RISE NI provides a service to children within the Northern Trust area. Their 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. Their work is focused within Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1. They have produced newsletters with links to resources for parents of KS2 children.
Their 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.
The 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
