Regional Integrated Support for Education NI (RISE NI)

RISE NI provides a service to children within the Northern Trust area. Our aim is to help children enjoy, achieve and learn to the best of their ability in school.

The service offers support to SENCOs, teachers, and assistants, as well as directly to children and their parents / carers. Our work is focused within Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1.

Our team is made up of a number of professionals to help young people, they include; Behaviour Therapists, Clinical Psychologist, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Therapy Assistants and administrative staff.

Our service takes a holistic approach to a child’s:

• Social, emotional and/or behavioural development
• Speech, language and communication development
• Sensory processing, fine motor and visual perceptual development
• Gross motor development

What support does RISE provide?

We offer training, advice and strategies to education staff and parents to enhance and enrich the development of all children.

We also offer targeted support for children who are at risk of not accessing the curriculum to the best of their ability. Staff will consider the concerns raised and recommend advice, strategies, class based and small group programmes or signpost to a more appropriate service.

Additionally, staff will offer specialist support for children with persistent needs which are impacting on their access to the curriculum. We will provide assessment and intervention as required in the school setting.

Referral

Children can only be referred to the RISE NI Northern Trust service by school staff. To be referred, children must:

• Attend a school availing of the RISE NI (NHSCT) service
• Be in their Preschool year, Foundation Stage or Key Stage 1 at the time of referral
• Present with two or more of the following, which are impacting on their ability to fully access the curriculum: social, emotional and behaviour needs; speech, language and communication needs; sensory processing, fine motor and visual perceptual needs; gross motor needs.

Support will end when goals set have been met and no further support is indicated and/or if parents withdraw consent.