Special Educational Needs Update For Parents

National Context 14.4% of children nationally are identified as SEND (special educational needs and/or disability) = 1,244,255 pupils (2017)

Devonshire Road Primary – Our Context SEN Support 11.9% (50 children) Statement or Education, Health & Care Plan 1.1% (5 children) Overall on SEN register 13% (55 children) Barrier to learning most prevalent – speech, language and communication needs

The role of the Governing Body regarding SEN is to… Ensure that the head teacher and teachers are accountable for the following: All legal requirements are being met Children are making good progress Provision is put in place to meet the needs of the SEN pupils

The role of SENCO is to… Ensure that: All legal requirements are being met Children are effectively identified Provision is put in place to meet the needs of the SEN pupils Provision is monitored to ensure good progress is being made SMT (Senior Management Team), governors, governor with responsibility for SEND, outside agencies and parents are informed and encouraged to engage and meet the needs of SEN pupils

The role of the class teacher is to…

Special Educational Needs & Disability Code of Practice 0-25 years January 2015 Includes children and young people from the ages of 0-25 to ensure a successful transition to adulthood Focus on views of children and parents - having an active role in decision making - 'person centred planning' Focus on EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage or Reception)- meeting the needs early - 'embed a culture of high expectations‘ from Reception Provision to be made to enable pupils with SEN to 'close the gaps' Ensure collaboration between services Provision should include 'evidence-based' interventions Graduated approach to meeting the needs of pupils with SEN All support planned and reviewed by the class teacher Single category of 'SEND‘ – school action and school action plus will no longer exist 4 areas of SEN - Communication and interaction, cognition and learning, social, mental and emotional health, sensory and/or physical. Behaviour is not a category as it is a symptom of other difficulties. Education and Health Care Plan to replace ‘statement’ Introduction of notional funding, the local offer and the school offer

Our graduated response to support children with SEN

Interventions that we offer include… One to one reading Extra guided reading sessions Reciprocal Reading Every Child A Reader Comprehension Phonics Level 5 and 6 booster Reading Buddies Basic Sentence Construction Improving Sentences Improving Vocabulary Handwriting Ten Town Every Child Counts Numicon Hundred Square and Number Line Word Problem Work Working Memory Nurture Improving Gross and Fine Motor Skills EAL Support Inference training