Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) at Silchester
DEFINITION OF SEND
A child or young person has SEND if they have a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for him or her. By learning difficulty, it is meant that the child or young person has a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of others of the same age, or they have a disability which prevents or hinders them from making use of facilities of a kind generally provided for others of the same age in mainstream schools. For more detailed definition see DofE Code of Practice 2015, xiv, xv P/16 .
AIMS
To promote inclusivity and coordinate provision and resources for all children in the collaboration with SEND.
•To ensure that all pupils with SEND make good progress relative to their starting points and targets.
•To support staff development to enhance their skills, knowledge and confidence in supporting children with SEND.
•To support parents of children with SEND by providing relevant training, signposting support and ensuring communication is effective.
•To ensure that we make the best use of the resources available to the collaboration to support our most vulnerable children.
•To ensure that systems and processes for identifying, tracking and assessing are effective, efficient and consistent across all schools.
Flowchart
This flowchart shows the process that we undertake at Silchester and across the collaboration from the point of raising a cause for concern. Once a cause for concern form has been completed, the flowchart will be used to identify the appropriate pathway based on the pupil’s need. Once a pathway(s) have been followed, a pupil may need to be added to SEN register. Thereafter the Plan, Do Review process will be implemented and reassessed.
The following document details our SEN Information Report for Silchester
Our Special Educational Needs Coordinator is Mrs Emily Burningham and our Special Educational Needs Assistant is Mrs Jo Hunt. Should you wish to contact them directly, please use the following email address:
SENCO@silchester.hants.sch.uk