Hartlepool SEND
By clicking the link here this will take you straight to the Hartlepool Special Educational Needs and Disabilities homepage. Here you can also find the local offer.
First Contact and Support Hub
First Contact and Support Hub (FCSH)
Here you can find local and national services around things to do, places to go and people to talk to, all in one place! This site is aimed at children. Young people, their families and any professionals who maybe involved with them.
Telephone: 01429 284284
Email: fcsh@hartlepool.go.uk
Website: http://hartlepool.fsd.org.uk/kb5/hartlepool/fsd/home.page
Families First
Hartlepool Families First exists to improve the quality of health and life for children, young people and their families through a range of social, welfare and educational measures.
The organisation's objectives, as stated in their constitution, are: "Provision of therapeutic, educational and stimulating toys and equipment, the preservation and protection of health and the relief of distress within family relationships, in particular but not exclusively by the provision of a support and advice service and the promotion of good parenting practice and skills."
Contact Details
Hartlepool Families First, 6-7 Belle Business Park, Greatham Street, Hartlepool, TS25 1RU
Telephone: 01429 867016
Fax: 01429 818463
Website: http://www.hartlepoolfamiliesfirst.org.uk
Hartlepool Parent Partnership
HARTLEPOOL PARENT PARTNERSHIP
Telephone: 01429 266522
Email: louise.allen@hartlepool.gov.uk
Monday to Thursday 8:30am to 5:00pm. Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm
The Parent Partnership Service plays a key role in promoting positive relationships between parents, schools, Local Authorities (LAs) and others. This is important in enabling children and young people with SEN to achieve their potential. Hartlepool Borough Council set up the parent partnership service in order to ensure that parents of children with SEN are fully informed and involved in their child's education. Although the parent partnership service is part of the LA, it operates independently.
The service offers parents and carers the following:
• Independent support and someone to talk to in complete confidence.
• An explanation of matters concerning SEN.
• Information Leaflets about special educational needs.
• Help with filling in forms and expressing views.
• Someone to attend meetings with.
• Information about local support groups and voluntary agencies.
Useful Websites
The first to be listed below is a link to the Hartlepool website for SEND.
http://hartlepool.fsd.org.uk/kb5/hartlepool/fsd/send.page
For ease we have reproduced the blurb on the home page to give you an idea of what is on this very important site.
Welcome to the Special Education Needs and Disability Home page. As part of the Children and Families Act 2014, the local authority has a requirement to publish information, advice and guidance in relation to Special Educational Needs and Disability. The page has been split into four core areas to enable you to navigate the webpage and find the information you require.
You will find useful information from Education, Social Care and Health in the following sections, together with information on parent support.
Comments, Complaints & Compliments Procedures
Co-ordinated Assessment
Information and Guidance
Personal Budgets
On the SEND Home page you will also find the link to the local offer of services, which will provide you with an array of services and providers covering 0 – 25 years both within the local area and regionally to support families of children with special educational needs and/or a disability.
Hartlepool Advice and Support Services
https://www.hartlepool.gov.uk/hartlepooliass
Hartlepool IASS Young People Trifold Leaflet
Hartlepool IASS Trifold Leaflet
Hartlepool Independant Support Leaflet
Other Useful Websites
Advisory Centre for Education
Website: www.ace-ed.org.uk
AFASIC – Unlocking Speech and Language
Website: www.afasic.org.uk
Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
Website: www.asbah.org
Ataxia UK
Website: www.ataxia.org.uk
Barnardo’s
Website: www.barnardos.org.uk
British Deaf Association
Website: www.bda.org.uk
British Dyslexia Association
Website: www.bdadyslexia.org.uk
Brittle Bone Society
Website: www.brittlebone.org
Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education (CSIE)
Website: www.csie.org.uk
Children’s Legal Centre
Website: www.childrenslegalcentre.com
Contact a Family
Website: www.cafamily.org.uk
Council for Disabled Children
Website: www.ncb.org.uk
Cystic Fibrosis Trust
Website: www.cftrust.org.uk
Diabetes UK
Website: www.diabetes.org.uk
DIAL UK (Disability Information Line)
Website: www.dialuk.org.uk
Disability Alliance
Website: www.disabilityalliance.org
Disability Living Foundation
Website: www.dlf.org.uk
Disability Sport Event
Website: www.disabilitysport.org.uk
Down’s Syndrome Association
Website: www.downssyndrome.org.uk
Dyslexia Action
Website: www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk
Dyspraxia Foundation
Website: www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk
Epilepsy Action
Website: www.epilepsy.org.uk
Family Fund
Website: www.familyfundtrust.org.uk
Haemophilia Society
Website: www.haemophilia.org.uk
Headway National Head Injuries Association
Website: www.headway.org.uk
Huntington’s Disease Association
Website: www.hda.org.uk
I CAN (Invalid Children Aid Nationwide)
Website: www.ican.org.uk
IPSEA (Independent Panel for Special Educational Advice)
Website: www.ipsea.org.uk
KIDS
Website: www.kids.org.uk
Leukaemia Care
Website: www.leukaemiacare.org.uk
LOOK
Website: www.look-uk.org
MEARES-IRLEN SYNDROME
Irlen ABC (Accuracy by Colour)
Website: www.irlenabc.f9.co.uk
Irlen Institute (USA)
Website: www.irlen.com
Irlen UK
Website: www.irlenuk.com
National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux
Website: www.citizensadvice.org.uk
National Association of Special Educational Needs
Website: www.nasen.org.uk
National Asthma UK
Website: www.asthma.org.uk
National Autistic Society
Website: www.nas.org.uk
National Blind Children’s Society
Website: www.nbcs.org.uk
National Deaf Children’s Society
Website: www.ndcs.org.uk
National Eczema Society
Website: www.eczema.org
National Federation of the Blind
Website: www.nfbuk.org
National Parent Partnership Network
Website: www.parentpartnership.org.uk
National Society for Epilepsy
Website: www.epilepsysociety.org.uk
Network 81
Website: www.network81.org
Parents for Inclusion
Website: www.parentsforinclusion.org
Physically Disabled and Able Bodied (PHAB)
Website: www.phabengland.org.uk
Pre-school Learning Alliance
Website: www.pre-school.org.uk
Rathbone
Website: www.rathboneuk.org
Royal National Institute of the Blind
Website: www.rnib.org.uk
SCOPE
Website: www.scope.org.uk
SENSE
Website: www.sense.org.uk
Sickle Cell Society
Website: www.sicklecellsociety.org
SKILL: National Bureau for students with disabilities
Website: www.skill.org.uk
Spinal Injuries Association
Website: www.spinal.co.uk
The Stroke Association
Website: www.stroke.org.uk
Young Minds
Website: www.youngminds.org.uk
National Eczema Society
Website: www.eczema.org
National Federation of the Blind
Website: www.nfbuk.org
National Parent Partnership Network
Website: www.parentpartnership.org.uk
National Society for Epilepsy
Website: www.epilepsysociety.org.uk
Network 81
Website: www.network81.org
Parents for Inclusion
Website: www.parentsforinclusion.org
Physically Disabled and Able Bodied (PHAB)
Website: www.phabengland.org.uk
Pre-school Learning Alliance
Website: www.pre-school.org.uk
Rathbone
Website: www.rathboneuk.org
Royal National Institute of the Blind
Website: www.rnib.org.uk
SCOPE
Website: www.scope.org.uk
SENSE
Website: www.sense.org.uk
Sickle Cell Society
Website: www.sicklecellsociety.org
SKILL: National Bureau for students with disabilities
Website: www.skill.org.uk
Spinal Injuries Association
Website: www.spinal.co.uk
The Stroke Association
Website: www.stroke.org.uk
Young Minds
Website: www.youngminds.org.uk
People who can help
Educational Psychologists Team
Our Educational Psychologist is Joanne Buntin.
Joanne helps children throughout the school with a range of issues that affect their, for example, learning,concentration, attention and/or social communication and interaction.
Speech, Language and Communication Needs
Our school speech therapist is Simon Smith.
Almost everything we do involves speech, language and/or communication. Everyday tasks, learning, sorting out problems, having a conversation, getting a job, making friends and having fun all rely on our ability to communicate.
Being able to say what you want to say and to understand what other people are saying is the most important skill we need in life. Yet many people take communication for granted. Some children and young people have difficulty communicating with others: they have speech, language and communication needs - often referred to as 'SLCN'.
Speech refers to:
- speaking with a clear voice, in a way that makes speech interesting and meaningful;
- speaking without hesitating too much or without repeating words or sounds;
- being able to make sounds like 'k' and 't' clearly so people can understand what you say.
Language refers to talking and understanding:
- joining words together into sentences, stories and conversations;
- knowing and choosing the right words to explain what you mean;
- making sense of what people say.
Communication refers to how we interact with others:
- using language or gestures in different ways, for example to have a conversation or to give someone directions;
- being able to consider other people's point of view;
- using and understanding body language and facial expressions, such as: knowing when someone is bored, being able to listen to and look at people when having a conversation, knowing how to take turns and to listen as well as talk, and knowing how close to stand next to someone.