Teams that provide SEND support

View the Support and services for schools and settings (PDF, 1.3mb)  booklet for more information about each team listed below.

Cognition and learning

• Movement difficulties
• Assistive technology and IT
• Specific learning difficulties
• General learning difficulties
• Maths difficulties
• Foundation stage concerns
• Sensory processing differences
• Physical difficulties
• Fine motor and handwriting difficulties

Communication and interaction

• Speech and Language Support Programme (SALSP)
• Autism and social communication

Equalities and interventions

• Education health needs
• Education equalities
• Support for children with English as an additional language
• Educational support for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children (GRT) 

Sensory and physical

• Hearing impairment
• Visual impairment
• Multi-sensory impairment (dual impairment)
• Sensory loss with complex needs
• Occupational therapy

Social, emotional and mental health

• Emotional wellbeing and effective learning 
  • Mental health support and inclusion
  • Counselling
  • Behaviour intervention
  • Crisis response

Education Psychology

• Educational Psychology Service

Early Years

• Portage 

SEND Advisory Team

Other related services

• Durham Virtual School
• SEN Casework Team