Children's Disability Team

The Children's Disability Team support children transitioning to or in education from ages 0-25; who attend an educational provision in North Lincolnshire .

The Team supports all children with physical disabilities to access the curriculum through direct teaching, training and support for provisions.

The team is made up of experts from Education and Health backgrounds.

They support children and young people with physical disabilities in the following ways:

• direct teaching
• assessment for specialist equipment
• assessment of classroom environment to ensure equal access to the curriculum.
• assessment of school layout to ensure full access.
• training for staff to better understand PD needs
• moving and handling training for education provisions.

The Team supports the Early Help process by attending meetings, providing reports and where necessary taking the lead professionals role. Referrals are accepted from all stakeholders.

Our definition of Physical Disabilities is that laid out by the 2010 Equalities Act.
(1)A person (P) has a disability if
(a) has a physical or mental impairment, and
(b) the impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.

Further information is available on the SEND local Offer website - SEND Local Offer | Physical Disability - SEND Local Offer (northlincs.gov.uk)