Welcome to the Portage Team's page, we hope it provides a clear overview of our work and any information you are looking for.

If you need anything further please email: 

Portage.Team@bradford.gov.uk

Covid 19 update - Portage offer from 12th April 2021:

• Children aged 0 – 2 can receive Portage home visiting or virtual support. When Portage Education groups resume a group place can be offered as an alternative to home visits. 
• Children aged 2 - 3 can receive Portage home visiting or virtual support if not accessing their early education place. Children who are accessing early education can receive 6 Portage home visits or virtual sessions.
• Children aged 3 – 5 can receive up to 6 Portage home visits or virtual sessions. When Portage Education groups resume, only a group place will be offered to this age group.

Portage works flexibly to meet the needs of children and families, if there is a medical reason a child cannot access their early education place aged 3+ we may be able to offer Portage home visits.

Bradford Portage is a registered service with the National Portage Association  www.portage.org.uk 

The Portage Team have an open referral system via a Portage Enquiry Form for parents, carers and professionals.

The Team provides a service to children and their parents/carers, including:

• Partnership working with parents and carers
• Information and support to parents and carers
• Portage regular home visits following the Portage Early Education model through play based activities
• Liaison and joint working with other agencies involved with the child
• Training and support for individuals and for groups of staff including delivery of the Portage Workshop: A Small Steps Approach to learning for Children with SEND
• Support for transitions into settings, nurseries, schools
• Advice, information, completing DLA and/or loans of specialist resources
• Social activities for children and their parents and carers.

Alongside Portage Home Visiting we also run a number of Portage Groups around the Bradford District.

Please email Portage Team Manager Janine.wood3@bradford.gov.uk for further information.

Useful Documents

• Portage in Bradford (video)
• Portage referral form 

Contacts:

Bradford Portage Service 

5th Floor 
Margaret McMillan Tower 
Princes Way
Bradford
BD1 1NN

Tel: 01274 439500

https://localoffer.bradford.gov.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/Bradford-Portage-Service-464703490258690/

Portage Team Manager: Janine Wood

Portage Home Visitors: Kerry Cawley, Wakhida Akhtar, Erum Iqbal, Lisa Haley, Karen Russell, Suzanne Palmer, Charlene Hamilton