Services

• 14-19 Reform
  The Cumbria 14-19 Strategic Partnership exists to secure access to a learning and achievement entitlement for all 13 to 19 year olds which inspires, raises aspirations and meets their individual needs, interests and aptitudes
  
  
• Adoption and Fostering
  Information on Adoption and Fostering provided for Parents and Carers
  
  
• Adoption Support Services
  Adoption support services are available for anyone involved in adoption who lives in Cumbria or for anyone whose adoption was arranged by Cumbria County Council
  
  
• Admissions to Schools
  A range of advice for parents about having children admitted to primary or secondary school
  
  
• Adult Education
  Details about the wide range of courses available; course documentation and curriculum information for course tutors; forms and documentation for centre managers; useful information for our partner organisations
  
  
• Area Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators
  A team of advisory teachers who provide support to Early Years settings to develop high quality provision
  
  
• Behaviour Support
  Includes details of LA Guidance for Assessment and Intervention; materials, training and support for schools; County Psychological Service and Pupil Referral Units
  
  
• Bullying
  This page aims to answer questions you may have on bullying such as: What do we mean by Bullying? What must we do about it? What other good practice guidance is there?
  
  
• Child Protection
  Cumbria Safeguarding Children Board is producing new multi-agency Safeguarding Procedures in accordance with government guidance
  
  
• Children with Disabilities
  Teams of Social Workers and Family Support Workers who specialize in working with children with disabilities
  
  
• Children's Information Service
  Information about the wide range of early years education and childcare provision available in Cumbria
  
  
• Community Adolescent Services
  Community adolescent services are provided by Community Adolescent Resource Teams across the county
  
  
• Cumbria Sport
  Details about the Cumbria Sport Partnership and its programmes
  
  
• Education Welfare
  Further information about School Attendance, Exclusions from School, Child Employment and Young people in Entertainment/Performance
  
  
• Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
  The EBDST is an integral part of the Pupil and School Support Division of Children's Services
  
  
• Family Centres
  Family centres provide assessment and support for families and children in need
  
  
• Finance (Children's Services)
  School Finance Information and details of Value for Money Services
  
  
• Fostering and Adoption
  Information on Fostering and Adoption provided for Parents and Carers
  
  
• Governor Support
  Information and details of training courses for school governors in Cumbria
  
  
• Health and Safety
  This section gives health and safety information in relation to schools
  
  
• Home Education
  This section is designed to simply explain the basics of elective home-education and the specific role of a Local Authority (LA)
  
  
• Hospital and Home Tuition
  The Hospital and Home Tuition Service for Cumbria offers a sensitive and appropriate response to the educational needs of young people who are absent from school through medical needs or illness
  
  
• Learning Support Services (LSS)
  LSS provides a range of services which include - Cumbria Outdoors (Outdoor Education Service), LS Music (Cumbria Music Service), LS Schools (Professional staffing agency for qualified Support Assistants and Teachers working with children and young people with additional needs) and Team Teach (Training programme for Positive Handling, Support and Intervention)
  
  
• Looked After Children Education Service
  The looked after children's education service (LACES) is a multi agency team primarily concerned with all educational aspects of children who are in the care of Cumbria children's services, including those 'Cumbrian' Children placed out of the county boundaries
  
  
• Parent Support Advisors
  A family support service focussed around schools
  
  
• Pupil Referral Unit
  Pupil Referral Units are a type of school set up to support the re-integration of pupils into mainstream schooling
  
  
• Psychological Services
  The County Psychological Service works within Children's Services and makes its distinctive contribution through applying psychology to help people solve problems and improve learning
  
  
• Reading Intervention
  Reading Intervention is a highly effective, research-based programme for working with children who are experiencing difficulties with the development of early literacy skills
  
  
• Residential Care
  Children's Services aims to provide a range of services which promote the ability of young people
  
  
• School Organisation
  Cumbria County Council launched a thorough review of all of the schools in the county in Autumn 2005. The review will last two years, and will look at all nursery, primary, secondary and special schools, as well as other services for children such as Pupil Referral Units and extended schools
  
  
• School Transport
  This page contains information such as the School Transport Policy and How To Apply as well as application forms and other guidance
  
  
• Social Care
  Social Care provides help and support to children and their families, they also ensure children are protected from harm
  
  
• Special Educational Needs
  The Special Educational Needs Service is area based and works to provide an equitable and effective system for identifying, assessing and supporting children and young people with special educational needs
  
  
• Specialist Advisory Teaching Service
  The Specialist Advisory Teaching Service (SATS) aims to provide skilled specialist staff to support schools and settings to promote inclusion and raise the achievements of children and young people with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and/or Additional Educational Needs (AEN)...
  
  
• Speech and Language
  Information for STS staff to use with children referred to the Speech and Language service
  
  
• Standards and School Improvement
  Details of the LA School Improvement and Performance Review and Information Management (PRIM) teams
  
  
• Student Support
  Information about financial assistance for parents of school pupils, including travelling expenses
  
  
• Young Carers Information
  Young carers are children who look after someone in their family who has an illness, a disability, a mental health problem or a substance misuse problem. Young carers take on practical and/or emotional caring responsibilities that would normally be expected of an adult
  
  
• Youth Offending Service
  Cumbria Youth Offending Service is a multi-disciplinary team working with young offenders, their families and victims to reduce youth crime in the county
  
  
• Youth Work
  Information about development of services for young people aged 13-19
  
  

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