Kirklees has a number of settings which have a specialist service called a specialist provision.
The specialist provisions in Kirklees offer a number of fixed places and transitional places. Fixed places are for children and young people with an EHC Plan who have complex needs and require a specific environment that cannot be replicated in all schools and so they must attend specialist provision full time.
Transitional places are available in order to identify and assess needs, establish appropriate curriculum and teaching strategies and prepare all parties for the child’s transition to the local school named in the EHCP. Students are normally able to attend on a transitional place for up to 6 terms (this may vary depending upon the actual setting).
Visual Impairment support is Kirklees is provided by the following settings (as well as providing Habilitation outreach support):
Dalton School (Primary) (opens link in new window)
Moorend Academy (Secondary) (opens link in new window)
Outreach
As well as provided specialist placements within mainstream the specialist provisions also provide outreach services to other mainstream schools within Kirklees. This means that members of staff from the specialist provisions will go and do some work in mainstream schools.
Each specialist setting provides support for young people by going to their school, as well as providing support and training for existing school staff. Children and young people do not need an EHCP to access this support.
Schools can access this support by completing a referral form available through the Kirklees Intranet.
More information about outreach support can be found on the Local Offer Outreach from specialist support services page (opens link in new window)
