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The National teaching & Advisory service (NT&AS)

General Details

The National Teaching and Advisory Service provides teaching, advice and support for children with SEN and their families. We work with many young people who are unable to access other education provision because of their learning needs or personal circumstances.

NT&AS works with children and young people 5-19 who have special educational needs or are at risk of exclusion. NT&AS also provides tailored support services for children and young people who are in care

Since 1998 NT&AS has worked with over 7000 children and young people helping them to achieve their potential and overcoming barriers to success. We support children and young people with different needs including those with a diagnosis of Autism or other special educational needs.

We always aim to support young people to develop the academic and social skills to access schools and colleges alongside their peers. We have an established team that supports young people in the East of England. We have teams across England who are able to provide services for young people living out of borough. NT&AS works with children and young people who face difficulty in accessing education for a wide range of reasons. We are committed to safeguarding the young people that we work with and all staff are DBS Checked and have reference and work history checks

Who to contact

Name: Lisa Williamson
Position: National Development Manager
Telephone: 0845 373 6886
Email: lisa.williamson@ntas.org.uk
Website: http://www.ntas.org.uk/
Address: National Teaching and Advisory Service
Summerfields Village Centre
Dean Row Road
Wilmlsow
Cheshire
Postcode: SK9 2TB

Additional contact

Name: John Whiteley
Position: Team Manager
Telephone: 0845 3736886
Additional Website: National Website

Where to go

Address: Suffolk and National
Area served: All Suffolk
Venue Email: info@ntas.org.uk
Venue Website: http://www.ntas.org.uk
Notes: NT&AS is able to support young people within their own homes, local schools and community venues. Choice of venue is always determined by risk management strategy and individual need.

Days & Times

School term time 9-4
Time of day: Morning
Afternoon

Other details

Cost Details: Cost is determined on referral dependent upon number of hours required.

Referral and availability notes

NT&AS aims to respond to all referrals within 3 days

Referral is usually via SEN or social care but families may approach teh service directly to discuss service provision.

Age Groups

16-25 years, Children (5-11), Young people

Accreditation website

http://ntas.org.uk

Accreditation details

NT&AS is registered centre for AQA and OCR we enter hundreds of children each year for GCSE

Notes

All staff are qualified teachers with QTS All staff are trained in Person Centered Autism Teaching PCAT Staff complete training in Equality and Disability, Personal Safety, Risk Assessment, Special Educational Needs All teachers are supervised by experienced NT&AS managers and the NT&AS Senior Management Team who hold expertise in Special Educational Needs and the education of children and young people in care.

NT&AS maintains a Central Record regarding all staff which includes key safeguarding information and records of checks made

interview by an experienced manager
two references requested and evaluated
enhanced DBS completed
work history check completed and request for information that may impact on suitability to work with children
and Teacher Reference Number confirmed
right to work in UK confirmed and identity checked
driving licence and car insurance checked

All new staff undergo Level 1 induction prior to working with young people which includes training on Safeguarding + Child Protection, Safe Working, Internet use, Code of Conduct and Health and Safety

Service users involved in planning

Yes
NT&AS follows a process of shared planning, delivery, review and reporting. Young people and their families are fully involved in all stages of the process of planning and ongoing feedback (in each session) is used to inform delivery. NT&AS works with local authority translation services for families whose first language is not English. NT&AS works with speech and language specialists when young people have additional communication needs. NT&AS provides weekly, half termly and termly reporting of support provided and also attends or convenes SEN review and Looked After Children reviews

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