About the Service

The Physical Support Team (PST) is one of the Birmingham City Council’s SEND services. It is a small team consisting of qualified teachers with a specialism and expertise in supporting children and young people with physical difficulties in mainstream nurseries and schools.

How to access the service

In order to access the Physical Support Team, a referral needs to be made by the school or education setting.

  • The need for a referral can be discussed with the Special Educational Needs and Disability Coordinator (SENCo)
  • The SENCo at the school or education setting needs to refer to the referral criteria before requesting PST support
  • To request support, a school or education setting needs to complete the referral below
  • The school or education setting will request parental consent using the appropriate consent form below

Further information is available via the Parent Leaflet below.