Hillside Primary School

APPENDIX 7

Links with External Agencies/Organisations

When it is considered necessary, colleagues from the following support services will be involved with SEN pupils:

• Educational psychologists
• School nursing service
• Speech therapists
• Physiotherapists
• Occupational therapists
• Speech, Language and Communication Needs outreach services
• Hearing impairment outreach services
• Social, emotional and mental health services
• Visual impairment outreach services
• Autism outreach services
• Primary Pupil Referral Service (Behaviour Issues)
• Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service
• Children’s Emotional Well-Being Service

In addition, important links are in place with the following organisations:

• The Local Authority
• The Castle Community Hub with the aim of providing continuity between home and school
• Education Welfare Officer
• Social Care
• Reading Friends

Local Support Services for Parents 

Our Pastoral Team can offer a wide range of support, signpost to different services, or contact agencies on your behalf (incl. health, housing, finance and getting back to work). Please contact either Mrs Holmes or Mrs Mellor.

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Kirklees Information Advice and Support Service (KIAS)

https://www.kias.org.uk/

PCAN (Parents of Children with Additional Needs)

http://www.pcankirklees.org/

The Local Offer from Kirklees 

Local Offer Home | Kirklees SEND Local Offer

Huddersfield Down Syndrome Support Group www.hdssg.org

North Kirklees Autism Support Group and Friends – Contact Kath Woodhouse on 07772534625

Huddersfield Support Group for Autism https://www.hsga.org.uk/

Kirklees Deaf Children’s Society http://www.ndcs.org.uk/family_support/support_in_your_area/local_groups/find_a_local_group/yorkshire_and_humber/kirklees_dcs.html

Kirklees Family Information Service – telephone service for parents to call (01484 414887) or you can email them on FIS@kirklees.gov.uk

Northorpe Hall Child and Family Trust: a charity supporting children’s mental and emotional health in Kirklees http://www.northorpehall.co.uk/

Ruddi’s Retreat: West Yorkshire charity offering a break away http://www.ruddisretreat.org/

Unique (rare chromosone disorder support group)