Special Educational Needs and Disabilities(SEND)
What are Special Educational Needs and Disabilities?
Children have additional educational needs if they have a learning difficulty that calls for additional educational provision to be made for them. Children have a learning difficulty if they:
have a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of children of the same age.
have a disability that prevents or hinders them from making use of educational facilities of a kind generally provided for children of the same age in schools within the area of the local authority.
are under compulsory school age and fall within the definitions above or would so do if special educational provision was not made for them.’ (Code of Practice September 2014)
There are now four broad areas of SEND, some children may have needs in one or more of these areas, these are:
Communication and Interaction
Cognition and Learning
Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties
Sensory and/or Physical Difficulties
How do we identify, assess and monitor additional needs?
At Heptonstall Junior & Infant School we follow a graduated approach. This consists of:
Assess
Plan
Do
Review
We involve parents and carers fully in all stages of the process.
You can also contact Miss Dodd, who is the Special Educational Needs Coordinator, for advice and support. To contact Miss Dodd please call school on 01422 842533 or email admin@heptonstallschool.co.uk
School SEND Core Offer and School Information Report
FURTHER INFORMATION
Please visit our policies page for: SEN Policy, Equality Policy, Accessibility Plan, Intimate Care Policy & Medical Conditions Policy
Calderdale's Local Offer Booklet
GOV.UK - Supporting Pupils at School with Medical Conditions