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CENMAC 

Assistive Technology in Education

How to Make a Referral

Please note, referrals are temporarily closed.

To refer a child or young person from Southwark to CENMAC you will need to complete a referral:

Form one covers the main areas of the SETT framework: Student, Environment, Tasks and Tools. This is for assistive technology to support learning. 

Form two covers part of the AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) framework. This is for individuals with communication disorders who have difficulty with traditional spoken communication.

Referral criteria

  1. School has used its own resources and expertise to show what has already been tried/strategies put in place and then reviewed (eg Individual Education Plan).

  2. Another professional (SaLT, OT, VI, HI, AST, EP) supports the referral or it is identified as possible provision in the child/young person’s EHCP.

Please refer to Top Tips and Southwark’s guidance to schools

Step 1: Download Referral Form 1 (AT)  or Download Referral Form 2 (AT + AAC)  and save it.

Step 2: Complete all the questions as fully as possible (please DO NOT leave any fields blank). You can use the visuals to support student questions to support conversations with your child/young person in the completion of Part 1. If the child or young person is multilingual, you should also complete the rating scale and questions for multilingual students  

Step 3: Save the completed form.

Step 4: Email the completed form along with the supporting information requested (IEP, OT, SALT, VI, HI and handwriting/drawing sample as applicable) to cenmac@southwark.gov.uk.