{"id":2719,"date":"2021-11-10T15:12:33","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T15:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/?page_id=2719"},"modified":"2026-03-31T12:33:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:33:11","slug":"professional-partnerships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/professional-partnerships\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Partnerships & Specialist Services"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Leader Valley Services<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Leader Valley School works in partnership with mainstream schools, parents and other services to improve outcomes for children and young people across the Scottish Borders with Additional Support Needs.<\/p>\n

Leader Valley School is based in Earlston in the Scottish Borders.\u00a0 It was opened in February 2017 and forms part of a wider service delivery including 4 further Complex Needs Enhanced Provisions based @ Hawick, Galashiels, Duns and Peebles.\u00a0 Leader Valley School also comprises of a team of specialist staff who work across the Scottish Borders supporting young people with additional support needs from birth to 18.<\/p>\n

Please email LeaderValleySchool@scotborders.gov.uk<\/a> for general information, to request an initial assessment for advice and signposting, for further understanding of the services or to access support from these services.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Leader Valley Contact<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Address:<\/strong> Leader Valley School, Southcroft Park, Earlston, TD4 6HE\u00a0<\/p>\n

Headteacher:<\/strong> Fiona Hume<\/p>\n

Phone:<\/strong> 01896 848370<\/p>\n

Does your child need additional support for learning?<\/a> – Additional support – Scottish Borders Council<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Speech & Language Therapy (SaLT)<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Wee Talk Borders<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

General advice & information about training:<\/strong> 01896 826710.\u00a0\u00a0Call on Tuesday between 1:00 and 4:00pm<\/p>\n

SaLT website<\/a><\/p>\n

FACEBOOK: FOLLOW US<\/strong> @WeeTalkBorders<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Teachers of Deaf Children and Young People<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Teacher of the Visually Impaired<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Other Services<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Occupational Therapy (OT)<\/span><\/h2>\n

Children & Young People’s Occupational Therapy Service Webpage<\/a><\/p>\n

Children and Young People’s Occupational Therapy Service – NHS Borders Facebook page<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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English as an Additional Language teacher<\/a> (EAL<\/a>)<\/span><\/h2>\n

Address:<\/strong> Bilingual Support Service,\u00a0St Margaret\u2019s RC Primary School,\u00a0Livingstone Place,\u00a0Galashiels,\u00a0TD1 1DQ<\/p>\n

Phone:<\/strong> 01896 752096<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> www.scotborders.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Mrs Annie Jones, Bilingual Support Teacher<\/strong> (Galashiels Academy, Selkirk High School and all associated primaries) Annie.Jones@scotborders.gov.uk<\/a>,\u00a0Gw17jonesannie@glowmail.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Jane Bryant, Bilingual Support Teacher<\/strong> (Hawick High School, Peebles High School and all associated primaries) jane.bryant@scotborders.gov.uk<\/a>,\u00a0gw10bryantjane4@glow.sch.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Liz Scarpa, Bilingual Support Teacher<\/strong> (Berwickshire High School, Earlston High School, Eyemouth High School, Jedburgh Grammar School, Kelso High School and all associated primaries) lscarpa@scotborders.gov.uk<\/a>,\u00a0gw09scarpaliz@glowmail.org.uk<\/a>,\u00a0Work Mobile:<\/strong> 07825947765<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Educational Psychology Service<\/span><\/h2>\n

Educational Psychology Service<\/a> – SBC Website<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Health Visitors<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Alcohol & Drugs Partnership Coordinator<\/span><\/h2>\n

Contact:<\/strong> Susan Elliot, NHS Borders<\/p>\n

Tel:<\/strong> 07789273001<\/p>\n

Email:<\/strong> susan.elliot1@borders.scot.nhs.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.nhsborders.scot.nhs.uk\/badp<\/a><\/p>\n

Oh Lila! Resource<\/a> – Oh Lila\u00a0<\/strong>is a flexible and child friendly \"\"resource which helps pre-school age children develop valuable life skills.\u00a0\u00a0The aim of the pack is to help build resilience and \"\"protective factors in young children.\u00a0\u00a0The resource can be used to help children to explore their emotions, develop social skills and identify trusted adults. It also encourages children to ask for help when they are scared or worried.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Professional Partnerships & Specialist Services Leader Valley Services Leader Valley School works in partnership with mainstream schools, parents and other services to improve outcomes for children and young people across the Scottish Borders with Additional Support Needs. Leader Valley School is based in Earlston in the Scottish Borders.\u00a0 It was opened in February 2017 and …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7767,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-builder.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2719","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7767"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2719"}],"version-history":[{"count":80,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21028,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2719\/revisions\/21028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/earlylevelportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}