Wandsworth Sensory Support (WSS)
Wandsworth Sensory Support (WSS) is available to all children and young people with sensory impairment residing in Wandsworth. The service is skilled in caring for deaf, visually impaired and deafblind children, as well as those with complex needs. The service also gives help to the families of these children. They offer direct support with extensive home visiting services, emotional support and parent guidance, after school clubs and holiday plays schemes, and parent education programmes.
WSS comprises Wandsworth Vision Support and Wandsworth Deaf and Hearing Support. There are also Primary and Secondary Hearing Support Centres in Sellincourt Primary and Southfields Academy. The combined team of over 30 dedicated and committed staff provide education, care and support to almost 700 children and young people from birth to 25 years of age. This is the largest and most diverse team of professionals working in the field of sensory impairment in the south east.
The service's facilities include:
- Wandsworth Vision Support and Habilitation Service
- Wandsworth Deaf and Hearing Support
- The Willow Hearing Support Centre
- The Rowan Hearing Support Centre
