| Name Of Project: |
NEELB - Education Welfare Service |
| Address: |
182 Galgorm Road
County Hall
Ballymena
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| Postcode: |
BT42 1HN |
| Phone: |
028 2566 2563 |
| Fax: |
028 9448 7101 |
| Email: |
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| Contact Person: |
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| Year Established: |
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| Aims and Objectives: |
The Education Welfare Service (EWS) is a specialist education support service which seeks to help young people and their families get the best out of the education system. We work in partnership with the young people, their families, the schools, other education services as well as statutory and voluntary agencies. |
| Programme Outline: |
An Education Welfare Officer will meet with the school to respond to written referrals, make an assessment of the situation and establish a support plan with the young person, parent and school, can act on a parent’s request to talk to the young person’s school or other agencies on their behalf, can make referrals to other support services e.g. Medical officer or Educational Psychologist. can tell families about other specialist support projects in the area e.g. EOTAS, Parent or Pupil Support Groups. |
| Target Group: |
4 + |
| Gender: |
Both |
| Main Focus Of Work: |
Education and Learning |
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| Referrals: |
School
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