The Special Education Needs Inclusion Team (SENIT)

The Special Education Needs Inclusion Team (SENIT) is the service which provides SEND outreach across Gateshead. The service is composed of two specialist teams who provide advice, guidance, support and intervention to enable children and young people to make good progress.

The High Incidence Needs Team (HINT) provides support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities that are higher in prevalence, or seen more often. These include autism and complex social communication needs, speech and language needs, social emotional and mental health needs and specific learning difficulties.

The Low Incidence Needs Team (LINT) provides support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities that are lower in prevalence, or seen less often. These include hearing impairment, vision impairment, multi-sensory impairment and physical/medical needs.

For further information please see the SENIT section on the Services for Schools North East website (opens new window).