Complex Needs Team (Sefton Council)

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The Complex Needs Team supports and advises staff in Sefton schools and settings to facilitate the inclusion and academic progress of children and young people with physical and/or medical complex needs. Key support provided by the team includes:

  • Build capacity in schools and settings to include children and young people with physical and/or medical complex needs through the delivery of training appropriate to needs.
  • Assist schools to ensure optimum progress and best pupil outcomes by advising on a personalised curriculum for pupils performing well outside national expectations.
  • Assist schools to ensure that pupil progress data is accurate and robust, and informs next steps in learning for the child or young person.
  • Carry out access assessments in conjunction with therapy services, to consider the physical access needs of a physically disabled pupil in terms of the school site and the curriculum.
  • Work alongside Health Care Professionals to ensure that the educational implications of a pupil’s medical needs are understood by school staff, and they are able to make reasonable adjustments to their practice to effectively include the child or young person.
  • Co-ordination of transition meetings when a pupil is moving between schools or Key Stages.
  • Multi-agency working with health and social care professionals.
  • Close liaison with parents and carers.

The team receive referrals from schools, settings, Health Visitors, Therapy Services.

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Who to contact

Telephone
0151 934 2347 0151 934 2347
E-mail

Where to go

Name
Sefton SEN and Inclusion Service
Address
Magdalen House, 30
Trinity Road
Bootle
Postcode
L20 3NJ
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Last Updated

Last updated: 02/12/2022

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