SEND
All of our staff teach all children, including those with Special Educational, Physical or Medical Needs.
Our ethos is to identify each child’s individual needs as early as possible. If a child has a disability, or significantly greater learning difficulties than other children, then we will start a programme of School Support and involve parents and the child in any planning. Working together, the parents and relevant class teacher (under the guidance of the school’s Special Educational Needs Coordinator) will create a Support Plan. If a child has more complex needs an Education Health and Care Plan may be initiated.
In addition to classroom differentiation and scaffolding, the needs of SEND children are provided for by an experienced team of Teaching Assistants through small group or individual interventions. To ensure that we are providing the correct care and support we review every Support Plan at least once a term through our Assess, Plan, Do Review cycle. We also closely monitor progress through the school’s tracking system, where SEND is a highlighted group.
To ensure that children receive the correct interventions for their needs, we also work closely with other support agencies such as Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Suffolk County Council’s Specialist Education Services.
Please find more information below:
SEND Graduated Approach (appendix A)
Family Liaison Partner (appendix B)
or contact Mrs Cooper our school SEND Co-ordinator
Disabilities
There is adequate provision of facilities to assist access to the school for pupils with disabilities. All admissions are considered equal regardless of ability.
Suffolk Parent Carer Forum
Suffolk Parent Carer Forum (SPCF) is a charitable organisation with an aim to shape and improve provisions and services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) aged 0-25 in Suffolk. We are the official statutory co-production partner of Suffolk County Council and the Integrated Care Board (NHS).
We consult families and gather their views and experiences of SEND services. Through co-production meetings with the Local Authority, education & health services and voluntary sector, we use feedback we collect to co-produce with services and aim to improve the quality of services for children and young people. We work alongside, but independently from the local authority, education & health.
We signpost families to services and share information related to SEND through our newsletters, website and social media. We host SEND services events with attendees from organisations in education, health and voluntary sectors. We also engage service providers and leaders of education and health in focus groups online throughout the year. SPCF membership is free and is open to parents and carers of children and young people with SEND in Suffolk. We also offer affiliate membership for professionals to stay up to date with our newsletters and in person/ online events. You can sign up to become an affiliate member at www.suffolkpcf.co.uk/membership.
We welcome those with SEND experience to share feedback on services. You can visit our website www.suffolkpcf.co.uk to fill out our feedback form, or you can email us at info@suffolkpcf.co.uk. You can also follow us on Facebook for updates at www.facebook.com/suffoklpcf