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The Children's Sensory Team

We work with children and young people from birth to 25 years, with hearing and / or vision impairment. We can work with them in their homes, play-groups, nurseries, schools and colleges.

You can watch our video about the service in British Sign Language (BSL).

What does the service provide?

We are a team of qualified teachers with experience of working both in mainstream and special schools. We provide training for specialist qualifications in hearing impairment or vision impairment. The team also includes other specialist sensory staff with additional qualifications.

We can:

  • offer support and advice to families about their child's sensory impairment
  • provide assessments regarding the child or young person's sensory impairment
  • write advice and provide strategies to support children and young people in their learning and development
  • provide specialist equipment when needed
  • teach Braille and British Sign Language as appropriate
  • train teachers and other professionals about sensory impairment
  • liaise with parents and other professionals
  • provide awareness-raising sessions for peers
  • attend meetings and reviews
  • signpost families to other services
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How do I access the service?

We have an open referral system. This means that pupils, parents / carers and professionals can all refer to us.

The child or young person being referred must:

  • have a vision impairment or vision difficulties and /or have hearing impairment or hearing difficulties
  • be between 0 and 25 years of age
  • live in Harrow

or

  • live in a different local authority but attend a Harrow educational setting without an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP)

Once referred, the child or young person with sensory impairment will be assessed by a specialist teacher in order to identify if support is required from the Children's Sensory Team.

If the young person is, a Harrow resident of 16- 25 years and attends a Further Education College without an EHCP, their college will provide advice and support or request to buy Children's Sensory Team (CST) services. 

Independent educational settings must pay for the service received from the CST. A service can only be offered if the CST has capacity to provide this service. This flowchart illustrates the pathway to service.

Application forms 

If you are completing these forms via a mobile device please ensure you have the Abode Reader app installed. You can get it from Google Play for Android devices or the App Store for iPhone.

Requesting a referral 

To request a referral to the Children's Sensory Team please complete the CST referral form

Medical consent

To update your medical consent form please complete the CST medical consent form

Contact us

Harrow Children's Sensory Team
Harrow Council, Civic Centre 5 & 6, Station Road, Harrow  HA1 2XY
Tel: 020 8051 8370
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For deaf or partially hearing callers, we welcome communication via email, fax, text or by using the Text Relay Service
Tel: 0800 731188
Textphone: 0800 500 888
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Further information on Children's Sensory Team

Children's Sensory Team Event

 The Children’s Sensory Team (CST) are offering more free virtual courses for professionals this autumn term 2020.

 The majority of the courses will be delivered using Microsoft Teams.

  • 15 October 2020 3:45pm - Introduction to MDVI　　　　
  • 22 October 2020 3:45pm - Introduction to VI　　　　　　　　　　　
  • 9 November 2020 3:45pm - Introduction to MSI　　　　　　　　
  • 28 September 2020 3:45pm - (5 weeks) Basic BSL part 1　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  • 9 November 2020 3:45pm - (5 weeks)Basic BSL part 2　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Parents Events

  • 28 September 2020 10am - (5 weeks)Basic BSL part 1　
  • 9 November 2020 10am - (5 weeks) Basic BSL part 2　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  • 15 October 2020 10am - Parents using BSL coffee morning　　　
  • 26 November 2020 10am - Children’s Hearing Screening Working Group (CHSWG)

To book a place on the above courses:

Please register as soon as possible as these courses fill up quickly by sending an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and include the following details:

  • Title of the course
  • Your name
  • Mobile number
  • School/educational setting you work in.

Note: Further courses may be announced later in the term depending on service capacity and demand

Additional resourced provision

Harrow schools with additional resourced provision for children and young people with hearing impairment

Cedars Manor School
Whittlesea Road
Harrow
HA3 6LS
Tel: 020 8428 5845
Website: www.cedarsmanorschool.co.uk

 

Hatch End High School
Headstone Lane
Harrow
HA3 6NR
Tel: 020 8428 4330
Website: www.hatchend.harrow.sch.uk

 

There are no Harrow additionally resourced schools for children and young people with vision impairment.

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