Isle of Wight SEN Support Toolkit

There is a wide range of support available through your local authority to help you ensure that you are meeting the needs of children experiencing vulnerability as a result of special educational needs.  The table below summarises these services and provides a link to more information.

Service

Support Available

Access

Hampshire Inspection and Advisory Service (HIAS)

A wide range of support at strategic / school level through Leadership and Learning Partners, Inspectors and training.

With or without a Service Level Agreement.  Their main webpage can be found HERE.  Information and advice can also be found via the HIAS Moodle which is free to access, includes pages on SEN and can be found HERE.

Things to Consider

Have you used your knowledge of the child and their needs to consider which of the above services might be able to provide support and advice?

Have you contacted those services which might be appropriate and ensured their advice is implemented effectively?

After input from a service have you reviewed the needs of the child to see if implementing their advice has changed anything?

Do you have questions or queries?

Contact the SEN Support Line using this link.

Looking for training and development?

Use this link to find Isle of Wight specific training opportunities for schools.

Quick Links

Communication & Interaction

Social, Emotional & Mental Health

Cognition & Learning

Sensory and/or Physical

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Educational Psychology (HIEP)

School level and individual case support  from HCPC registered  Educational Psychologists.

Through a service level agreement for most services.  Their main webpage can be found HERE.  Schools without an SLA may find limited availability.

Specialist Teacher Advisory Service (STAS)

STAS is a specialist multi-disciplinary team supporting children and young people who are deaf or have hearing loss, have a vision impairment or physical disability.

The STAS website can be found HERE. 

Schools Speech and Language Support Team (SSLST)

The SSLST works directly with students and also provides relevant support and training to school staff.  All schools have a termly planning meeting.  

The SSLST website can be found HERE.  Schools can contact their SSLST link worker or email schoolsSLST@iow.gov.uk to book a virtual drop in slot.  

Primary Behaviour Service (PBS)

Support for primary schools with children who have social, emotional and mental health needs that result in challenging behaviour in school.

More information about the service and how to access it can be found HERE.

Ethnic Minority and Traveller Achievement Service (EMTAS)

Removing barriers and inequalities in attainment and achievement for young people from Black, Minority Ethnic and Traveller heritages, including those learning English as an additional language (EAL).

A Hampshire service but with lots of useful information and links via their website which is available to all.  EMTAS - Ethnic Minority and Traveller Achievement Service | Hampshire County Council (hants.gov.uk)

Outreach

Outreach support to mainstream schools.

See Section 3.1 for details of the offer local to you.

Education Inclusion Service (EIS)

Working with schools and other agencies to ensure that children have access to education.  Advice and guidance about suspensions and exclusions, children missing in education and elective home education.

More information about school attendance can be found  HERE.

More information about elective home education can be found HERE.

Additional support is available for schools who purchase a Service Level Agreement.  Further information can be found be contacting to service directly on eis@iow.gov.uk

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Virtual School and College

Focused on the education and welfare of looked after children, previously looked after children and all children with a social worker, wherever they may be placed. The Virtual School website has a range of resources including information on Personal Education Plans (PEPs), tools to support child centred planning and attachment and trauma. 

Their full website can be found HERE.

Services for Young Children

Inclusion support and training in relation to Early Years children. 

Early Years SEN advisory team (iow.gov.uk)

SENCO Networks

Led by HIAS, an opportunity to network with other SENCOs and hear about the latest developments.

The main HIAS webpage can be found HERE.

SENCO Circles

Led by HIEP, an opportunity for group supervision and peer support led by an Educational Psychologist.

The main HIEP webpage can be found HERE.  

Special Educational Needs Service

The opportunity to discuss your query or concern with a SEN Caseworker.

Special Education Needs (SEN) Contact information (iow.gov.uk)

Learning and Development

Training courses including those run by the Schools Speech and Language Support Team.  

iwc.learningpool.com: Log in to the site

To access, select the Manual login and sign in with your workplace email and the password Welcome!

If you have previously signed in, you will have changed your password.  If you have forgotten this, select ‘Forgotten username or password’ and follow the instructions to reset your password.

For any support contact learning.development@iow.gov.uk