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| Provider Name: | Special Education Needs Improvement Team (Gateshead Council) |
| Provider Type: | Special Educational Needs Improvement Team (Gateshead Council) |
| Name: | Special Education Needs Improvement Team (Gateshead Council) |
| Address: | Dryden Professional Development,
Shotley Gardens,
Gateshead,NE9 5UR
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| Phone: | 0191 4338513 |
| Email: | SENITsupportteam@gateshead.gov.uk |
| Website: | https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/3467/Special-Educational-Needs-Improvement-Team |
| Last inspection outcome: | Not Applicable |
| Availability: | Open All Year |
| Eligibility / referral criteria: | Referral/elig. criteria: Referrals to HINT and LINT are usually made by the school or setting, with parent/carer permission. Input received varies as it is designed to ensure that the individual and specific needs of each child/young person are met. |
| Vacancy notes: | Not available |
| Service description: | : Gateshead Council’s SEN Improvement Team (SENIT) is a group of specialist professionals who provide support for children and young people in schools, specialist provision and early years settings. It includes a High Incidence Needs Team and a Low Incidence Needs Team.
The High Incidence Needs Team (HINT) is a group of teachers who are specialists in the areas of:
• Communication and Interaction
- Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)
- Complex Social Communication (CSC)
- Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC)
• Physical and Medical Needs
• Cognition and Learning
- general learning difficulties
- Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD)
We provide assessment, advice and recommendations to schools and settings for children and young people aged 4-25 years.
The Low Incidence Needs Team (LINT) is a group of specialist teachers and specialist support staff who hold the necessary mandatory qualifications in the areas of:
• Hearing Impairment
• Visual Impairment
We provide assessment, advice and intervention to schools and settings for babies, children and young people from birth to 25 years.
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| Daily session times: | Not available |
| Costs: | Contact provider for details |