Bi-Borough Inclusion Service

The Bi-borough Inclusion Service provides special education support for children and young people with a range of SEND needs. The service works with children and young people with SEND aged 0-25 in partnership with families, schools, health professionals, social care an other services.

Our service consists of: 

• Autism Advisory Team
• SLCN Advisory Teacher
• SEN Occupational Therapists
• Sensory Support Team (Qualified Teachers of the Deaf, Qualified Teachers of Children and Young People with Vision Impairment) and MSI (Multi-Sensory Impairment) Specialist Teacher

For more information on our service, please read our service offer

Training

Our training is delivered by the Bi-Borough Inclusion Service advisory teachers and therapists as well as external experts in many areas of SEND. 

The training offer is developed in response to a CPD needs audit and it includes evidence-based, whole school approaches supporting the inclusion of CYP with SEND.

• Autumn Term 2026-2027 Staff Training Offer

• Autumn Term 2026-2027 Parental Training Offer

We deliver our support packages in-person and remotely via online training, pre-recorded presentations, bite-size videos and learning management platform for modular learning. We are regularly reviewing the format of training to respond to the needs of schools and settings. 

The team is available to offer bespoke support to schools/ settings to support the implementation of training. 

We also offer SENCO coaching, termly in-person SENCO Forums and regular virtual SENCO calls. 

The Bi-borough Inclusion Service provides consultation and bespoke training to maintained nurseries, primary, special and secondary schools as well as colleges in the Bi-borough. There is no routine service for school-aged C&YP attending independent schools unless the following applies:

• Where a student has specialist teacher identified in their EHCP
• Independent schools can purchase specialist advisory teachers' support for the whole school or an individual learner.

Please refer to the charging policy here. 

Our vision and values

We believe in a collaborative model of working based on schools' strengths and knowledge of CYP. We use coaching approaches and appreciative inquiry with elements of mentoring (when needed / wanted). 

We would like to get away from the deficit model and celebrate neurodiversity whilst empowering the teaching staff and building capacity in our Bi-borough schools and settings. 

Quality Assurance 

Bi-borough Inclusion Service adheres to Quality Standards for Sensory Support Services in England, Occupational Therapy Standards and Code of Ethics, AET Competency Framework.

These standards provide us with a framework for self-evaluation based on some of the key areas in the SEND Local Area Inspection.

The team evaluates the impact of the service and reports to the Local Authority and Federation of Westminster Special Schools termly. All staff receive safeguarding training and are subject to safe recruitment and DBS checks.

Who to contact:

Anna Selwyn - Head of Bi-Borough Inclusion Service - [email protected]

Kathryn Gilgallon - Team Leader for Sensory Support Service - [email protected]

Michelle Tan - Team Leader for Autism Advisory Service (link for WCC schools) - [email protected] 

Ziekelle Noakhes - Team Leader for Autism Advisory Service (link for RBKC schools) - [email protected] 

Deirdre Murphy - Lead SEN OT - [email protected]

Carys Lapwood - SLCN Advisory Teacher - [email protected]

Saara Saarnio - Service Development Officer (finance and training enquiries) - [email protected]

You can visit our website here: Bi-Borough Inclusion Service Website