- Service Manager: Justine Whelan-Cox
- Professional Lead for Sensory Impairment (Home and Schools): Peter Abbotts
- Professional Lead for Physical Disability (Home and Schools): Jennie Adams
- Professional Lead for Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Assistive Technology (Home and Schools): Vicky Healy
- Professional Lead for Further/Higher Education (F/HE) 16+ (Post 16): James Fitzgerald
- Higher Education charges from Physical and Sensory Support F/HE 16+ (Post 16)
- Schools and colleges charges from Physical and Sensory Support F/HE 16+ (Post 16)
Service Manager: Justine Whelan-Cox
- Email: justine.whelancox@surreycc.gov.uk
- General enquires: pssbs@surreycc.gov.uk
Professional Lead for Sensory Impairment (Home and Schools): Peter Abbotts
- Email: peter.abbotts@surreycc.gov.uk
- General enquiries: pssbs@surreycc.gov.uk
Professional Lead for Physical Disability (Home and Schools): Jennie Adams
- Email: jennie.adams@surreycc.gov.uk
- General enquiries: pssbs@surreycc.gov.uk
Professional Lead for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and Assistive Technology (Home and Schools): Vicky Healy
- Email: victoria.healy@surreycc.gov.uk
- General enquiries: pssbs@surreycc.gov.uk
Professional Lead for Further/Higher Education (F/HE) 16+ (Post 16): James Fitzgerald
- Telephone: 07812 994658/07791712434 voice and text
- Email: james.fitzgerald@surreycc.gov.uk
- General enquiries: pss.post@surreycc.gov.uk
For contact information for teams in your area email: pssbs@surreycc.gov.uk
Higher Education charges from Physical and Sensory Support F/HE 16+ (Post 16)
Students in Further and Higher Education Establishments in Surrey, who are deaf or have a vision impairment or physical disability can receive specialist support from the PSS F/HE 16+ team. Please see details below.
| Education Support / Non-Medical Help (NMH) role | Minimum booking | Cost per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Specialist Support Professional - deaf students (qualified teacher of the deaf) | One hour | £70 |
| Specialist Support Professional - visually impaired students (qualified teacher for vision impairment) | One hour | £70 |
| Specialist Support Professional - MSI students | One hour | £70 |
| British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter | Three hours (Disabled Students' Allowances (DSA) /Student Finance England) | £50 |
| Specialist notetaker for deaf students (manual or electronic) | Two hours | £38 |
| Specialist notetaker for visually impaired students | Two hour | £38 |
| Additional Support (non-DSA related) * | Minimum booking | Cost per hour |
|---|---|---|
Specialist MSI intervenor | Two hours | £38 |
| Deaf instructor | One hour | £53 |
| Specialist transcription | On application | |
| Specialist assessments | One hour | £85 |
| Training and consultancy (eg deaf/disability awareness) | On application |
* Please contact pss.post@surreycc.gov.uk for a price quote and to make a booking
All charges are inclusive of travel if within Surrey. We do not apply VAT.
Schools and Further Education Colleges from Physical and Sensory Support F/HE 16+ (Post 16)
Students in schools and colleges in Surrey, who are deaf or have a vision impairment or physical disability can receive specialist support from the PSS F/HE 16+ team. Please see details below.
| Education support | Minimum booking | Cost per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher of the deaf | One hour | £85 |
| Teacher for vision impairment | One hour | £85 |
| Teacher for physical disability | One hour | £85 |
| Teacher for multi-sensory impairment | One hour | £85 |
| Bespoke assessments | One hour | £85 |
| BSL interpreter (school and college settings) | Two hours | £45 |
Student Support Workers (SSW):
| Two hours | £37.50 |
| Deaf instructor | One hour | £50 |
| Specialist transcription | On application | On application |
| Training and consultancy (eg deaf/ disability awareness) | On application | On application |
Charges are for bookings from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. Outside of these hours, support will be charged at time-and-half.
Please note all charges are inclusive of travel if in Surrey and we do not apply VAT.
Please contact James Fitzgerald at: pss.post@surreycc.gov.uk or telephone: 07812994658 for more information.
