SEND Services Team

COVID-19 UPDATE: During Lockdown we continue to offer support both in settings and remotely.

SEND Services are a team of specialists who are skilled in assessment and support for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and/or Disability.

The main focus of our work is to provide a range of support, training and advice, to schools and other educational providers and settings. SEND Services deliver the National SENCo Award through Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU). This training is delivered in Stoke. Our time is spent with Senior Leaders, SENCOs, teachers and practitioners. Some of our work includes working directly with children and their parents or carers, young people, parent consultation sessions and groups of parents or forums.

Parents and SENCOs work closely together to achieve best outcomes and as a result SEND Services may be asked to provide individualised advice or direct work. SENCOs will always ask for Parental Agreement. We will provide feedback; this may be a report, a discussion or attendance at a review depending on circumstances.

SEND Services support in the areas of Cognition and Learning, Sensory and Physical, Communication and Interaction, Social, Emotional and Mental Health.

We offer specialist support, please click on the link for more information.

• Attention Deficit, Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) 

  http://localoffer.stoke.gov.uk/kb5/stoke/directory/service.page?id=6hn412qXtRk&localofferchannel=0

• Attachment and Trauma

           http://search3.openobjects.com/kb5/stoke/directory/service.page?id=Qriqc8kSZUA&localofferchannel=0

• Autism 

  http://localoffer.stoke.gov.uk/kb5/stoke/directory/service.page?id=6hn412qXtRk&localofferchannel=0

• Behaviour Support

          http://search3.openobjects.com/kb5/stoke/directory/service.page?id=Qriqc8kSZUA&localofferchannel=0

• Extreme Demand Avoidance (EDA) 

           http://search3.openobjects.com/kb5/stoke/directory/service.page?id=Qriqc8kSZUA&localofferchannel=0

• Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and Speech Sound Disorder (SSD)

  http://search3.openobjects.com/kb5/stoke/directory/service.page?id=XB5EqmETcao&localofferchannel=0

• Dyslexia 

  http://localoffer.stoke.gov.uk/kb5/stoke/directory/service.page?id=l1uJxlk8mQk&localofferchannel=0

• Hearing Impaired (HI) 

  http://search3.openobjects.com/kb5/stoke/directory/service.page?id=R7F7yuqtjVw&localofferchannel=0

• Mathematics/ Dyscalculia 

  http://localoffer.stoke.gov.uk/kb5/stoke/directory/service.page?id=l1uJxlk8mQk&localofferchannel=0

• Moderate Learning Difficulty 

  http://localoffer.stoke.gov.uk/kb5/stoke/directory/service.page?id=l1uJxlk8mQk&localofferchannel=0

• Reading, Writing, Spelling and  Comprehension 

  http://localoffer.stoke.gov.uk/kb5/stoke/directory/service.page?id=l1uJxlk8mQk&localofferchannel=0

• Social, Emotional and Mental Health http://search3.openobjects.com/kb5/stoke/directory/service.page?id=Qriqc8kSZUA&localofferchannel=0
• Speech, Language and Communication

  http://search3.openobjects.com/kb5/stoke/directory/service.page?id=XB5EqmETcao&localofferchannel=0

• Visually Impaired (VI) 

  http://search3.openobjects.com/kb5/stoke/directory/service.page?id=R7F7yuqtjVw&localofferchannel=0

SEND Services work with:

• Primary Schools
• Secondary Schools
• Special Schools
• Academies
• Alternative Provision
• Free Schools
• Other educational settings.

In the first instance, parents should discuss their child's SEN needs with the school with a view of gaining advice and guidance from SEND Services.

We offer support to settings in Stoke and other Local Authorities.

Please see our Brochure (below right) for a range of training and support we offer to settings. Should you have specific requirements do get in touch as we also offer bespoke packages.