These are provided as part of an integrated education and social care service that provides support for children from 0 to 19 years with special educational needs or disabilities.
The Additional Needs Teaching Team supports schools and parents in identifying and providing for children with special educational needs.
The Educational Psychology Service promotes child development and learning through the application of psychology by working with individual and groups of children, teachers and other adults in schools, families, other county council officers, health and social services and other agencies.
Special needs - involving parents (SN-IP) is the Northamptonshire Parent Partnership Service. It provides support and impartial advice to parents whose children have special educational needs. They help parents to make informed decisions about their children's education but do not "take sides".
SN-IP Staff:
The Pre-school Support Teachers/Area SENCOs (Special Educational Need Co-ordinators) deliver a service to all early years education and childcare providers for pre-school children who may later have special educational needs:
The PORTAGE Service in Northamptonshire is a countywide home visiting service that offers teaching, support and advice to families who have pre-school children with special needs. Portage is appropriate for pre-school children who have delay in more than one developmental area. Children are normally referred by health professionals or by social workers with parental permission
The Special Education Provision Section supports schools and parents in identifying and providing for children with Special Educational Needs.
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