SEND
Special Educational Needs and Difficulties can affect a child’s ability to learn.
They can affect their:
- Behaviour or ability to socialise.
- Reading and writing.
- Ability to understand things.
- Concentration levels.
- Physical ability.
It is the role of the SENDCO to ensure that children with special educational needs and disabilities receive the support that they need.
Our SENDCO in school is Helen Hall, who can be contacted via the school office or email at enquiries@stp.dsat.education
Some of the responsibilities of a SENDCO include:
- Overseeing the day-to-day operation of the school’s SEND policy.
- Supporting the identification of children with special educational needs.
- Co-ordinating provision for children with SEND.
- Liaising with parents of children with SEND.
- Liaising with other providers, outside agencies, educational psychologists, and external agencies.
- Ensuring that the school keeps the records of all pupils with SEND up to date.
SEND Curriculum Intent:
Code of practice: Some children and young people need educational provision that is additional to or different from their peers. This is special educational provision under Section 21 of the Children and Families Act 2014. Schools and colleges must use their best endeavours to ensure that such provision is made for those who need it. Special educational provision is underpinned by high quality teaching and is compromised by anything less.
Excellence and enjoyment: Great teaching is about sensitivity and adaptation, about a warm interaction between a teacher and a student, and about adjusting to the here-and-now circumstances of the classroom & child’s needs.
What SEND teaching means at St Thomas:
Children with SEND will be identified quickly, supported fully, and access lessons that are differentiated to enable and challenge each child to meet their potential in their progression to adulthood. We want children to experience 'Life in all its fullness' John 10:10.
Accessibility Plan can be found on the school policies web page.