Inclusion Outreach Service
The Inclusion Outreach Service is available to all mainstream schools, delivered by a range of professionals from a partnership of services including MABS, Solent Academies Trust, Children’s Therapy Service, and experienced Outreach SENCOs from mainstream schools in the city.
The Portsmouth Inclusion Outreach Service offer as of September 2024 includes:
- Needs led flexible bespoke support for schools
- Specialist advice for school staff (thinking about individuals / groups / year groups of children)
- Telephone / email for general advice and enquiries
- Professional development – central and bespoke
- Support for staff when considering or awaiting a specialist placement or transitioning back to mainstream
- Peer support from experienced mainstream SENCOs (for new and experienced SENCOs)
- Action Learning Sets / Staff team development / Supervision (for Senior Leaders, specific staff groups, year leads etc)
- Team around the school – multi-agency support, working in partnership with a school senior leadership team to implement interventions at a systemic level
- Support, advice and resources for school-based loss and bereavement champions
- Specialist advice to create SLCN / sensory friendly environments within mainstream settings and related training
The 2024 training offer for professionals from the Inclusion Outreach Service can include:
- Makaton
- PACE+ Webinars
- Developmental Trauma & PACE
- Zones of Regulation
- Detrimental and difficult behaviours – What can we do?
- SEND in action in primary at Cliffdale Academy
- Sensory Integration at Mary Rose Academy
- Sensory Regulation within the mainstream classroom at Redwood Park Academy
- Sensory Circuits and regulation
- Use of visuals to support language and communication
- Engaging a group – Developing attention and interaction skills
