About the Service

Pupil and School Support

Pupil and School Support work with educational settings to help pupils with cognition, learning, and language difficulties; and other vulnerable groups, to progress and achieve to the best of their abilities. They work with children and young people to:

Increase levels of engagement and improve confidence
Listen and respond to what pupils and their families tell us and include their ideas and views as part of our feedback to schools
Identify cognition, learning, and language needs and provide recommendations for provision

Working with Schools

Pupil and School Support are a team of qualified teachers who support children and young people in educational settings who have cognition, learning and language difficulties. Pupil and School Support work collaboratively with schools to offer a range of support and advice.

All Birmingham mainstream schools and maintained nursery schools receive an allocation of support from a Pupil and School Support Teacher. An additional allocation of core hours is given to all resource bases with a primary designation of Cognition and Learning and Speech and Language. PSS work with schools to:

Develop the strategic approach of SENCo’s, ensuring they are able to lead whole school improvement
Increase the capacity of staff to support pupils with SEN
Promote inclusive practice; setting aspirational targets and raising attainment
Support early identification of needs and evidence-based intervention
Remove barriers to learning, set aspirational targets, and raise progress and attainment levels
Ensure they keep up to date with policies, initiatives, and statutory procedures
Promoting and facilitate the use of person-centred approaches and developing co-production

Please see the leaflet below for more information about the team.

Pupil and School Support Parent Leaflet