Stockton-on-Tees Children's Services Directory

The Learning Support Team

The Learning Support Team includes several services that provide support for children and young people with special needs/learning difficulties and disabilities and their families.  These are:

The Early Support Team:  This team provides services for pre-school children with complex needs and their families.

Manager:  Helen Passman
Tel:  01642 527815
Email:  helen.passman@stockton.gov.uk

The Early Support Inclusion Co-ordinator:  Supports and develops inclusive learning opportunties for pre-school children, especially those in early years settings and children's centres.

Co-ordinator:  Dot Ives
Tel:  01642 524974
Email:  dorothy.ives@stockton.gov.uk

Raising Achievement and Performance (RAP) Learning Team:  This team supports pupils in mainstream schools who experience learning difficulties with literacy and/or numeracy.

Co-ordinator:  Jacky Canwell
Tel:  01642 527129
Email:  jacky.canwell@stockton.gov.uk

RAP Looked After Children (LAC) Team:  Provide time limited and focused educational support for Looked After Children.

Co-ordinator:  Ros Birrell
Tel:  01642 527119
Email:  ros.birrell@stockton.gov.uk

RAP Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD) Team:  Supports schools and families to meet the needs of children and young people with ASD.

Co-ordinator:  Jane Boyd
Tel:  01642 527147
Email:  jane.boyd@stockton.gov.uk

Children with Medical Needs Service:  Provides educational support for children and young people too ill to attend school, who are anxious/phobic, and for pregnant teenagers and young mums.

Manager:  Judith Newsome
Tel:  01642 528736
Email:  judith.newsome@stockton.gov.uk

The Early Support Team is based at:
THe Early Support Nursery
High Flyers Children's Centre
Tedder Avenue
Thornaby
Stockton-on-Tees
TS17 9JP

The Children with Medical Needs Service is based at:
Redhill Education Unit
Redhill Centre
Redhill Road
Roseworth
TS19 9BX

All Other Services are based at:
Wrensfield House
Wrensfield Road
Newtown
TS19 0AT

Each service has its own referral process or access arrangements.  To find out more information about the Learning Support Team, please contact Jane Harvey, Manager of the Learning Support Team on Tel: 01642 527191

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