Combs Ford Primary School

Question 8

Who are the other people providing services to children with SEND?

School Provision

• Teachers are responsible for teaching all children in their class including those with additional needs. They may work with individual children or small groups and will be aware of all children during whole class discussion. 
• Teaching Assistants and HLTAs (Higher Level Teaching Assistants) work with either individual children or small groups.
• IT support may be delivered by adults during small group or individual sessions, according to need.
• Our Nurture Lead offers support for children with emotional and social development through our Rainbow Room.
• Our ELSAs (Emotional Literacy Support Assistants) work with small groups of children or individually to develop their emotional understanding.
• One of our HLTAa offers speech and language support.

Local Authority Provision Delivered in School

• Specialist Educational Services including:
  • Cognition & Learning (C&L) Service
  • Communication & Interaction (C&I) Service
  • Sensory & Physical (S&P) Service
  • Social, Emotional & Mental Health (SEMH) Service
  • Whole School Inclusion (WSI) Service
• Psychology and Therapeutic Service
• SENDiass (Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Services)
• SALT (Speech and Language Therapy)

Health Provision Delivered in School

• School Nursing
• Occupational Therapy
• Physiotherapy
• Primary Mental Health Workers

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