Special educational needs and disabilities

What are Special Educational Needs? 

Special educational needs are referred to as SEN. The abbreviation SEND relates to special educational needs and/or disabilities. Guidance, legislation, and regulations sometimes use the abbreviation SEND.

“A child or young person has SEN if they have a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for him or her. A child of compulsory school age or a young person has a learning difficulty or disability if he or she:

(a) has a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of others of the same age, or

(b) has a disability which prevents or hinders him or her from making use of facilities of a kind generally provided for others of the same age in mainstream schools or mainstream post-16 institutions.”  SEND Code of Practice 0 to 25 2015

Special educational needs can mean that a child or young person has:

 A child or young person may have needs in more than one area of need 


What should I do if I think my child has Special Educational Needs?  

Sometimes as a parent you may be the first to be aware that your child has special educational needs. If you are concerned about your child’s progress and think that your child may have special educational needs you should first talk to your child’s class teacher and/or to the school's Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) Mrs Flo Bailey. 

School Information Report

School Information report 2021

Special Needs and Inclusion Policy

Special Educational Needs and Inclusion Policy

SEND 

Code of Practice

SEND_Code_of_Practice_January_2015.pdf

The Graduated response

The Graduated reposnse.pdf

Accessibility Plan

Accessibility Plan Policy

Our SEND Action Plan

SEND action plan

How we support children with SEND in specific subjects

MATHEMATICS

Maths - Strategies for supporting pupils

ENGLISH

English - Strategies for supporting pupils

SCIENCE

Science - Strategies for supporting pupils

MFL

Geography - Strategies for supporting pupils

GEOGRAPHY

Geography - Strategies for supporting pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

HISTORY

History - Strategies for supporting pupils

COMPUTING

Computing - Supporting SEND

MUSIC

Music - Strategies for supporting pupils

PE 

PE Strategies for supporting pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in PE lessons

PSHE

PSHE - Strategies for supporting pupils

ART

Art - Strategies for supporting pupils

RE

RE - Strategies for supporting pupils