Who else can help?

In St Mary’s Primary School, we work in partnership with a range of external services. Once an SEN need has been identified, the teacher and SENCo will liaise with the appropriate outside agencies:

• HSC Speech and Language Therapy/Occupational Health/Physiotherapy
• HSC RISE NI
• HSC Community Paediatricians
• HSC Autism Diagnostic & Intervention Service
• HSC CAMHS/ADHD Teams
• Advice from organisations will be sought where appropriate e.g., Down's Syndrome Association, Epilepsy Association, Dyslexia Association.

The school has in-school counselling with Barnardos Time 4 Me. A counsellor works with targeted children on a 1 to 1 basis.

Education Authority Support Services

• Primary Behaviour Support & Provisions.
• Autism Advisory & Intervention Service
• Language & Communication Service
• EA Literacy Service for Specific Literacy Difficulties (SPLD)
• EA Sensory Support Service.
• SEN Inclusion Service
• Inclusion & Diversity Service