Outreach and Training Support Services

Down Syndrome Specialist Outreach Service 

Specialist Outreach is available to meet the educational needs of pupils with Down Syndrome in mainstream schools in Central Bedfordshire from Reception to Year 14. The service provides a range of advice and support through school visits, CPD and contributions to EHCP Needs Assessments and EHCP reviews.  

Ivel and Chiltern Outreach Service

We work collaboratively with mainstream schools and alternative resource provisions in Central Bedfordshire to build capacity and confidence in meeting the needs of a wider range of children and young people with SEND. This includes autistic pupils/students, those with challenges in cognition and learning, and those with similar needs who are undiagnosed at the time of referral.

Primary Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) Advisory Service (Jigsaw Outreach)

The Primary Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) Advisory Service (Jigsaw Outreach) provides support to schools to maintain children with Social Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties within their educational community and promote inclusion.

Specialist Outreach Service - Weatherfield Academy

Via an experienced and highly qualified SEND Advisory teacher and assessor, with a specialism in Cognition and learning, Weatherfield Academy have been supporting the Local Authority in helping to provide for learners and their families in mainstream and specialist provisions a bespoke Cognition & Learning Outreach Service.

Umbrella Outreach Support & Training

Oak Bank Special School Outreach Service introduces an extended range of support for schools, focusing on working collaboratively with stakeholders to build both capacity and confidence in meeting the needs of children who display an array of behavioural issues – SEMH as speciality, that put them at risk of exclusion and isolation.