Our Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) is:
Mrs Louise Chadwick
l.chadwick@st-christophers.liverpool.sch.uk
0151 486 2835
The SENCo ensures that all staff follow the SEND Code of Practice to support the needs of our pupils. This may be provided through carefully differentiated work, additional support by an adult in a small group, one to one teaching time with a Teaching Assistant or using specialist services from outside the school.
At St Christopher's we liaise closely with a wide range of outside agencies such as:
Educational Psychologist
Speech and language Therapy
Outreach Support (Abbots Lea and Aigburth High)
SENISS (Special Educational Needs Inclusion Support Service)
Health and Social Services
School’s Family Support Service
Occupational Therapy
Educational Welfare Officer
SEN Consortia
YPAS (The Young Persons Advisory Service)
Seedlings
Local G.Ps
Early Help Assessment Team
Quiet Place
ADDvanced solutions
This is a group run to support parents/carers of children with ASD either during or post diagnosis.
*COVID-19 Update*
While they are unable to deliver our face to face delivery, they are currently offering virtual Community Network Groups and webinar Learning Workshops for parents and carers of children and young people living with neurodevelopmental conditions pre, during and post-diagnosis. Please visit our calendar for booking information.
https://www.addvancedsolutions.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-in-liverpool.html
We continue to offer 1-1 consultations via:
- phone 0151 486 1788 Our phone lines are open Monday - Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm.
- email info@addvancedsolutions.co.uk
- and through our open facebook page - ADDvanced Solutions Community Network and ADDvanced Solutions Community Network CIC our closed facebook group for parents and carers.
The ASD Training Team
The Liverpool ASD Training Team are providing a series of Virtual Group Drop in advisory sessions via zoom.
They are for parents/carers who have any questions or concerns about their child, in regard to social communication difficulties or waiting an ASD assessment. It is also an opportunity to speak with an ASD trainer and other parents.
The sessions will be one half hours long, you can choose to join anytime with in the time slot or stay for the duration.
You do not require a diagnosis to book your place.
Date:
Wednesday 26th April - Time: 9.30am – 11am
If you would like to book onto one of the sessions, please email: asdtrainingteam@liverpool.gov.uk
School Nurse
Our school nurse is Claire.
Claire no longer holds monthly drop in sessions in school, referrals are done through school and the nurse will arrange to see parents then. All referrals require parental consent and contact number. If you have any concerns about your child and would like a referral made to the school nurse, please make an appointment with the school SENCo via the office or class teacher.
Parents/carers can still contact the school nurse direct via this number:
0151 295 9700
Pupil Profiles
If children's needs require them to have a pupil profile (pen portrait of the child), the class teacher will consult with parents, pupil profiles are reviewed termly.