Special Educational Needs all have learning difficulties or disabilities that make it harder for them to learn than most children of the same age. These children may need extra or different help from that given to other children of the same age.
To review the SEN Code of Practice click here and for the Guide for Parents and Carers click here
Removing Barriers to Achievement: Special Educational Needs (SEN) Inclusion Plan. This document sets out the vision of Inclusion and how Local Authorities and schools will fulfil this. To download a copy of the Executive Summary click here. |
Sunderland Schools - Sunderland City Council offers useful information and advice on issues about choosing a school as well as outlining the services and facilities available in the Sunderland area.
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Parent Partnership Service
The Parent Partnership Service offers support to parents and carers of children with Special Educational Needs. You can talk to them in confidence about your concerns, they can help by explaining educational procedures, helping you to fill in forms, attending meetings with you, and helping you to put your views across. Information can also be provided about local and national groups which offer support to parents whose children have Special Educational Needs.
Parents should contact the Parent Partnership Officer direct at the address below, or a professional can do it on their behalf, with their consent.
For more information contact:
Parent Partnership Officer, Sandhill Centre, Grindon Lane, Sunderland SR3 4EN.
Tel: 0191 561 5643
E-mail: ros.watt@sunderland.gov.uk Website: http://www.sunderlandpps.org.uk/default.asp
Learning
Educational Psychology Service
The service works with young people aged from 0-19 years when the young person experiences difficulties in their learning, development or coping skills.
For more information contact: Educational Psychology Service, The Stannington Centre, Stannington Grove, Sunderland, SR2 9JT Tel: 0191 561 2230 Fax: 0191 561 2201 |
Study Support
Study Support is learning activity that takes place outside normal lessons which young people (aged 4-18 years) take part in voluntarily to improve young people's motivation, build self-esteem and help them to become more effective learners. Ask your school what study support activities they have on.
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Inclusion and Achievement Service: Specialist Support Team
The following services are provided:
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| Hearing Impairment Support including: Early Years specialist staff Family support – home visits Sounds Fun Nursery Group Liaison with Sure Start for Parent and Toddler (Hearing Impairment ) group For more information tel: (0191) 561 5706 |
Portage including: Home visits Training Support to receiver nurseries Registration of pupils for Formal Statutory Assessment .Referrals are made by professionals through the Pre-School Panel. For more information contact: Teacher in Charge of Portage, Sunningdale School, Shaftoe Road, Sunderland, SR3 4HA. Tel: (0191) 553 5716, there is a national Portage website. Click here to visit their site |
| Visual Impairment Support including: Assessments Advice Home/nursery/school visits Braille production and tuition For more information tel: (0191) 561 5701 |
Language and Learning including: Language Support Groups and training of staff Individual Portage work for school age children Observation of pupils, suggestions for Individual Education Plans, and liaison with appropriate services For more information tel: (0191) 561 5711 |
| Autism Outreach Support including: Support service to parents via Earlybird programme and follow up Support service to schools Support to individual pupils Provision of In-Service Training For more information tel: (0191) 219 3863 |
Information Communication Technology including: Assessment and advice regarding technology and resources to give access to the curriculum. Provision of assistive devices to enable recording: For more information tel: (0191) 561 5704 |
| Physical and Medical Support: The Specialist Team will accept referrals from all agencies involved in the education and care of children and young people with Physical of Medial needs where their condition significantly affects their functioning and ability to carry out physical or learning tasks independently. Download a leaflet about this team here or for more information tel: (0191) 419 5127 or email: pdt@schools.sunderland.gov.uk |
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Term Dates 2010/11
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