The Special Educational Needs and Pupil Support Team deals with many aspects relating to inclusive education. This includes:

• identification, assessment and provision for pupils with additional needs
• administration of statutory assessment process and annual review of statements of special educational needs
• Parent Partnership Officer - to offer independent advice and assistance to parents and carers in connection with special educational needs
• identification, monitoring and tracking of 'Children Missing From Education' or 'at risk of being missing from education' 
• provision of advice and support for schools, governors and parents relating to pupils excluded from schools
• provision of home/school transport
• school transfers - mid-term transfers between schools (please see link to admisssions advice for transfers relating to initial admission to primary education or primary to secondary transition)
• offering advice and dealing with applications for child employment permits 
• complaints - advice to parents, schools and governors on matters relating to school-based complaints; guidance on corporate complaints (Local Education Authority service provision)

Name and post title	Contact number	Email
Special Educational Needs/Pupil Support	FAX No 01642 201905
John Smith, Assistant Head of Pupil Support	01642 201825	john_smith@middlesbrough.gov.uk
Kevin Flanagan, Pupil Support Manager	01642 201826	kevin_flanagan@middlesbrough.gov.uk
Dave Westerman, SEN Officer	01642 201827	dave_westerman@middlesbrough.gov.uk
Mary Griksaitis, Child Protection Officer	01642 201829	mary_griksaitis@middlesbrough.gov.uk
David Ball, Principal Pupil Support Officer (Named Children Missing From Education [CME] Contact)	01642 201828	david_ball@middlesbrough.gov.uk
Emma Lowe, Senior  Pupil Support Officer,	01642 201830	emma_lowe@middlesbrough.gov.uk
Janette Lyall, Administrative Assistant	01642 201834	janette_lyall@middlesbrough.gov.uk
Karen Boswell, Senior Clerk SEN	01642 201833	karen_boswell@middlesbrough.gov.uk
Chris Rumsey, Clerk	01642 201832	chris_rumsey@servicemiddlesbrough.org
Laura Hudson, Clerk	01642 201831	laura_hudson@middlesbrough.gov.uk
Parent Partnership Officer
Rod Lyall, Acting Parent Partnership Officer	01642 201872	rod_lyall@middlesbrough.gov.uk
Home / School Transport	FAX No 01642 201904
Martin Metcalfe, School Transport Officer	01642 201888	martin_metcalfe@middlesbrough.gov.uk
George Smith, Transport Assistant	01642 201888	george_smith@middlesbrough.gov.uk
Gary Abbott, Transport Clerk	01642 201888	gary_abbott@servicemiddlesbrough.org

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