Agencies & Partnerships

SEND - Agencies & Partnerships

The school enjoys good working relationships with a wide range of people who provide services to children with SEND and their families, particularly when a child is demonstrating further cause for concern or their learning need is more complex and persistent. The external

specialists may:
 

• Act in an advisory capacity

• Extend expertise of school staff

• Provide additional assessment

• Support a child directly

• Suggest statutory assessment is advisable

• Consult with all parties involved with the child

Please find below a list of some external agencies that we use:

• Local Authority Special Educational Needs Inclusion Team

• Durham Educational Psychology Service
• Durham One Point Hub
• Health Agencies, particularly School Nurse Service.
• Central Durham Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
• Speech and Language Therapists
• SALSP [Speech and Language Support Programme]
• Durham Autistic Spectrum Team
• Behaviour Support Services / Crisis Response.
• Durham Movement Difficulties Service
• Tree Tops Occupational Therapy Service for Children
• The Service for the Hearing Impaired
• The Service for the Visually Impaired
• Educational Social Workers
• SENDIASS Parent Support Team
• Looked After Children Team
• Learning Difficulties and Disability Support Service
• Occupational Therapy
• Medical Practitioners

Many of these professionals will work one to one or in small groups with our pupils.  Some of these professionals will also support and train staff in order to meet the diverse range of pupil needs.  The school and all external agenicies will work in partnership with parents.

If you have any questions about our SEND Local Offer please contact the school and we will try our best to help you.