SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) Support Service Developmental Language Disorder Team

SEND SS DLD Team Local Offer

If your child is between the age of three and sixteen and has difficulties with speech and language, the

Developmental Language Disorder Team may be able to offer advice and help.

Settings and schools  can make referrals with parental consent.

Features of Developmental Language Disorder include:

  • difficulties talking or understanding talking
  • speech and language development significantly behind general development
  • not using words or sentences at the right level for their age
  • relying on gestures and pointing to communicate
  • unable to make themselves understood
  • have speech and language difficulties that affect their learning
  • unable to listen
  • have speech and language difficulties that affect their ability to socialise with other children and adults
  • being frustrated by difficulties in communicating
  • show evidence of age appropriate learning development in other areas
  • show a willingness to communicate by verbal and/or non-verbal means
  • have a speech and language difficulty which is not due to them using two languages

We offer a variety of packages to suit your child’s needs

If staff at your child's school or nursery would like us to see your child, they will ask your consent before contacting us.  If you give your consent, a member of our team will assess your child in school. 

If we all agree that your child has specific difficulties with speech and language we will offer support.  This usually includes:

1) An assessment of how your child's language difficulties are affecting them in school,

2) Advice and guidance to staff who work with your child about the nature of your child's difficulties and how they will affect learning

3) Support and training on the best ways to include your child in school

4) Guidance on how to improve your child's speech and language

The special educational needs coordinator (SENCO) in your child's school can refer to our team and should be your first point of contact to find out about accessing our service.

For further information and useful documents, please click on the links in the Downloads box.

Who to contact

Contact Name Robert Robinson

Contact Position Manager, Special Educational Needs and Disability Support Service

Telephone01254 666 520

E-mail robert.robinson@blackburn.gov.uk

The special education needs coordinator (SENCO) in your child's nursery or school can refer to our team.  Your SENCO should be the first point of contact to find out how to access our service. 

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The team is funded as part of Local Authority funding for children and young people with High Needs Special Educational Needs and is free to schools within Blackburn with Darwen Borough.

 

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For further information and useful documents, please click on the links in the Downloads box.

Who to contact

Contact Name
Robert Robinson
Contact Position
Manager, Special Educational Needs and Disability Support Service
Telephone
01254 666 520 01254 666 520
E-mail
robert.robinson@blackburn.gov.uk
Parent Organisation
SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability) Support Service

Where to go

Address
SEND Support Service
Floor 5
Blackburn
Lancashire
Postcode

BB2 1DH

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Availability

Referral required
Yes
Referral Details

The special education needs coordinator (SENCO) in your child's nursery or school can refer to our team.  Your SENCO should be the first point of contact to find out how to access our service. 

Other notes

The team is funded as part of Local Authority funding for children and young people with High Needs Special Educational Needs and is free to schools within Blackburn with Darwen Borough. However if your child attends a school out of borough the school is able to request our service and they will be charged for this

Local Offer

Contact Name
Robert Robinson
Contact Telephone
01254 666 520
Local Offer Age Bands
0-5 years
5-11 years
11-16 years
Parents & carers
Needs Level
Low
Medium
High
SEN Provision Type
Targeted
Specialist

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