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adults only| Area: | Barnsley |
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| Name: | Barnsley Inclusion Service |
| Centre Type: | Widgit Centre supporting Local Authority Schools |
| Info: |
Barnsley Inclusion Services support a range of educational settings. We can provide guidance and support to schools in Barnsley, regarding the use of ICT for Inclusion. We can offer schools a bespoke support solution provided though our various support service teams. |
| Contact: | Lora Wilmott |
| Address: | Inclusion Services, BMBC, PO Box 634, Barnsley, S70 9GG |
| Tel: | 01226 774794 |
| Email: | lorawillmott@barnsley.gov.uk |
| Website: | www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/children-families-and-education/schools-and-learning/inclusion-service/ |
| Area: | Bradford and Surrounding Areas |
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| Name: | Hirst Wood Nursery school |
| Centre Type: | Widgit Centre supporting Early Years Settings |
| Info: |
Hirst Wood Nursery School is a maintained nursery school on a World Heritage Site in Saltaire, Bradford. The school provides high quality, inclusive teaching and learning opportunities for children aged 3-4 years old. Inclusion, through a personalised curriculum, is one of the school’s core values – we believe in equality of opportunity for all. Supporting communication and language in the early years significantly increases future learning potential. Hirst Wood Nursery School uses Widgit to facilitate ambitious goals for all children, including those with SEND. |
| Contact: | Sam Renwick |
| Address: | Clarence Road, Shipley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD18 4NJ |
| Tel: | 01274 584368 |
| Email: | sam.renwick@hirstwoodnscc.co.uk |
| Area: | Bradford and Surrounding Areas |
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| Name: | Social, Communication, Interaction and Learning (SCIL) Team |
| Centre Type: | Widgit Centre supporting Early Years Settings |
| Info: |
The SCIL Team is a highly skilled and professional team of specialist teachers and practitioners who work with children and young people with a range of additional needs and their families. Their aim is to promote early identification of children with SEND, and to support schools and settings to use their best endeavours to meet the needs of children with SEND and implement a graduated approach. Children and young people all learn in different ways and at different speeds, however some children may require additional support to help them learn and develop. The service supports children from their very earliest years, through their educational journey and into adulthood. |
| Contact: | Jason Bew (Communication and Interaction) or Fiona Whitaker (Learning Support) |
| Address: | Margaret McMillan Tower (3rd Floor), Princes Way, Bradford, BD1 1NN |
| Tel: | 07970831668 / 07582 109208 |
| Email: | jason.bew@bradford.gov.uk / fiona.whitaker@bradford.gov.uk |
| Area: | Hull |
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| Name: | Tweendykes School |
| Centre Type: | Widgit Centre and Outreach team supporting Local Authority Schools |
| Info: |
Tweendykes is a Community Special School that caters for pupils with severe learning difficulties and physical disabilities between the ages of 3 and 19. Communication and Interaction are at the heart of the school and the Outreach support team is available to assist local mainstream schools with pupils displaying difficulties in their own settings. As a vital visual communication tool, Tweendykes makes good use of Widgit Symbols and Software. |
| Contact: | Cherish Saltan |
| Address: | Midmere Avenue, Hull, HU7 4PW |
| Tel: | 01482 826508 |
| Email: | csaltan@tweendykes.het.academy |
| Website: | www.tweendykes.co.uk/ |
| Area: | Kirkbymoorside |
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| Name: | Kirkbymoorside Primary School |
| Centre Type: | Widgit Centre supporting Local Authority Schools |
| Info: |
Kirkbymoorside Primary School is one of 5 Enhanced Mainstream Schools for Communication and Interaction in North Yorkshire. This means Kirkbymoorside Primary School acts as a ‘host’ school with specialist staff and resources to enable higher levels of specialist support to be available within the school in the field of communication and interaction. |
| Contact: | Kate Hunter / Veronica Cruise |
| Address: | Westfields, Kirkbymoorside, York, YO62 6AG |
| Email: | emsadmin@kirkbymoorside.n-yorks.sch.uk |
| Area: | Leeds |
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| Name: | SEN and Inclusion Team (Complex Needs) |
| Centre Type: | Widgit Centre supporting Local Authority Schools |
| Info: |
The SEN and Inclusion team provide training in individual Leeds Local Authority schools. The service is for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities aged 2-19. |
| Contact: | Joan Kavanagh |
| Address: | SEN and Inclusion Team (Complex Needs, Leeds City Council) Adams Court, Kildare Terrace, Whitehall Road, Leeds, LS12 1DB |
| Tel: | 0113 3788 5431 |
| Email: | joan.kavanagh@leeds.gov.uk |
| Area: | Lincolnshire |
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| Name: | Lincolnshire County Council Specialist Teaching Team |
| Centre Type: | Widgit Centre supporting Local Authority Schools |
| Info: |
The Specialist Teaching Team (STT) offers high quality specialist support to schools and academies working with students with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities. Working in partnership with our colleagues in schools and academies within the graduated approach outlined in the SEN Code of Practice, STT provides expertise and practical specialised assistance that enables children and young people with SEN to achieve the best possible educational outcomes and make successful transitions to adulthood. |
| Contact: | Nicola Carter |
| Address: | STT, SEND Team, 9/11 The Avenue, Lincoln, LN1 1PA |
| Tel: | 01522 553265 |
| Email: | Nicola.Carter@lincolnshire.gov.uk |
| Website: | https://lincolnshire.fsd.org.uk |
| Area: | National |
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| Name: | ChatterBug Speech and Language Therapy Ltd |
| Centre Type: | Widgit Centre supporting Local Authority Schools and NHS |
| Info: |
ChatterBug Speech and Language Therapy Service is a social enterprise based in Leeds. Established in 2008, we specialise in helping children and young adults with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). We have a proven track record for delivering evidence-based input that provides real results. |
| Contact: | Phil Chan |
| Address: | Oaktree House, 408 Oakwood Ln, Leeds, LS8 3LG |
| Tel: | 0113 240 8510 |
| Email: | office@chatter-bug.com |
| Website: | chatter-bug.com |
| Area: | North East Lincolnshire |
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| Name: | NE Lincolnshire Specialist Advisory Service |
| Centre Type: | Widgit Centre supporting Local Authority Schools |
| Info: |
The NE Lincolnshire Specialist Advisory service team support local authority schools and organisations |
| Contact: | Mrs Jane Razagui |
| Address: | Civic Offices, Knoll Street, Cleethorpes, DN35 8LN |
| Tel: | 01472 323172 |
| Email: | Jane.razagui@nelincs.gov.uk |
| Area: | Scarborough |
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| Name: | North Yorkshire Communication Aids Partnership (NYCAP) |
| Centre Type: | Widgit Centre supporting Local Authority Schools |
| Info: |
The North Yorkshire Communication Aids Partnership (NYCAP) - four centres based in Special Schools across North Yorkshire, offer assessment, advice and support across the County for professionals working with youngsters with severe communication difficulties. Teaching staff from the schools work with Speech and Language Therapists to support mainstream and special schools in assessing the needs of pupils who use or may benefit from the use of communication aids. |
| Contact: | Jan Johnson |
| Address: | Barry's Lane, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 4HA |
| Tel: | 01723 367829 |
| Email: | jan.johnson@springhead.n-yorks.sch.uk |
| Area: | Sheffield |
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| Name: | Speech and Language Therapy Sheffield Children's Hospital Foundation Trust |
| Centre Type: | Widgit Centre and Trainer supporting Local Authority Schools |
| Info: |
Speech and Language Therapy Sheffield Children's Hospital Foundation Trust supports local authority schools and organisations. |
| Contact: | Lauren Taylor |
| Address: | Flockton House, 18-20 Union Road, Sheffield, S11 9EF |
| Tel: | 0114 226 2333 |
| Email: | lauren.taylor35@nhs.net |
| Area: | Sheffield |
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| Name: | Autism Team |
| Centre Type: | Widgit Centre supporting Local Authority Schools |
| Info: |
The Sheffield Autism team support local authority schools and organisations. |
| Contact: | Moira Bolan / Joanne Lindley |
| Address: | Floor 4, Moorfort Building, Sheffield S1 4PL |
| Tel: | 0114 2398336 |
| Email: | joanne.lindley1@sheffield.gov.uk |
| Area: | Sheffield |
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| Name: | Sheffield City Early Years Inclusion Team |
| Centre Type: | Widgit Centre supporting Local Authority Schools |
| Info: |
The Sheffield Early Years Inclusion Team support local authority pre- schools and organisations |
| Contact: | Mark Holmes |
| Address: | Floor 4, Moorfoot Building, Sheffield, S1 4PL |
| Email: | mark.holmes@sheffield.gov.uk |
| Area: | Sheffield |
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| Name: | Sheffield City New Arrivals EAL Team |
| Centre Type: | Widgit Centre supporting Local Authority Schools |
| Info: |
The Sheffield New Arrivals EAL Team support local authority schools and organisations |
| Contact: | Shabnam Shah |
| Address: | Floor 4, Moorfoot Building, Sheffield, S1 4PL |
| Email: | shabnam.shah@sheffield.gov.uk |
| Area: | South Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire |
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| Name: | Moonstone Communications |
| Centre Type: | Widgit Centre supporting Local Authority Schools, parents and local service providers |
| Info: |
Karen started to understand the importance of Widgit symbols as a communication tool when her son, who has severe autism, began using them. As a language teacher, she was really interested in learning how to use the software to produce resources to support her family.
She began to offer training and support to families, schools, local service providers in the community and to create a range of resources to help others. Karen states that, ‘Symbols are a great tool, not only for children with additional needs, but they can also be implemented very successfully in a mainstream setting.’ |
| Contact: | Karen Clarke |
| Email: | karen@themoonstone.com |
| Area: | York |
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| Name: | City of York Specialist Teaching Team SEN Services |
| Centre Type: | Widgit Centre supporting Local Authority Schools |
| Info: |
The Specialist Teaching Team provides assessment, advice, training and sign posting to appropriate resources to support children and young people with a range of low incidence conditions including autistic spectrum conditions, hearing impairment, physical impairment, vision impairment and communication difficulties. We provide free training to York schools and settings but charge for out of city delegates. We also work with other service providers in York to support them in the development of accessible information and activities. |
| Contact: | Anne McKelvey / Alison Prewer |
| Address: | Mill House, North Street, York, YO1 6JQ |
| Tel: | 07919250037 |
| Email: | alison.prewer@york.gov.uk |
| Website: | www.york.gov.uk |
| Area: | Yorkshire and Humber |
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| Name: | 9000 Lives |
| Centre Type: | Widgit Centre supporting Local Authority Schools, parents and organisations |
| Info: |
9000 Lives helps schools, parents and organisations tackle SEND issues. Our expertise includes autism, severe learning difficulties, SEMH, and SLCN. We can help with InPrint, Widgit Online or SymWriter (for children or adults). Get in touch to chat about how we can support. |
| Contact: | Aaron King |
| Tel: | 0788 42 42 719 |
| Email: | director@9000Lives.org |
| Website: | www.9000Lives.org |
| Area: | UK wide |
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| Name: | Linrow Education |
| Centre Type: | Widgit Centre supporting Local Authority Schools, organisations and parents groups. |
| Info: |
Karen is the Founder and Principal Trainer for Linrow Education. She was appointed as a Specialist Leader in Education for Autism and this allows her to disseminate good practice and deliver training in the field of SEND. Karen offers various SEND and condition specific training, including ASC, ADHD and Dyslexia and has used and recommended Widgit Software widely to support many pupils. |
| Contact: | Karen Ferguson |
| Tel: | 07887 485300 |
| Email: | karen@linroweducation.co.uk |
| Area: | UK wide |
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| Name: | AT Therapy |
| Centre Type: | Widgit Centre Supporting Local Authority Schools and parents |
| Info: |
AT therapy are an expert team of speech and language therapists who assess, diagnose, and provide therapy for people with speech, language, and communication and/or swallowing problems to help them communicate to the best of their ability. AT Therapy offer a wide range of services to meet needs, including:
In addition they have specialist expertise in the field of Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) and Assistive Technology (AT). |
| Contact: | Amy Robertson |
| Address: | Chambers Business Centre, Chapel Rd, Oldham, OL8 4QQ |
| Tel: | 07702 332601 |
| Email: | amyrobertson@attherapy.co.uk |
| Website: | https://attherapy.co.uk/ |
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