home and setting visits Contact: Sensory Support Service, Riverside Centre Armstrong way, Ashington NE63 0YD T:01670624854 services as required. Audiology Department Freeman Hospital Freeman Road, Newcastle, U Tyne NE7 7DN T:02922231043 County Hall, Morpeth NE61 2EF T:01670516131 authority to ask for advice or help. They can get in touch with one of our specialist staff in the SSS or Early Years Team. For school age children the main starting point is at school, although you may also find ongoing/ one off help from the following: Sensory Support Service Freeman Hospital Royal Victoria Infirmary School and SENDCO The Disabled Children’s Team The specialist staff from the SSS can continue to support your child throughout their school years. Levels of support vary according to need, and will include training for staff, and visits into local authority mainstream and special schools, wherever your child is learning. Support for hearing needs will continue at the Freeman Hospital. Support for vision needs will continue at the RVI. All academies and local authority schools must have a SENDCO. They have had training to help children when they have additional needs at school. The school must also publish an SEN Information Report on their website. It lists all the different kinds of help the school can offer. The team can support you and your child throughout school years as required. Where you ask for help depends upon the choices you have made about education, employment or training: At school in 6th form At college or in training Freeman Hospital Royal Victoria Infirmary The Disabled Children’s Team SSS are still the primary source of The college will have a lead SENDCO who will Support for hearing will Support for vision needs The team can continue to
support in school. The support is funded by the local authority via the school’s budget, dependent on need. Any equipment you have had on long term loan from the Service will be yours for the duration of your course. help, and inform you about what they have on offer. There will also be information on the college website. Some colleges will ‘buy in’ the support of SSS via a Service Level Agreement to meet your needs. Equipment may have to be bought by the college/training provider. continue at the Freeman Hospital. will continue at the RVI. support you and your child until they are 18 as required. If you are still in learning or training and have an Education Health and Care Plan you may still receive help from the local authority – please contact the careers guidance team. If you are unemployed, in employment, at university or in school/college without an EHC plan these are your contacts: At College or University Help with Independent living Freeman Hospital At your place of work There will be a lead person to help learners with SEND, and there may be specialist provision for students with hearing loss. Each College/University will provide information about what they can offer. If you need help to become more independent you can seek advice from Social Care, within the adult services team. The transition to adult services will be carefully managed. Contact 01670 536400 The Freeman Hospital will still manage hearing needs, but your child will be transferred to Adult Services. This transition will be carefully managed. Reasonable adjustments to buildings should be made under the Disability Discrimination Act. The adjustments and equipment may be funded by the ‘Access to work’ scheme. Other sources of independent information National Deaf Childrens Society (NDCS) T: 0808 800 8880 Action on Hearing Loss www.actionhearingloss.org.uk T: 0808 808 0123 Sense (national voluntary organisation working with and supporting people of all ages who are deafblind ) T: 0300 330 9256 LA independent advice and support service T: 01670 623555 Data report