Special Educational Support team for 0-5 year olds

This team is made up of a number of practitioners including:

Portage Home Vistors

Home visitors offer PORTAGE home teaching (a particular style of weekly, structured teaching activities which is written in partnership with parents or carers).

This service also runs Children’s Opportunity Groups (COG’s) for children with significant educational, medical or physical needs or disability. These groups offer appropriate play opportunities to young children with additional needs and support their families within a safe environment, with skilled staff.

Area inclusion coordinators

Area inclusion coordinators support early identification and intervention for children with special educational needs. This service includes;

• Supervision of a portage programme in settings or during home visits
• Advice and support for settings with target setting
• Advice on practical strategies and resources to help the referred child access learning
• Support for transition
• Training for staff in referred child’s school if required
• Training

Early Years Advisory Teachers

The advisory teachers work with schools and setting to support their work with children who have additional needs usually up to the end of Key stage 1.
This service includes;

• Observation/ assessment of referred child in their school or setting
• Reports for parents and setting staff
• Advice on practical strategies and resources to help the referred child access learning
• Support for transition
• Training for staff in referred child’s school if required.