Specialist Services for Children and Young People
We have a team of multi-sensory-impairment (MSI) teachers and practitioners to provide specialist support for children, young people and families.
We have a team of multi-sensory-impairment (MSI) teachers and practitioners to provide specialist support for children, young people and families.
We know there are times in your child or young person’s life when they may need more support, such as understanding a diagnosis, developing play, supporting communication, accessing education or taking part in social activities.
We also know the value and importance of families coming together, sharing ideas and experiences, and forging friendships.
Our Sense Specialist Services for Children and Young People are provided by a team of specialist teachers of multi-sensory impairment (QTMSI) and MSI practitioners with a wide range of skills and experience working with children and young people who are deafblind/multi-sensory impaired.
We also offer some support to children and young people – and their families - who have either a vision or hearing impairment combined with additional needs, which impact on their access to information, communication and mobility. This could include information and advice, signposting and access to family events and pre-school groups.
Learn more about the people we support and the different conditions most relevant to Sense, including deafblindness.
We don’t provide a diagnosis, but if you have concerns about your child’s vision and hearing, please do get in touch.
Like all Sense services, our support is centred around the needs of the individual. This means our support is very flexible to meet the needs of your child - or your needs as a young person. It may include:
Do get in touch with us if you would like to talk to a member of the team to see how we can support your child and family.
The incidence of deafblindness/multi-sensory impairment is low compared to other disabilities. We understand some professionals may have limited experience of supporting individuals with MSI and may have questions when supporting them.
We work in close partnership with professionals when supporting children and young people so that, together, we can provide a consistent, person-centred approach.
Find out more about the support we offer.