Meet the SEND Senior Team – Northumberland Education

Meet The Senior Team

Allison Gilder

NIES Service Manager (LINT & HINT)

Please contact me if you would like to know more about the work of the High Incidence Needs Team (HINT) or the low incidence Needs team (LINT):

Autism Support Service
Emotional wellbeing and Behaviour Support Service
Specific Learning Difficulties Support Service (dyslexia & dyscalculia)
Speech, Language and Communication Service
Sensory Support Service
Portage Service
EAL - English as an Additional Language

Dorothy Ricketts

Senior SEND Advisor

Please contact me if you would like advice on the Statutory SEND process, SENCo support or support regarding the strategic direction of SEND in schools.

Jessica Conway

Head of SEND

I oversee the Statutory SEND Assessment and Review team, HINT, LINT, Educational Psychology and Preparing for Adulthood/careers teams. I'm dedicated to working closely with schools and settings to continually improve and sustain high quality, aspirational provision and outcomes for young people who are disabled or who have additional support needs.

Katinka Bryan

NIES Manager (Psychological Services)

Please contact us if you would like to know more about the work of Psychological Services. If your school has a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with our service, please contact your named EP to discuss the work in your setting.

Paula Hesford

NIES Manager (Psychological Services)

Stuart Cannon

Preparation for Adulthood Lead

Please contact me if you would like to know more about how to develop and improve your school's approach to Preparing for Adulthood.

Suzanne Connolly

School Improvement Leader (SEND)

Please contact me if you need any support with developing the ordinarily available provision in your school.