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Children with a sensory impairment

Psychology and Specialist Outreach - June 2009
sensory.impairment@kirklees.gov.uk

What to do if your child has a hearing or visual impairment
  • If you have a concern about your young child's vision or hearing, it is best to first raise your concern with your health visitor or GP (doctor).
  • If your child is in school, you may like to talk to the class teacher or Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo).
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What support do we offer?
  • We visit babies, pre-school children and their families at home.
  • We offer advice and information on sensory impairment to staff in playgroups, toddler groups and nurseries.
  • We offer advice and in-service training to Kirklees schools.
  • We assess and monitor pupils' progress.
  • In certain instances, we offer special skills teaching to Kirklees schools.
  • We work closely with agencies working with children with sensory impairment e.g. NHS trusts, social services, health visitors, Sure Start programmes and children's centres.

Examples of how we can support you

  • A specialist teacher may work at home with you and your child to assess his or her hearing or vision as appropriate.
  • A teacher may work with staff in an early years setting to advise on how they could best meet your child's sensory needs.
  • A pupil's progress in school may be monitored by a teacher from this service. Advice would be given to enable the pupil to access the curriculum.
  • Specialist skills e.g. play, mobility, use of hearing aids, use of alternative communication information technology may be provided.
  • Translation or interpretation into other languages can be provided.
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Who we are
  • An educational mobility officer
  • An educational audiologist
  • Bilingual support workers
  • Deaf support workers
  • Educational teaching assistants
  • Nursery officer
  • Qualified teachers for children with visual and/or hearing impairment
  • Administrative officers
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Referring a child to us
  • Anyone can refer a child to this service, providing they have the parents' permission to do so.
  • A referral is followed up by a letter requesting written consent from the parents for a specialist teacher to visit the child at home or school.
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Contact details
Kirklees Service for Children with a Sensory Impairment
Ingfield Enterprise Centre
Cherry Nook Road
Deighton
Huddersfield
HD2 1JD

Tel: 01484 221494
Minicom: 01484 221497
Fax: 01484 221496
Email: sensory.impairment@kirklees.gov.uk
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