Sunderland

Tyne and Wear

SR3 2PP

 

Doxford Park Way

Phone: 0191 5280440

Paper copies of the information on our website can be requested from the school office.

Sunderland

Portage

Services

Portage is a home based service for pre-school children with significant additional needs that are aged 0-3. Children can be referred to the service by a professional working with the child or by the parent themselves. The Portage team consider the requests for service against the agreed guidance and referrers and parents are informed of the decision.

 
An initial visit is made by the Lead Portage Teacher to explain the service and arrange for a Portage Visitor to visit the home at a mutually convenient time.
 
Portage Visitors assess the needs of the child and work in partnership with their parents to build on their abilities and develop new skills. Portage Visitors and parents discuss and agree long term goals. The Portage Visitor then outlines carefully structured activities to enable parents to support and encourage effective learning for their child.

For more information contact:
 
Portage at Sunningdale School,
Shaftoe Road,
Sunderland
SR3 4HA.                                
Tel: (0191) 5257697.
 
There is a national Portage website:  www.portage.org.uk