home and services as Audiology County Hall, authority setting visits required. Department Morpeth to ask for Contact: Freeman NE61 2EF advice or Sensory Hospital T:01670516131 help. They Support Freeman Road, can get in Service, Newcastle, U touch with Riverside Tyne one of our Centre NE7 7DN specialist Armstrong T:02922231043 staff in the way, Ashington SSS or Early NE63 0YD Years T:01670624854 Team. For school age children the main starting point is at school, although you may also find ongoing/ one off help from the following: Sensory Support Freeman Royal Victoria School and SENDCO The Disabled Service Hospital Infirmary Children’s Team The specialist staff Support for Support for All academies and The team can from the SSS can hearing vision needs local authority support you and continue to needs will will continue at schools must have a your child support your child continue at the RVI. SENDCO. They have throughout school throughout their the Freeman had training to help years as required. school years. Hospital. children when they Levels of support have additional vary according to needs at school. need, and will The school must also include training publish an SEN for staff, and visits Information Report into local on their website. It authority lists all the different mainstream and kinds of help the special schools, school can offer. wherever your child is learning. Where you ask for help depends upon the choices you have made about education, employment or training: At school in 6th At college or in Freeman Royal Victoria The Disabled form training Hospital Infirmary Children’s Team SSS are still the The college will have a Support for Support for The team can primary source of lead SENDCO who will hearing will vision needs continue to
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