What if my child needs expertise beyond that which the school can provide?
Bramford and Somersham Federation works with our Local Authority, Suffolk County Council and a network of the schools that are in our local pyramid group. We also have partnership with a range of outside agencies to access further support and advice. These include:
· CISS, an outreach service which provides support for children with behavioural difficulties
· Integrated Team 0-11
· Integrated Delivery Network (formerly CAMHS, Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services)
· Dyslexia Outreach Service
· Pupil Referral Units
· Suffolk County Council Family Services
· Sensory and Communication Advisory Teachers
· SENDAT outreach service
· Speech and Language Therapists (both SCC and NHS)
· Educational Psychologists
· School Nursing Team
· Community Paediatrics
· Occupational Therapists
· Physiotherapists
Occasionally, it may become evident that mainstream schooling will not meet a child’s very specialised individual needs. In this case, with the child and family at the heart of any decision, a referral may be made to a more specialist educational setting where the child’s needs can be met in a more focused and expert way.