Specific Learning Difficulties (Literacy and Maths)

Information for parents

If you’re a parent who feels your child may benefit from our service, please raise your concerns with staff at school; they will be able to determine if involvement from this service would be beneficial.  
 

Information for schools

The team have worked to provide all SENCos (special educational needs coordinators) with an assessment screening tool, to enable them to set initial SMART targets to manage the needs of the learner.  Telephone and video consultation appointments can be booked if schools need further advice about meeting the needs of their learners. After two cycles of Assess-Plan-Do-Review, if progress remains a concern, SENCos can request individual support from Northumberland County Council’s Specific Learning Difficulties Support Team for children in years 3 and 4 and Years 7 and above.

Core Offer to Schools
Literacy Screening Tool 
Maths Screening Tool

Please click here to access the SpLD Maths Resources Padlet 
Please click here to access the SpLD Literacy Resources Padlet 

SpLD CONSULTATION FOR SCHOOLS (SCHOOL STAFF ONLY)
If you require an SpLD consultation, please click on the link below
SpLD Literacy Consultation Booking Link 

We can only accept calls relating to literacy difficulties; we are NOT providing a maths consultation line

NB. If you are requesting a telephone consultation, please leave a contactable telephone number and NOT the school office number.
 

Request for Individual Support

The service accepts requests for support from school staff only.  To access support for individual pupils, you must complete the following form:

Northumberland Inclusive Education Services 'Individual Request for Support'

The form can be filled in electronically and emailed to the team or printed and posted.

NB.  A Signed Parental consent is required for all individual requests for support.
A digital consent form is available on request.  The form MUST be completed and returned from the parent/carer's personal email account.

The request for support MUST be accompanied by evidence of a graduated response to meet the identified need: 

• · SEN Support Plan showing 2 evaluated cycles of intervention.
• · The Interventions targeted should be relevant to the presenting concern highlighted.

 Request for Whole School Support

School staff should use this form to request training, whole class support, small group work, school development work, etc. 

The form can be filled in electronically and emailed to the team, or printed and posted. Please click on the link below to access the document.  

Northumberland Inclusive Education Services 'Whole School Request for Support'

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CONTACT US:
Service Manager - Fiona Tarn
Office Manager - Helen Robson/Linda Dunn

• Telephone: 01670 624802
• Email: hint@northumberland.gov.uk