Nursery World - Working with outside agencies: Specialists on hand

In the last of our series on the new SEN Code of Practice, Collette Drifte does the rounds of other professional

Thomas has mild cerebral palsy and attends Sue Bishop's nursery, where she is the special educational needs co-ordinator (SENCO). Sue liaises regularly with the physiotherapist who taught her and the other practitioners how to do Thomas's exercises every day. 'She was really helpful and we've all learned a lot, as well as had some great fun,' says Sue. 'She showed us exercises to help us fight the flab too!

'Thomas can't have daily physiotherapy at the hospital,' explains Sue, 'so it was important that we all learned what to do. Working with the physiotherapist has helped us in that and the other children have had fun joining in because we do some of the exercises in PE. Working with outside agencies has certainly paid off here.'

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