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

RISE NI (Regional Integrated Support for Education) is an early intervention service. Our aim is to help children enjoy, achieve, and learn to the best of their ability in school.

RISE NI supports children in mainstream schools by working closely with parents and education staff to help children develop the foundation skills for learning.

The multidisciplinary team supports children by:

• Working alongside the teacher in the classroom for whole class, small group or individual programmes
• Providing training to teachers to help them support pupils learning and development
• Supporting parents
  

The RISE NI Parent Website  https://view.pagetiger.com/RISENI/parents 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.

Referral

Children can be referred with parental consent by educational staff – principals, teachers and Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCO).

Current referral criteria:

• Child attends school in the South Eastern Trust area
• Parent/Guardian has given informed consent for the referral

The child’s difficulties are in two or more of the following areas:

• Speech, language and communication
• Social, emotional and behavioural
• Motor skills
• Sensory / perceptual
• Diet
• The child requires school based intervention

RISE NI will not duplicate existing services. The service will only accept children whose above difficulties are impacting on their learning and educational progress. These children will be in P1 – P4 in mainstream school settings.

Children referred to RISE NI will be assessed in school. Support may then be given in any of the above areas.

Parents and teachers will be notified if a referral has been accepted or not.

A key worker will be assigned to each pupil who is accepted for direct work with RISE NI.