Services that Support Children and Young People in Educational Settings
Tameside Specialist Outreach Support Service (TSOSS)
TSOSS is a specialist team of multi skilled professionals, including teachers and specialist support workers. The service helps schools and settings to meet the needs of vulnerable children and young people and those with SEND. The service is available to Early Years and school-aged children and young people attending a mainstream setting within Tameside. The service offers support in relation to:
- Communication and Interaction
- Social Emotional and Mental Health
- Cognition and Learning with a focus on Specific Learning Difficulties
- Early Years
The service offers:
- Advice, consultation and guidance from specialist practitioners.
- Observations
- Strategies and modelling
- Training
You can contact the service by speaking to your school SENDCO who will advise on the work that is offered.
Tameside Vision Impairment Team
The Vision Impairment (VI) Service supports with the needs of children with vision impairments in Tameside. The team provides practical advice and strategies to families, schools and other settings about all aspects of reduced functional vision and its impact on children’s educational, social and emotional development.
Most children and young people who have an Education, Health, and Care plan will attend a mainstream school or provision. For some, it might be right for that child or young person to go to a specialist setting, school, or college, or an enhanced resource base. To go to a special school or an enhanced resource base in a mainstream school, a child or young person must have an Education, Health and Care Plan which sets out the specialist support necessary for the child/young person.
More info on Educational, Health & Care Plans
