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Reports relating to assessments carried out by SENISS will be sent directly to the setting whose responsibility it is to share with parents/carers. Reports often include recommendations for both school and parents/carers. SENISS can carry out a number of informal or standardised assessments to support identification of your child or young person’s needs. Members of the SENISS team have additional qualifications enabling them to identify and diagnose Dyslexia and Dyscalculia as well as to complete some assessments for Access Arrangements (KS3/4) which are pre-examination adjustments for pupils based on evidence of need and normal way of working. Signposting and information about other services that may be able to offer help or advice to a family. Providing assessment and advice around evidenced-based interventions through a cycle of Assess- Plan-Do-Review. contributing to the assessment of children’s needs e.g. through observations, direct work and discussions with those who know the child best

Medway Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information and Advice Support service (SENDIAS) provides a range of free and impartial help to parents/carers, children and young people. The Local Offer – sharing information about the services, activities and support available in the local Wakefield area Portage promotes children’s development through play. Portage Advisors work directly with young children aged 0-3 years usually in the child’s home and where appropriate, their early years setting, modelling effective interventions to those who know the child. The threshold for an SEND Early Notification is generally agreed to be that the child has severe, complex and enduring special educational needs which may require support arrangements which are in excess of those through reasonable adjustments. Contribute to the multi-professional assessment of children’s needs, including children with complex learning difficulties and neurodevelopmental needs.The SEND Early Notification is not in itself a request to undertake an Education, Health & Care Needs Assessment An extensive programme of training for practitioners from Early Years Foundation Stage through to Post-16 provision in areas of SEND including the Autism Education Trust Training

Within the Private, Voluntary & Independent (PVI) sector, SENISS offer Specialist Advisory Teacher support to the setting and will work with them and you to identify and support any additional educational needs that your child may have. The Specialist Advisory Teacher time for a setting is accessed through the consortia model. The SENISS Team consists of 2 Operational Managers (who are also Specialist Advisory Teachers), 13 Specialist Advisory Teachers and 1 Business Support Officer.

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To decide whether SENsupport is necessary, the early years setting, school or college will make on-going assessments of children and young people (CYP). Parents should be involved in the needs assessment. You might hear schools and other people talking about the ‘The Graduated Approach’. Anyone, including a parent who has concerns about a young child, can request our involvement by completing a ‘ Request for involvement’ form. Parental consent must always be obtained before we can become directly involved. Signed parental consent must always be obtained before we can become directly involved. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept verbal consent only. This film is now freely available and explores what our understanding of the development of infants with Down syndrome tells us about how early development can be promoted for babies with Down syndrome from birth to 18 months.