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Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
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Our Ethos
At St. Peter’s, we are committed to giving all our pupils every opportunity to achieve their best. Achievement, attitude, and inclusion are the responsibility of everyone within our school. Every teacher is a teacher of every pupil, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). We respect and value the unique contribution that each individual makes to our school community.
Aim
Our special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) policy aims to:
Ensure that all pupils, regardless of their particular needs, receive inclusive teaching that enables them to make the best possible progress and feel valued as members of the wider school community. We expect all pupils with SEND to meet or exceed the high expectations we set for them, in line with national standards and based on their age and starting points. We are dedicated to providing pupils with the necessary support to access a broad and balanced curriculum. By working in partnership with families, our aim is to help pupils become confident individuals who are prepared for a successful transition to the next phase of their education.
Objectives
To establish a clear process for identifying, assessing, planning, providing, and reviewing support for SEND pupils, with pupils and their parents/carers at the centre.
To develop effective, whole-school provision management for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
To deliver training and support for all staff working with pupils with SEND, ensuring our practice aligns with the guidance set out in the SEND Code of Practice 2015.
To communicate with and involve pupils with SEND and their parents or carers in discussions and decisions about support and provision.
To ensure the SEND policy is consistently understood and implemented by all staff.
To ensure our school fully complies with national legislation and guidance regarding pupils with SEND.
To provide pupils with SEND access to all aspects of school life, enabling them to engage in activities alongside pupils without SEND.
To support pupils with SEND in fulfilling their aspirations and achieving their best, ensuring they become confident individuals leading fulfilling lives.
Our special educational needs and disabilities co-ordinator, or SENDCO
Our SENDCO and Inclusion Lead is Miss Emily Cook. She can be contacted via the school's communication system at communications@stpetersce.lbhf.sch.uk.
What should I do if I think my child has SEN?
At St Peter’s we are committed to giving all our children every opportunity to achieve their best. The achievement, attitude and inclusion are the responsibility of everyone within our school. Every teacher is a teacher of every child, including those with special educational needs and disabilities. We respect the unique contribution, which every individual can make to our school community.
The table below outlines what parents/carers should do if they think their child might need SEN support.
For more information about SEND at St. Peter's, please see the school's SEND Policy and SEND Information Report.
Resources
Please click the link below to access the SEND resource and information padlet for St. Peter's CofE Primary School.
Hammersmith and Fulham Local Offer
LBHF Ordinarily Available Provision
LBHF Parent/Carer SEND Support Pathway
Other Relevant Policies
Equalities Information and Objectives
Supporting Pupils with Medical ConditionsAttendance and Punctuality Policy
Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy
At St Peter’s CE Primary School we have a three tiered approach to supporting a child’s learning.
Universal strategies – this is the quality first/high quality teaching your child will receive from her/his class teacher and may include some very minor adaptations to match learning needs.
Additional support - it may be appropriate to consider making additional short-term special educational provision to remove or reduce any barriers to your child’s learning. This takes the form of a graduated four part approach of a) assessing your child’s needs, b) planning the most effective and appropriate intervention, c) providing (do) this intervention and d) reviewing the impact on your child’s progress towards individual learning outcomes (assess, plan, do, review cycle).
Specialist provision – it may be necessary to seek specialist advice and regular long-term support from a specialist professional outside the school in order to plan for the best possible learning outcomes for your child. This may include educational psychology, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, sensory advisory teachers and the child development service. The school may need to prioritise referrals to these services. However, for a very small number of children access to these specialists may be through a Statement of SEND or an EHC Plan.
How does the school make sure the admissions process is fair for children with SEN or a disability?
The Governing Body is committed to equal opportunities for all candidates including the disabled. Reasonable adjustments are made under the Equality Act 2010 to accommodate the needs of children with any disability. Children who have Education, Health and Care Plans that name the school under the terms of the Education Act 1996 will be admitted to the school under a different admissions procedure through their home Local Authority.
Exceptional social or medical needs of the child, of which a professional assessment has been provided with the application form, will be considered as stated in Part One of the oversubscription criteria.
Arrangements for when the School is oversubscribed.
- Governors will admit any children offered a place at St Peter’s through the separate process which admits those with Education, Health and Care Plans, which specifically name the school.
- The Governors will give the highest priority to Looked After Children, including those previously Looked After.
For further details, please see the school’s Admission Policy here.
What should I do if I have a complaint about my child’s SEND support?
Complaints about SEND provision in our school should be made to your child’s class teacher and the school’s SENDCO in the first instance. They will then try to address your concerns. If further assistance is needed, contact Miss Frazer, the Headteacher of the school.
If you are not satisfied with the school’s response, you can escalate the complaint. In some circumstances, this right also applies to the pupil themselves. The school’s complaint policy can be accessed here.
To see a full explanation of suitable avenues for complaint, see pages 246 and 247 of the SEND Code of Practice.
If you feel that our school has discriminated against your child because of their SEND, you have the right to make a discrimination claim to the first-tier SEND tribunal. To find out how to make such a claim, you should visit: https://www.gov.uk/complain-about-school/disability-discrimination
You can make a claim about alleged discrimination regarding:
- Admission
- Exclusion
- Provision of education and associated services
- Making reasonable adjustments, including the provision of auxiliary aids and services
Before going to a SEND tribunal, you can go through processes called disagreement resolution or mediation, where you try to resolve your disagreement before it reaches the tribunal.
The current provider for SEND mediation services in Hammersmith & Fulham is KIDS SEND Mediation Service.
