Early Years SEND Team

About

Early Years SEND Team is a multi-disciplinary team which is part of the Enfield Education Service. It supports schools in meeting the developmental needs of children facing difficulties in a range of areas.

Service Includes support around:

• Social, emotional and mental health (SEMH)

• Motor development

• Sensory processing

• Speech, language and communication (SLC)

The team is made up of colleagues from Health and Education and includes specialists in:

• Nurture groups and attachment difficulties

• Makaton and augmented communication

• Communicate in print and visual learning

• Multi-sensory and kinaesthetic learning

• Speech and language therapist

• Occupational therapist

• Physiotherapist

Much of the work is dedicated to early intervention, as well as enabling settings to meet the needs of children and young people who are at a delayed developmental stage. We work in a way which is flexible, responding to emerging priorities.

Supporting schools in the implementation of three evidence-based, tried and tested interventions across Early Years and Key Stages 1, 2 and 3:

• Nurture Groups

• Language and Social Skills groups (LASS)

• Tiger Teams

Packages

Nurture Groups for children with attachment or relational trauma needs:

• NG central training events

• Central termly review meetings

• Annual Monitoring

• Up to one half-day universal visit from SaLT, OT, PT, Makaton Lead, Sensory Lead

• Up to 1-day Learning Consultant support (in group, interviews, staff training etc)

Language and Social Skills (LASS) Group Support Package

LASS is an intervention for pupils with moderate SLC or SEMH needs (Early years, KS1 or KS2)

LASS Plus is an intervention for children with more significant levels of need

What is included:

• LASS Model, planning, assessment and record keeping pack

• Pupil selection and paperwork support

• One supported LASS session

• Access to universal advice from SaLT, OT, PT, Makaton Lead, Visual Learning Lead, Learning Consultant

• Data analysis and recommendations at end of intervention

• Up to approx. 3 days EYSI input, plus 3 training events

For 1 group, there is no charge to Enfield schools and academies who buyback into the SEN/Inclusion Professional Development SLA (except where extra support is requested which is chargeable at £500 per day for optional additional groups)

Tiger Team Model, Assessment & Support

Tiger team is a gross motor skills development programme, created by PT/ OT and education colleagues. It is adaptable within EYFS and Primary phases.

• Tiger Team Model, planning and assessment pack

• Training events

• Access to universal advice from SaLT, OT, PT, Makaton Lead, Sensory Lead, Visual Learning Lead, Learning Consultant

• Timely OT and PT input for children not progressing as expected

• Annual audit, data analysis and recommendations at end of intervention

• Up to approx. 2 days access to EYSI