SEND and inclusion specialist services
An education setting may need to seek advice from other professionals to help them identify and support a child or young person’s needs.
The following services within Warwickshire County Council offer a wide range of specialisms to help support children and young people in education settings.
Education settings can also choose to seek advice from other professional services outside of Warwickshire County Council.
Integrated disability service
The integrated disability service (IDS) provides a range of services to support children in their early years and in mainstream education settings.
Before children go to school, IDS support families with learning at home from birth to three. They provide a range of services to support children in their early years setting and in the transition to school.
IDS work in mainstream schools to support children with complex needs or physical disability. They work with children in the county with hearing loss or multisensory impairment.
- Integrated Disability Service (IDS)
- More information on the IDS Hearing Team
- Children’s physiotherapy service
Specialist Teaching Service
Specialist teachers use qualified staff who have received further training in:
- Social, emotional and mental health
- Communication and interaction
- Cognition and learning
They provide targeted and specialist support for children and young people in schools and other educational settings.
Educational Psychology Service
Educational psychologists use their training in psychology and knowledge of child development to assess difficulties children may be having with their learning. They support education settings to promote children and young people’s learning, development, social and emotional wellbeing.
Ethnic Minority and Traveller Achievement Service (EMTAS)
EMTAS helps education settings to support children from the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community. They also provide support for pupils where English is an additional language (EAL).
Experienced advisers are multi-lingual and culturally fluent in different languages. They provide support and advice to help settings meet the needs of children and their families. They help to remove barriers to their learning.
If your child is struggling with their learning, this may be due to a language need or other learning need. Speak to your child’s school or education setting in the first instance. They can help to identify the difficulties and provide the right support.
Flexible Learning Team
The flexible learning team provide educational support for children and young people who have medical needs and are unable to access their usual education setting.
- The Flexible Learning Team
- More information for supporting children and young people with medical needs in school
Vision Support Service
The vision support service provides support for children and young people with a visual impairment from birth to 19 years of age in a variety of educational settings. The service provides support for babies within the home. They also work in nurseries and pre-school settings, mainstream and special schools.
Health
The following organisations also support families and educational settings within their health specialism:
Speech and Language Therapy (SALT)
The Speech and Language Therapy service supports children in a range of settings across Warwickshire, including pre-schools, mainstream schools, special schools and in the community.
Occupational Therapy
The Occupational Therapy service works with children and young people who have a wide range of physical and learning needs that impact on their participation in daily life. It is delivered across a variety of settings including schools, nurseries, and home with a family centred approach.
Coventry and Warwickshire RISE
Rise is a family of NHS-led services providing emotional wellbeing and mental health services for children and young people in Coventry and Warwickshire.