Calendar
| Agency or Service | Who they work with | How school can get in touch with them |
|---|---|---|
| Herefordshire integrated Behaviour Outreach Service | Children or young people with emotional, social or mental health difficulties that impacts on their behaviour in school | School have an allocated teacher who they will contact after a parent or carer signs a referral form |
| Support for Complex Communication Difficulties (Hampton Dene School Language and Communication Centre) | Children or young people who are being assessed for or already have a diagnosis of Autism or communication difficulties. | School have an allocated member of staff who they will contact after a parent or carer signs a referral form |
| Educational Psychology Service | An Educational Psychologist will always be involved with a child or young person who is referred for an Education, Health and Care Plan. | School have an allocated Educational Psychologist who they will contact after a parent or carer signs a referral form |
| Physical and Sensory Support Service (PASS) | Children or young person with physical difficulties, hearing impairment, visual impairment. | School have allocated specialist teachers who they will contact after a parent or carer signs a referral form |
| Learning Support Partnership(LSP) | Children or young people who are working below the levels expected for their age. | An L S P Teacher can carry out a bank of assessments and offer advice to teachers. School will let parents or carers know if they need to work with the child or young person. |
| Speech and Language Therapy Service (SALT) | Children or young people with a high level speech and language difficulties. | School can fill in a referral form which parents or carers sign. The family doctor can also complete this form. |
| Occupational Therapist (OT) | Children or young people with particular Functional difficulties including fine and gross motor skills, perceptual skills. | School can fill in a referral form which parents or carers sign. The family doctor can also complete this form. |
| Physiotherapist | Children or young people with physical rehabilitation of children who are identified as having difficulties with the development of gross motor skills and mobility as a result of accident, injury, disease or disability. | School can fill in a referral form which parents or carers sign. The family doctor can also complete this form. Physiotherapists are often assigned following hospital treatment when relevant. |
| School Nurse | Children or young people with medical needs particularly where medication is needed. | School have an allocated nurse who they will contact after a parent or carer signs a referral form |
| Counsellor/Play therapist | Children or young people with emotional difficulties | School can refer to a qualified counsellor who sees children in school |
In addition to these staff who come to work in school there are additional support services which can be accessed either via a referral through school or your child’s G.P. These include; CAMHS (Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services), Community Paediatrician