11. What specialist services and expertise are available or accessed by St Mary’s Fields?

St Mary’s Fields can call on excellent advice from a range of external agencies.  They give verbal feedback as well as written reports and often arrange to meet parents during the school day.  If your child continues to make slower than expected progress we may ask if we can refer your child to an external specialist teacher or the educational psychologist.  We will fill in special referral forms and you can describe your feelings about your child’s needs on the form.  This form has to have your signature on it before the specialist teachers can visit him in school.

Our external agencies are -

Early Years Support Team: 0-5 years old

Complex Learning, Communication and Interaction Support Team (CLCI Support Team) 5-16 years

Social Emotional and Mental Health Team (SEMH)

Educational Psychologist (EP)

Speech and Language therapy (SALT)

Hearing Support Team

Visual Support Team

Health Visitor/ School nurse/ Single point of contact (Children’s health services)

Physiotherapists

Occupational therapist

Dietician

Diana Service/Macmillan Nurses

Family Support workers