Educational Visitor Service (EV Service)

Telephone:

03033333000

Contact email:

SupportingLearners@dumgal.gov.uk

Website:

Address:

Education and Learning Directorate Dumfries & Galloway Council Militia House 109/111 English Street Dumfries DG1 2HR

Who the service is aimed at:

Educational Visitors assist the Education Authority to provide early intervention for children with significant additional support needs and to comply with the terms of Additional Support for Learning legislation. Needs can arise from disability or health needs, family circumstances, learning environment, social or emotional factors. This is a targeted service as identified in the Stages of Intervention.

Support provided:

Assess the child’s needs.
Work in homes and ELCC settings, in collaboration with the team around the child.
Support parents/carers and professionals to meet the early learning needs of the child, through advice, consultation, and practical strategies.
Support parents/carers to make informed decisions about their child’s education.
Identify and set next steps/targets, in collaboration with the team around the child, which includes parents.
Monitor and review progress and provide input to targets in partnership with the team around the child.
Support and advise on implementation of strategies to achieve set targets.
Facilitate the child’s transition to pre-school / educational settings.
Facilitate the child’s next steps e.g. Deferred Entry/Resource Provision.
Build capacity through training, modelling and bespoke projects.
Signpost to other agencies and support services.
Contribute to, facilitate, or lead a co-ordinated approach to solution-focussed multi-agency meetings, as appropriate.
Work in partnership to make requests for enhanced support, as appropriate.

Age range:

UNDER SCHOOL AGE;

Area covered:

All Dumfries and Galloway

Can an individual access the service directly, or do they need to be referred to it by another service – like a school, social worker, health practitioner for example?

Another service would make a referral, for example Health Visitor, Allied Health Professional or Nursery.

How to make a referral:

Contact the Council on the telephone number above, and ask for the Educational Visitor Team.

Top tips for making a ‘good’ referral (if applicable):

We have a prompt document for Request for Assistance Forms for both Education and Allied Health Professionals.

This can be requested through Supporting Learners, please highlight this is for the EV Service.

What needs to be in place before a referral is accepted (for example a Child’s Plan)?

We require evidence of Stages 1 and 2 of Stages of Intervention this can be evidenced through assessment/observations/EV Virtual Consultation.

Information about Stages of Intervention can be accessed through GLOW or on request.

Is there a charge/fee for this service?

If there is a charge/fee, is there funding available for this?

N/A