Special Needs-organisations, professionals, community resources and local services

[CocoBean]

Special Needs- Think of as many organisations, professionals, community resources and local services with which your setting could have connections with. Produce a spider diagram to record your ideas and brief explanations of their role.

Please please please can some one help me to answer this, I have social services, portage workers, area SENCo, health visitors but what else!!!!! ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Thank you so so much in advance!

[Ruthierhyme]

Hiya, all sounds good

People you may meet is a generic resource that may help you identify what's available locally to you and your setting.

Drivers that provide transportation services to & from school are also people that children, parents, the setting may meet.

Other community resources & services are the library, local shops, business -eg: mobility & other resources, help groups and organisations such as charities that may be able to assist with support, information and possible sign posting for resources & areas of funding.

To follow leads maybe search online with sen and your county as keywords?

Hth xx

[Heidi]

Hi,
Here are some of the organisations/professionals we have had contact with(in addition to those you have mentioned):

Community and Language Services
Speech and language Therapist
Occupational Therapist
Advisory Teacher
Physiotherapist
Children and Families
Social Services
Paedatrician
Child Development Assessment team
Home Start
Twins and Mulitple Birth Association ( often parents appreciate tips and help with Twins and twice we have have sets of twins with one twin having special needs).