Support in nurseries and schools

The Cheyne Clinical Psychology Team run a transitions workshop for parents of children moving up from primary to secondary school. For further information, email [email protected] or call 0203 315 3196

The Bi-borough Inclusion Service delivers support to pupils with SEND, their families and schools / settings.

We are an aspirational learning community, and we embrace and respect the diversity and uniqueness of inner/central London.

We offer:

• Support for settings for students with a range of SEND.
•  Support for parents/ carers and siblings of SEND children/young people.
• SENCO support and coaching
• SEND training and consultancy (whenever practical, we would like to get away from one-off session model and focus on supporting schools and settings in the long-term implementation of strategies and whole school approaches).

The service facilitates a range of SEND whole school approaches e.g., SCERTS, Protective Behaviours.

Schools and Early Years settings have regular opportunities for sharing good practice through SENCO Forums.

All courses and events are promoted in School Bulletin and during virtual SENCO Forums.

For current annual CPD offer can be found on http://services2schools.org.uk/Training

Head of Service: Anna Selwyn [email protected]

Bi-Borough Autism Team Leader: Deborah Bowers [email protected] 

Bi-Borough Sensory Support Team Leader: Kathryn Gilgallon [email protected]

Lead SEN OT: Deirdre Murphy [email protected] (currently on maternity

leave) role covered by: Ellie Lawley [email protected] 

Service Development Officer (for training and finance enquiry): Luciano Pina [email protected]

The Speech and Language Therapy Education service offers a centralised programme of online learning workshops that are accessible for all school staff who work in bi-borough schools. These workshops cover a range of different language and communication topics. For more information, email Kate Saunders at [email protected].

Kensington and Chelsea School Nursing support all children referred with identification of need via Family Health Needs Assessment. School Nurses provide hearing and vision screening to all children starting school, health questionnaires at the start of primary and secondary school, health promotion in schools and a drop-in service. They also provide weekly group sessions for children in special schools. For more information, email Marta Thlon at [email protected].

The Bi-Borough Autism Advisory Service works with nurseries and schools to support a child's access to education – those children and young people with a diagnosis and those who are on the social communication pathway. The service provides a wide variety of support, including parents’ groups and courses, occupational therapy, training for schools, and curriculum inclusion. Services are free, delivered in person in schools or online, and suitable for ages 0-25. For more information, contact the Autism and Early Years Intervention Team at [email protected] .