About the Specialist Provisions Service

The Specialist Provisions Service (SPS) is a multi-service, support team providing integrated support for Specialist Provisions in Mainstream Schools.

We will work to ensure that staff are effectively supported in meeting the challenge of delivering high quality provision and educational experiences for children and young people.

The team consists of staff across all Key Stages, including Special Schools and Specialist Provisions in Mainstream Schools. Specialisms include:

• Social Behaviour, Emotional & Wellbeing
• Speech, Language and Communication
• Autism
• Cognition and Learning (including MLD, SLD & PMLD)
• Nurture
• School Leadership

The Specialist Provisions Service supports staff in Specialist Provisions in Mainstream Schools to improve outcomes for children and young people.

This includes link, universal, targeted and specialist support for schools, parents and children and young people.

We offer a wide range of professional learning and development programmes. The team also provide advice, support and consultation as well as whole class, small group and modelling/demonstration sessions.

Specialist short term individual support and/or consultation may also be offered for those pupils with persistent needs who have not responded positively to other strategies.