Requesting Support from ATS

ATS operates from locality teams based in: Cheltenham, Forest of Dean, Gloucester and Stroud. Each has a Lead Advisory Teacher who oversees the team for that area as well as leading on an area of SEND. 

All mainstream Gloucestershire schools have a named Advisory Teacher as their main point of contact. This information is shared with schools in advance of the start of the school year. Advisory Teachers and Educational Psychologists hold regular planning meetings with their schools, and these discussions allow involvement to be planned to meet the needs of each school and children and young people who attend. This includes support for transition in pre-school, from primary to secondary and into post-16. 

In addition to the support agreed in the planning meetings, we also offer an Advisory Teacher adviceline for no-name conversations to give support and advice. Our adviceline is currently being upgraded to give direct access to your local ATS team and details will be shared as soon as possible. In the meantime, please contact our office team and they will arrange for one of our advisory teachers to call-back. If you would like information about a specific area of SEND, please look at our section: Areas of Need – the SEND Code of Practice.