The Early Years Inclusion Team (EYIT) offers support and advice for children with special needs in under fives settings. We work with parents, carers, staff, and other professionals in education and health. We aim to support progress and support settings so that all children can access the Foundation Stage curriculum to their full potential.
The support we offer includes:
Guidance for writing and implementing Individual Education Plans (IEPs)
Integrated working with outside agencies and services
Referrals for assessment
Strategies for promoting positive behaviour
Training for practitioners
The role of the Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO)
Guidance for writing Special Educational Needs (SEN) policy
Support for transition from early years settings to school reception classes
A range of resources are available form the Early Years Inclusion Team, for use by early years SENCOs and practitioners to support the development of special needs provision and practice. To view these, use the links on the left:
Guidance for writing SEN and behaviour policies
Referral and record-keeping forms for SENCOs
Guidance leaflets for practitioners to develop provision and practice
If any of the children in your care are experiencing difficulty, or you would like further information please contact the Early Years Inclusion Team. Team contact details are available by clicking on the links to the left.
EYIT offers INSET training on:
Promoting positive behaviour
The SENCO role and SEN procedures
Writing IEPs
Vision impairment awareness in the early years
Inclusion in practice
Makaton sign language (we can arrange this for your setting, we will not run the training ourselves)
Supporting children with Down’s Syndrome
TAC-PAC communication through touch, for children with complex needs
If you would like to arrange INSET training please contact the Early Years Inclusion Team. We can tailor inset training, where possible, to meet the needs of the child and the setting
Page Last Updated: 07 April 2008