Special educational needs support at mainstream primary schools

• Special Educational Needs (SEN) Officers provide learning and behaviour support in class or through individual or small group intervention or skills training after curriculum hours.
• Teachers Trained in Special Needs provide learning support and plan instructional strategies and adapt lessons for students with special educational needs, and share strategies with other teachers in school.

• Learning Support Programme (LSP) for Primary 1 and 2 students who need additional help with English Language.
• Learning Support for Mathematics (LSM) Programme for Primary 1 to 4 students who need additional help with Mathematics.
• TRANsition Support for InTegration (TRANSIT) takes place during Primary 1 to help students with social and behavioural needs develop independence through learning foundational self-management skills. Schools proactively identify these students for support based on information gathered from parents and teachers, and through systematic observations conducted by trained school personnel. TRANSIT will be introduced progressively to all primary schools by 2026.
• School-based Dyslexia Remediation programme for students with dyslexia in Primary 3 and 4. Students with dyslexia in other levels will have access to the MOE-subsidised Main Literacy Programme conducted by the Dyslexia Association of Singapore.
• Circle of Friends, a peer support intervention to support students who are at risk of social-interaction difficulties in school contexts.

• Access arrangements for children for their national examination papers, such as larger fonts and extra time. Find out more from the school once your child is enrolled.
• Barrier-free accessibility to support students who require mobility aids like wheelchairs.
• Assistive technology devices such as frequency modulation equipment, text-to-speech software and magnifiers for Singapore citizens with hearing loss, visual or physical impairments. Find out more from the school once your child is enrolled.
• Services from social service agencies such as AWWA Ltd and The Singapore Association for the Deaf for children with hearing loss, visual or physical impairments. They will assess your child’s needs and work with the teachers to provide assistance. Find out more from the school when your child is enrolled.
• Transport concession or subsidy schemes for persons with disabilities for public transport travel. These schemes are administered by SG Enable.

Students with special educational needs may have other needs beyond learning and education that require therapy or intervention from allied health professionals such as:

• Occupational therapists
• Speech and language therapists
• Physiotherapists
• Psychologists

Therapy services are available at these hospitals:

• KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital
• National University Hospital
• Changi General Hospital
• Khoo Teck Puat Hospital

Mental health services are available at:

• Response, Early intervention and Assessment in Community mental Health (REACH), a community health service to support social or behavioural difficulties.
• Child Guidance Clinic (CGC)

If you need assistance for a referral to a polyclinic, a Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS) clinic or REACH, you can approach your child's school.

You can obtain a referral to a hospital or CGC through a polyclinic or a CHAS clinic. An initial consult with a doctor at one of these clinics is required so that they can make an appropriate referral.