Agencies and Partnerships

The school enjoys good working relationships with a wide range of people who provide services to children with SEND and their families, particularly when a child is demonstrating further cause for concern or their learning need is more complex and persistent.

The external specialists may:

• Act in an advisory capacity
• Extend expertise of school staff
• Provide additional assessment
• Support a child directly
• Suggest statutory assessment is advisable
• Consult with all parties involved with the child

These include:

• Durham SEND Information, Advice and Support Service
• SEND Team from Durham’s Children and Adults’ Services
• Appropriate specialist support for pupils with a Specific Learning Difficulty
• Educational Psychologists
• First Response (Social Services) including an Educational Social Worker
• The Service for the Hearing Impaired
• The Service for the Visually Impaired
• The Health Authority, in particular the School Nurse
• The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
• One Point
• Governors’ Pupil Welfare Committee
• Industry and College links.
• The Support Team at Wellfield including the SEND Team and Head of Learning for learning issues, and Year Managers for pastoral issues;

If you have any questions about SEND please contact the school and we will try our best to help you.