SEN School Support

The SEN School Support Service provides support and advice to schools on general aspects of Special Educational needs regarding the implementation of the Code of Practice and the Southern Education and Library Board's Special Educational Needs Policy. It supports SENCOs in their role in school and facilitates a range of school and centre based training on SEN.

	Name	Email	Telephone
Assistant Advisory Officer	Mary Loughran	mary.loughran@selb.org	028 37520719
Administrative Support	Mildred Morrison	mildred.morrison@selb.org	028 3751 2404

Advice and Support

Direct advice and support for Special Educational Needs can be provided from the team members by written request using the LSS1 form , email or telephone in the following areas;

Schools should request support using the LSS1 form or by contacting the service for further information.

Training

The service primilary provides capacity building to schools. Principals, SENCos, teachers and classroom assistants across all sectors, post primary, primary, nursery, special schools and LSCs can attend training, both centre and/or school based. The training for schools can be accessed by two clear routes:

Moving and Handling Children with SEN

The service is also responsible for co-ordinating and providing training on Moving and Handling children with Special Educational Needs. This training is available in September, January, June in the SELB. For further details regarding Moving and Handling please contact Mary Loughran, Assistant Advisory Officer mary.loughran@selb.org or Mildred Morrison (Admin) mildred.morrison@selb.org

Learning Support Centres

The School Support Service are Link Officers for Primary and Post Primary LSC's. For specific information and details please click here