May 2011 SPECIALIST INCLUSION SERVICE

CHILD HEALTH PROMOTION

The Specialist Inclusion Service is made up of five areas.

VISUAL IMPAIRMENTHEARING IMPAIRMENT

AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERPHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT

AUGMENTATIVE & ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION

SPECIALIST INCLUSION SERVICE

VI Team Co-ordinator Nancy Smith Senior Teacher- Resourced Base Alison Firth Support Teachers Ann Wilson Heather Chattell Michelle Jones Helen Kirwin Mobility & Inclusion Officer Sue Mort

Touch Typists Fiona Lamb Linda Collinson Specialist Resource Technician – VI Team Lynn Varley Jane Sellers Wendy Midgley Multi-Sensory Support Worker Maggie Butterfield Support Assistants x 7 various part time

Deaf Instructors Sharon Kershaw Rachel Harcastle Support Assistants X 8 various part time Educational Interpreters Maria Sykes Cath Williams

ASD Team Co-ordinator/ Speech & Language Therapist Marion Benn Senior Teacher Resourced Base Chris Walker ASD Teachers Debbie Jordan Stella Wilson Andy Wilson Karen O’Hanlon Vacant

Specialist ASD Outreach Support Worker Lynn Ambler Debi Whitton Trudi Taylor Support Assistants X 4 various part time

HI Team Co-ordinator Jeremy Wright Senior Teacher – Resourced Base Alison De Graaf Teachers of the Deaf Julie Finney Helen Kay Jane Pearson Ann Wilson Michelle Jones Communication/Play Therapist Janet Pryce

Head of Service Linda Parrish

Office Manager Rachel Greenway Administration Manager Tracie Morley Admin Assistant Barbara Dixon Specialist Resource Technician / AAC Facilitator Graham Alsancak Resource Technician Valerie Northcott Andrea Jessen Bilingual Support Assistants/ Cross Service working Rizwana Rehman Shahida Hussain Emma Foster Jenny Blackburn Speech and Language Therapist Laura Gordon

P I TEAM PI Teachers Susan Booth Mandy Doyle

V I TEAM ASD TEAM

H I TEAM

MISSION STATEMENT

To raise awareness of, and promote a positive attitude towards children & young people with a sensory impairment within schools and the community.

Early intervention to enable children & young people with a sensory impairment to achieve full potential in all areas of their development with the support of families, carers and educators.

Facts

Hearing impairment and visual impairment are classed as low incidence disability.

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Newborn Hearing Screen

• It is widely accepted that 1 in 1000 babies are born deaf and 3 in 1000 are deaf at 5 years..

• It is not easy to identify that a young baby has a hearing loss.

• Most babies born with a hearing loss are born into families with no history of hearing loss.

• This hearing screening test will allow those babies who do have a hearing loss to be identified early.

• Early identification is known to be important for the development of the child.

• Support and information can be provided to parents at an early stage.

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Newborn Hearing Screen2002 - 2011

63CHILDREN

63CHILDREN

Hearing Loss 15 - Profound 8 - Severe 36 - Mod/Mild 4 - Undefined

Hearing Loss 15 - Profound 8 - Severe 36 - Mod/Mild 4 - Undefined

Settings 52 – Mainstream/Pre 4 – Resourced 6 – Special 1 – Deceased

Settings 52 – Mainstream/Pre 4 – Resourced 6 – Special 1 – Deceased

Cochlear ImplantsCompleted 10 Under assessment 5

Cochlear ImplantsCompleted 10 Under assessment 5

2 per 1000 of school population have a visual impairment. (V.I.)

Of 10,000 pupils with a V.I. – 5000 have additional needs.

5000 are educated within mainstream classes.

Facts

Links

• Eye clinic, Audiology and ENT/Medical Personnel

• Paediatricians

• Health visitors

• Portage

• Paediatric Therapy

• Mainstream Schools/Nurseries

• Parents & Carers

• Special Schools• Social Care• Early Years Settings• Child Development unit (CDU)• Early years support team• Playgroups/Early Years Settings• Sure Start

Visual Impairment support

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Visual Impairment can be diagnosed when a child is a few weeks old but may be identified much later if the child has a degenerative eye condition. Parents may need emotional and practical support after diagnosis.

Continued support to children and families is offered throughout school years.

What we do?

• Visual stimulation programmes• Early sensory skills• Alternative communication

strategies• Information on hearing and eye

conditions, prognosis, terminology

• Tactile skill development• Direct Teaching

• Listening skills• Development of play skills• Advice on educational

placement• Mobility• Assessment• Transition• Liaison with settings• Family support• In Service Training

Additional Activities (sample)

• 6 Week BSL Signing Class (Parents)

• CACDP Signing class tuition

• CACDP Deaf Awareness

• Family Support Group

• Pre-School music awareness

with Music & the Deaf

• Multi-Sensory Group

• Child Development Unit (CDU) Groups

• Use of Sensory Rooms across the Authority

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ReferralsThe service operates an open referral system

If you are concerned that a child or young person’s hearing or vision is a cause for concern or is affecting progress or development a referral for assessment can be made.

•Early referral is important. If some eye conditions e.g. tumours, cataracts, squints are not detected/treated early pupils may lose vision in the eye.

•Some conditions i.e. tumours may be life threatening.

•A referral and Parental consent form should be completed and returned. Before the assessment is carried out.

•Following the assessment a written report is circulated to all appropriate persons.

•Joint assessments of pupils with both hearing and vision loss can also be provided.

Name: Date of birth:

Address:

Parent/guardian:

Telephone: (Main) (Other)

School:

SEN Code of Practice: Stage:

Statement date:

Review date

Home language / first language

Interpreter needed: Yes No Name of G.P:

Hospital: Consultant:

Paediatrician: Health

Visitor:

REASONS FOR REFERRAL: (Known difficulties etc.)

OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:

Referred by: Relationship to Child:

Date of referral: Date received by S.I.S:

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SPECIALIST INCLUSION SERVICE PUPIL REFERRAL SHEET

VISUAL / HEARING IMPAIRMENT (Please delete as appropriate)

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Children & Young People’s Services

PARENTAL CONSENT FORM FOR MEDICAL INFORMATION AND ASSESSMENT

In order to ensure that we are able to provide the appropriate support and advice for your child, we need to have the correct information about your child’s vision / hearing. We would be grateful for your consent to seek this information from your child’s medical records. This information will be treated confidentially and used only for educational purposes. It may be appropriate to update this information in the future. I agree for my child’s *vision / hearing to be assessed by the Specialist Inclusion Service. I give permission for the Specialist Inclusion Service to contact medical personnel for information regarding my child’s * vision / hearing.

* please delete as appropriate

Signed: _________________________ Parent / Carer Date: _____________________ We require the following information for monitoring purposes (please tick as appropriate)

White – British Asian or Asian British – Pakistani White – Irish Any other Asian background Any other White background Black or Black British – Caribbean Mixed – White & Black Caribbean Black or Black British – African Mixed – White & Black African Any other Black background Mixed – White & Asian Chinese Any other Mixed background Any other ethnic background Asian or Asian British – Indian Asian or Asian British – Bangladeshi

Entitled to free school meals YES NO

Completed referral forms should be returned to: The Head of Specialist Inclusion Service, Heath Training & Development Centre, Free School Lane, Halifax

HX1 2PT Telephone: 01422 394113. Fax: 01422 364899. E-mail: linda.parrish@calderdale.gov.uk.

Linda ParrishHead of Specialist Inclusion Service

Ann WilsonTeacher of the Visually/Hearing Impaired

Heath Training & Development Centre

Tel: 01422 394136e-mail: linda.parrish@calderdale.gov.uke-mail: ann.wilson@calderdale.gov.uk