Who can SHIPS help?
Parents, teachers, educational psychologists and speech therapists may all refer pupils with an acquired brain injury (ABI) to SHIPS. SHIPS will only accept children with an acquired brain injury sustained after birth. Specialist advice from the SHIPS project may be written into a child's statement of special educational need or may be available from a legal settlement.
What will it cost?
Initial intervention from SHIPS involves classroom observation, a report for teachers and parents and access to the helpline, with follow up if considered necessary. This costs £500 (2007 figure) for the first year. Subsequent years cost £300 per annum.
SHIPS also offers other services:
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- Staff training in one school/group of schools .......................£200
- Supported transfer to a new school ........................................£200
- Brain injury awareness session for peers, or a local group of adults or young people ............................................................................................£30
- One-to-one assessment and report .........................................£250
- 10 self-awareness sessions with a pupil ...............................£250
- To help a young person make a self-advocacy video ...........£100
However, as SHIPS is a charity within the North Bristol NHS Charitable Trust, grants to the full value of the cost are available each year for those who do not have other support. Please contact SHIPS to discuss what is available. However there is always a cost to the charity and we encourage donations or fundraising for SHIPS.
Applications
All applications to SHIPS should be made through email, phone call or letter setting out why you think SHIPS will be able to help the young person for whom you are applying. Costs and grants may be discussed at the time.
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