Transcript Stretton C of E Academy SEN Information Report

Stretton C of E Academy
SEN Information Report
Continue reading to discover all
you need to know about special
educational needs and disabilities
in our school
Mission Statement
• We are a fully inclusive mainstream school.
• We strive to ensure that all pupils achieve their potential personally,
socially, emotionally and academically in all areas of the curriculum
(regardless of their gender, ethnicity, social background, religion,
sexual identity, physical ability or educational needs).
• This document is intended to give you information regarding the
ways in which we ensure we support all of our pupils, including
those with SEN, in order that they can realise their full potential.
• It may not list every skill, resource and technique we employ in order
to achieve this, as these are continually developed and used to
modify our provision to meet the changing requirements for
individual pupils.
Meet our SENCO
• Mrs Susan Samra is our Special Educational Needs
Co-ordinator or SENCO.
• She works on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Friday.
• She can be contacted for
appointments via the school office.
Contents page
• Q1: Definition of SEN
• Q2: What training and/or expertise do adults at
Stretton have to teach pupils with SEN?
• Q3: What type of special educational needs and
disabilities do you support at Stretton?
• Q4: How are these identified?
• Q5: If my child has SEN, how will I be involved with
planning the support to meet my child’s needs?
• Q6: How do you support pupils with their emotional
well-being?
• Q7: Is there extra support available to help my child
with their learning?
Contents page cont.
• Q8: Who should I contact in school if I want to find out more
about how my child will be supported?
• Q9: How do I and my child find out about extra-curricular
support and activities?
• Q10: What other services are provided in school and out of
school for children with SEN or disabilities?
• Q11: How will I be informed about the work other services are
doing with my child?
• Q12: Which services support parents and families of children
with SEN or disabilities?
• Q13: How will my child be supported with transition (moving
on)?
• Q14: Funding for SEN.
• Q15: Where can I find information about policies relating to
SEND?
• Q16: Support available through the local authority.
Stretton’s definition of SEN
• 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:
• has a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of
others of the same age, or
• 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
Taken from: Special educational needs and disability code of practice:
0 to 25 years 2014
What training and/or expertise do adults at
Stretton have to teach pupils with SEN?
• All staff have general training in order to meet the needs of SEN pupils within
their class. This includes training on:
• How to identify when pupils have special educational needs and the best
ways to support them
• Dyslexia
• Differentiation (meeting different abilities within the class group)
• Supporting pupils with language difficulties
• Behaviour management
• Fresh Start training (to help pupils who have been identified as needing to
improve their reading and writing skills).
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We also have staff with specific expertise in the following areas:
• Speech and language and communication • Supporting pupils with social and
emotional difficulties
What type of special educational needs and
disabilities do you support at Stretton?
• Typically, in our school, children with SEN have
difficulties with:
• Reading and writing
• Maths
• Memory
• Language - understanding and following instructions
• Making friends and working with other children
• Relating to adults
• Social or emotional development, and sensory difficulties
• Social communication needs (such as Autistic Spectrum
Disorder/ Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) linked
to emotional and mental health needs
How are these needs identified?
• Our class teachers closely monitor the progress made by all the
children and ask advice from the SENCO as soon as they have
concerns about any pupil.
• The SENCO helps class teachers to plan activities such as small
group work or special programmes to help the child.
• If these activities don’t help the child to make good progress, the
SENCO might suggest other programmes or temporary additional
support, or ask for advice or assessment from an external specialist
service.
• It is at this point the SENCO and class teacher will meet with
parents/carers and together agree that additional SEN support will
be put in place. The teacher will plan a ‘All About Me’, which has
their targets and how they will be helped.
If my child has SEN, how will I be involved
with planning the support to meet my
child’s needs?
The following are available for all children at Stretton:
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Parent evenings
Curriculum meetings
Open classrooms
Termly reports
Further discussion with class teacher by appointment
If your child has SEN you can also access :
• Termly review meetings to evaluate progress against outcomes
• Consultation meetings with outside agencies where appropriate
(eg. Educational Psychology Service etc)
• Further discussion with class teacher/SENCO by appointment
How do you support pupils with
their emotional well-being?
• At Stretton we recognise and value the importance of building
strong, mutually respective relationships with all our pupils. All staff
are trained to support the emotional well-being of pupils to reflect the
ethos of our academy. When dealing with pupils, staff are always
sensitive to their individual emotional needs and have a range of
strategies to ensure that there is always a positive impact on their
self esteem. Some children with SEN may need additional support
with their emotional well-being; at Stretton we can provide the
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Access to a quiet space with 1:1 adult support
Lunchtime clubs/After School clubs
1:1 counselling
Personalised timetable and/or personalised curriculum
1:1 adult support to access the curriculum
Referral to other agencies (eg. VIBES; CAMHS; Young Carers;
Barnardo’s etc)
Is there extra support available to
help my child with their learning?
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The following extra support is available as appropriate:
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Access to short-term intervention groups (e.g. Six week programme to
develop basic maths skills; social skills group)
Access to longer-term intervention groups (e.g. Fresh Start reading and
writing programme)
Lunchtime skills groups (both inside and outside)
Nurture group
Additional individual support as appropriate to a pupil’s level of need
Mentoring support
Access to expertise from outside agencies:
Time for You Counselling
Learning and Behaviour Support Service (including Dyslexia Support
Teachers)
Educational Psychology Service
Speech and Language Therapy
Coventry Autism Support Service
Abacus Counselling
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Who should I contact in school if I
want to find out more about how
my child will be supported?
• Initial contact should be with your child’s
class teacher.
• Additionally our SENCO, Mrs Samra, is
available to meet with parents/carers and
discuss this support.
What other services are provided in
school and out of school for
children with SEN or disabilities?
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Cognition & Learning
Learning & Behaviour Support Service (LABSS)
Educational Psychology Service (EPS)
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Dyslexia Support Teacher
Tel: 024 7678 8400
Communication & Interaction
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Speech & Language Therapy (SALT)
Tel: 024 7696 1453 Website: www.coventrychildrensslt.co.uk
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Coventry Autism Support Service (CASS)
Tel: 01676 541249
LABSS (Tel. as above)
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Social, Mental & Emotional Wellbeing
Advice from EPS
Advice from LABSS Tel. as above.
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
Tel: 024 76961 549
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Primary Mental Health Team
Tel: 024 76788 400
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Sensory & Physical
Physiotherapy service
Occupational Therapy service
Tel: 024 76961 455 website: www.covkidsot.co.uk
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Access to Technology service (ICT hardware / software)
Advice / input from Sensory Support Service
Tel: 024 76786 174
How will I be informed about the work
other services are doing with my child?
• Permission is always sought from
parents/carers before any outside agency
work is begun.
• Some agencies will set-up a pre-meeting
before the work is begun (e.g. counselling)
• Once a block of work has been completed,
feedback will be given to parents/carers and
may include a written report.
Which services support parents and families
of children with SEN or disabilities?
• The following local government website provides
information about relevant support networks:
http://www.coventry.gov.uk/info/2000684/special_educati
onal_needsparent_partnership_service/264/local_support_groups
Also:
• Parent Partnership Service (open 9.00am - 5.00pm)
• Limbrick Wood Centre, Thomas Naul Croft, Tile Hill,
Coventry, CV4 9QX
• E-mail: [email protected]
• Tel: 024 7669 4307
• Fax: 024 7669 5627
How will my child be supported with
transition (moving on)?
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At Stretton we have a variety of transition arrangements in place including
the following:
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Transferring to the next year group:
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Period of transition during the summer term (eg. Visiting their new
classroom space, meeting new staff, taking part in activities linked to their
next year group.)
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Transition meetings between previous and new class teachers
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Transition to secondary school:
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For pupils with statements or Education, Health and Care plans transition
arrangements are discussed at their Y5 review meeting.
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Meetings between Stretton’s Y6 teachers and the Y7 transition teachers
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• Year 7 staff come into school to meet and work with Y6 pupils.
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For some pupils additional visits are made to their new secondary
school.
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LABSS transition group work.
• Transferring to a new primary school:
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Liaison between the new primary school and Stretton.
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Visits prior to transfer if appropriate.
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Visit from new school staff to St Bart’s to meet the pupil and staff.
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Transfer of all records to the new school with discussion as
appropriate.
Funding for SEN
• General SEN funding:
• All schools have an allocation of funding to meet the
needs of pupils with SEND.
• The allocation is based on the number of pupils on our
school SEN register.
• This funding is used by the school to support a variety of
needs.
• Pupils with Statements/EHC Plans:
• Support for pupils is partly funded through the general
SEN budget and through top-up funding.
• This allocation is based upon level of need.
• The way this funding is used is discussed and agreed
with pupils and their families
Support available through the
local authority
• The Coventry Local Offer website has information about
the services that are available.
• Click here to view the Coventry Local Offer (available
from September 2014).
• The language used can often be confusing, click here for
a glossary of terms and an acronym buster.