High Incidence Needs Team (HINT)

About the HINT team and how we can help you

Our team of professionals has extensive experience of working with children and young people and has up-to-date knowledge of developments in education and in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, at local, regional, and national level.

Staff in the High Incidence Needs Team (HINT) also have specialist qualifications in one or more areas of SEND, and have knowledge and experience of supporting children and young people with:

  • speech, language, and communication needs (SLCN)
  • complex social communication needs, including Autism (CSC)
  • cognition and learning needs, including specific learning difficulties
  • social, emotional and mental health (SEMH)

About our role

Our role is to support staff to include your child/young person in the opportunities and experiences on offer in school in order to meet their needs.

We do this by working with school staff as they:

  • identify strengths and needs
  • plan and implement appropriate practice and adjustments in and outside of the classroom
  • deliver appropriate interventions
  •  review and adapt practice in response to progress
  • identify next steps

We do not provide a diagnosis


About your consent

Your consent allows us to:

  • discuss the needs of you child/young person with their school
  • provide recommendations to school staff
  • liaise with other professionals who may have been involved with your child/young person

The advice is individualised to each child/young person and school that we work with. Our work may include:

  • consultation with staff
  • observations in school
  • assessment
  • verbal recommendations to staff
  • written recommendations to staff
  • signposting to other services

The school SENCo is our point of contact for arranging visits and meetings for children/young people we are involved with.

If you have any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to contact the team by emailing us at: [email protected]

If you wish to withdraw your consent at any time, please email: [email protected]