Regional Integrated Support for Education NI (RISE NI) - BHSCT

The RISE NI (Regional Integrated Support for Education) Parent Website has been launched: https://view.pagetiger.com/RISENI/parents

The website is for the parents and carers of children in mainstream nurseries and primary schools (up to P4).

It promotes development of:

• speech and language

• fine and gross motor skills

• social and emotional development

The website contains information leaflets, suggested activities / resources and parent training videos developed by clinical psychologists, behaviour therapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and physiotherapists.

RISE NI (Regional Integrated Support for Education NI) is an early intervention service which supports children in the mainstream school setting by working closely with parents and education staff to help children develop the foundation skills for learning i.e. speech language and communication, sensory-motor and visual perception and social, emotional and behaviour skills.

The teams deliver training, offer advice and strategies to parents and education staff, implement class-based and small group programmes and provide integrated support, on a group or individual basis, depending on the needs of the child.

The teams may include the following staff - Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Behaviour Therapists/Specialists, Clinical Psychologists, Associate Psychologists, Social Workers, Health Visitors, Dieticians, Therapy Assistants/Support Workers and Clerical Officers.

Referral by Mainstream Primary Schools & Statutory Pre-school Education Settings