Child support services

The integrated child support service (ICSS) works with children, young people and families who are experiencing difficulties. The team provide a service for children who need extra help with their learning, social, emotional, behavioural, developmental and attendance needs. Services provided include:

• Education welfare (attendance and truancy)
• Educational psychology
• Behaviour
• Early intervention

Who is in the ICSS team?

The team consists of:

• Education welfare officers
• Educational psychologists
• Behaviour specialists
• Early intervention practitioners (0-5 yrs)

Who do we work with?   

We support children (aged 0 - 19 years), their families and their educational setting. We also work with specific groups such as:

• Children and young people not progressing in learning and development (including special needs, ill health, disengaged from learning, social and emotional difficulties).
• Children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties.
• Children and young people at times when their families need additional help (parent/carer mental health difficulties, learning difficulties or substance misuse)
• Children under 5 years with a diagnosis of autism
• School-age parents
• Children and young people who have poor attendance or been permanently excluded from education and may be at risk of becoming involved in anti-social behaviour.