| Name | Description | Telephone |
|---|---|---|
| Family Intensive Support Service - FISS | The Family Intensive Support Service provides support to learning disabled children and young people and their families. The team adopts a multi-disciplinary partnership approach to working with families and was one of the first services in the country to develop the 'Team around the Child' as a way of supporting children with complex needs. FISS, which is part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, now works with families throughout East Sussex. |
01323 741717 |
| Inclusion Support | Provides Inclusion Support throughout East Sussex | 01273 481230 |
| Service for Children with Sensory Needs | The SCSN is part of the inclusion support services provided by East Sussex Children's Services Authority which aims to meet the needs of hearing impaired and visually impaired children from pre-school right through to leaving school. | 01273 481154 |
| Early Years Teaching Support Service | The EYTSS is a team of specialist Early Years Teachers and Support Staff working across the county with pre-school children who have special educational needs. | 01323 747471 |
| East Sussex Care Co-ordination Scheme | The East Sussex Early Support and Care Co-ordination Scheme provides Key Worker support for pre-school children with complex needs. A Key Worker can: o Be the first point of contact, offering information and support o Visit or call regularly, not just when there is a problem o Listen to the family’s views and ensure that other professionals are aware of them o Co-ordinate assessments and arrange meetings Key Workers are usually someone the family already knows, eg a Health Visitor, School Nurse, Teacher or Social Worker. Referrals can be made by families or by any professional working with the child and family. |
01323 747470 |
| Educational Psychology Service (Hastings) | They help schools, families and the Children's Services Authority to identify and meet the special educational needs of children and young people aged 0 to 19 years. We work with SENCOs teaching staff and pupils. Using psychological theory and research we offer advice on how to best meet individual needs, including those arising from learning, emotional, behavioural, language, developmental, physical and sensory difficulties. | 01424 720702 |
| SEN Team | The SEN team co-ordinates the provision made for children with special educational needs across East Sussex. The SEN Team has responsibility for ensuring that children with special needs are being given an appropriate broad and well-balanced education, no matter what their needs. | 01273 481230 |
| Name | Description | Telephone |
|---|---|---|
| Early Support | Early Support is for families with young disabled children. It is the Government’s recommended approach to co-ordinating services across England. From the web site: 'Early Support is a Government programme to improve the help and support that is provided for families with young children with disabilities. It developed in response to the experience of families. Early Support operates in England only, but anyone can download the Early Support materials from this website. Early Support is not a new or different service. It is a way of working that encourages the services that are already available to work together better and to work in partnership with families.' |
020 7296 8238 |