1. The Farlingaye Pyramid School Offer
What will happen after it is agreed my child needs something extra to help them learn?
How does the school know if my child needs extra help?
The Farlingaye Pyramid
School Offer
SANDLINGS
What should I do if I think my child has SEN?
What will the school do if they think my child has SEND?
What are the arrangements for the resolution of disagreements?
What support is available for a child with SEND at this school?
JARGON BUSTER
How will the school keep me informed if my child has SEND?
What does this school do to prepare SEND children for the future?
Where else can I find support and information?
What are the school’s expectations for children with SEND?
How will my child be supported during school transitions?

2. How does the school know if my child needs extra help?
Liaison with feeder schools
Child performing below age expected levels
We notice differences in behaviour, listening skills, self esteem and confidence compared with other children
Concerns raised by parents
Advice from existing outside agencies
Advice from existing health care professionals

3. What should I do if I think my child has SEND?
Arrange to have a chat outlining your concerns with your child’s class teacher initially
Arrange to have a chat outlining your concerns with the SENCo and/or Headteacher as required
Ensure the school is kept informed of any relevant background information/ changes/ concerns you have about your child

4. What will the school do if they think my child has SEND?
The school will use simple tests as appropriate to assess your child
Class teacher will have a dialogue with parents/carers and child

5. What support is available for a child with SEND at this school?
Quality First Teaching –
At Sandlings, we strive to ensure that all our teaching meets the highest standards for all students and work is appropriately differentiated to allow access and challenge for all. Additional intervention programmes are sometimes appropriate to support children’s progress and our staff have been trained to deliver the following programmes.
Fischer Family Trust
Max’s Marvellous Maths
Dancing Bears / Apples and Pears
Acceleread, Accelerwrite
Nessy
Booster Maths and Literacy
Phonics
Extra, Additional and Further Literacy Support
TEACHH
Talking Partners
Talking Maths
Speech and Language
Power of 1/2
Nurture Group
Keyboard skills
Gym Trail

6. Outside agency support which may be available
County Inclusive Resource - CIR
Behaviour Support Services – BSS
Special Schools Outreach
Speech and Language Therapy ( both Suffolk County Council and NHS)
SpLD Outreach
Thomas Wolsey Outreach
Educational Psychologists
School Nursing Team
Occupational Therapists
Advisory Teachers Suffolk County Council
Youth Justice Team
Suffolk County Council Learning and Improvement Services
SENDIASS – (PARENT PARTNERSHIP)
Suffolk County Council Local Offer

7. Where else can I find support and information?
SENDIASS
Access Unlimited
Access and Assessment Team for Norfolk and Suffolk
Autism Suffolk
The British Dyslexia Association
Suffolk County Council Local Offer

8. What will the school do after deciding with me that my child needs something extra and special to help them learn?
Class teacher will take responsibility for the daily education of your child and will be supported and advised by the SENCo where necessary
Learning is appropriately differentiated to allow access and challenge for all
Deployment of a Teaching Assistant/ Learning Support Assistant may be appropriate
Children will have access to the right tools to support them in the classroom (please see our accessibility policy)
Specific programmes of work may be used if appropriate
Class teacher (after consultation with SENCo as required) will set targets for your child’s learning, tracking provision as well as progress

9. How will the school keep me informed once it has been agreed my child has SEND?
Class teacher will meet with you at least termly to discuss your child’s progress, (this could be at a Parent Consultation Evening)
Meetings with external agencies where necessary
Annual Review meetings where necessary
Other forms of communication may include:
-Home/school diary
-Telephone conversations
-Letters home
-Contact with class teacher/school staff

10. What are the school’s expectations for children with SEND?
Learners have increased confidence and are self-assured
Children are encouraged to become independent learners
Children have increased self-esteem about their place in the world
Children are aware of their own needs and the strategies that help them learn
Children will enjoy a balanced, well-rounded curriculum with lots of fun opportunities

11. How will my child be supported during school transitions?
Liaison with pre-school prior to starting at the school and home visits
Liaison with external agencies to aid transition
Reception
Sharing knowledge about your child so we can plan together
New intake days
All year groups
Liaison with class teachers as your child moves through the school
Year 6
Additional meetings with High School/visits to High School

12. What are the arrangements for the resolution of disagreements?
Contact:
Miss Toal - Headteacher
Mrs White - Chair of Governors
SENDIASS – formally Parent Partnership

13. What does this school do to prepare SEND children for the future?
E-Safety awareness
Sexual Health and Relationships Education

14. JARGON BUSTER Abbreviation Description LSA
Abbreviation
Description
LSA
Learning Support Assistants who work in and out of the classroom with pupils TA
Teaching Assistants who work with pupils
SEN
Special Educational Needs
SEND
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
CoP
Code of Practice – Legal Statutory guidance for organizations who work with young people with SEN
SENCO
Special Educational Needs Coordinator LA
Local Authority
LA Local Offer
States what the LA will be offering schools and other providers in terms of SEN EP
Educational Psychologist
SALT
Speech and Language Therapist
CAF
Common Assessment Framework
TAC/TAF
Team Around the Child/Team Around the Family
YSW
Youth Support Worker
EWO
Educational Welfare Officer
BSS
Behaviour Support Service
CIR
County Inclusive Resource
OPPP
One Page Pupil Profiles AT
Advisory Teacher
ADHD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder VI
Visual Impairment PD
Physical Disability
SpLD
Speech and Language Difficulty (Dyslexia)
MLD
Moderate Learning Difficulty
ASD
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
EHC plan
Education and Health Care plan – these are replacing Statements of SEN. They require a formal assessment by the LA and may result in ‘top up’ funding to help support a child’s needs.