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

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

Portage is a home visiting educational service for pre-school aged children with additional support needs and their families. Alongside Portage Home Visiting we also run a number of Portage Education Groups around the Bradford District.

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 Special Eductional Needs and Disabilities. 
• 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.

Bradford Portage offer:  

• Children aged 0 – 2 can receive Portage at home or in an education group.
• Children aged 2 - 3 can receive Portage at home or in an education group if not accessing their early education place. Children who are accessing early education can receive up to 6 Portage sessions.
• Children aged 3 – 5 can receive up to 8 sessions in a Portage education 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.

Useful Documents

• Portage referral form 

Contacts:

Bradford Portage Service 

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

Tel: 01274 439500

Portage.Team@bradford.gov.uk

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, Lucy Rowley, Suzanne Palmer, Charlene Hamilton