SEND
Wimbish Primary Academy is committed to providing an inclusive education, where all children are supported to thrive and meet their potential both academically and socially. We have high aspirations for our whole community, and we will support all our children to access our curriculum, whatever their level of need, making reasonable adjustments where required.
View our policies by downloading at the bottom of this page or from the policy page. Other helpful links are available by hovering over SEND on the left-hand side menu.
What is SEND?
(From the SEND Code of Practice 2015)
SEND stands for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
A child or young person of compulsory school age is defined as SEND if they have a special educational need/learning difficulty or a disability.
This can be:
- If they have a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of others of the same age; or
- If they have a disability which prevents or hinders them from making use of educational facilities of a kind generally provided for others of the same age in mainstream schools or mainstream post-16 institutions.
Children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities may need extra help or support, or special provision made for them to allow them to have the same opportunities as others of the same age. If a child or young person has special educational needs or disabilities their needs will fall into one or more of the following four areas:
- Cognition and Learning (C+L)
- Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)
- Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH)
- Physical and/or Sensory needs
| How do we support your child? What is the Graduated Approach?
If we suspect a child may have Special Educational Needs, we take actions to remove the pupil’s barriers to learning. We put in place educational provision through the use of the Graduated Approach. The Anglian Learning Graduated Approach identifies different levels of support for pupils.
“Ordinarily available provision” strategies and resources that any child may access. We provide this through our offer of high quality teaching. For some – Interventions and extra support Children may access targeted support to address barriers to learning and specific difficulties. This may include extra adult support in class, small group or 1:1 interventions. If a child has been receiving support but is still experiencing difficulties, we may add them onto our school’s SEND register. For few – Personalised support, EHC plans, Alternative provision If children experience a more complex/sustained level of need, school may seek extra support. We may apply for an an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) to provide more indiviualised and personalised support. Please see the SEND OAP Toolkit in the downloads for more information
If your child is a member of our school’s SEND register, they will be supported through cycles of Assess, Plan, Do, Review (APDR). This is tracked through our termly cycles of OnePlanning.
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For all – Inclusive Classrooms| What should I do if I have concerns about my child?
If you have concerns about your child’s attainment, progress or a pastoral concern about their health and wellbeing, please contact your child’s class teacher through the school office or the SENCO – Mrs Beecroft-Sullivan We will always aim to work with you to support children where their needs are.
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We are committed to providing an inclusive education, where all children are supported to thrive and meet their potential both academically and socially. We have high aspirations for our whole community, supporting all our children to access our curriculum whatever their level of need. Leaders will ensure appropriate reasonable adjustments are made where necessary.
Wimbish Primary Academy’s SENDCo is Mrs Beecroft-Sullivan. She can be contacted via the school office. Pupils and staff also benefit from the expertise available through Anglian Learning’s Director for SEND and vulnerable pupils, Camilla Saunders; and from Lucy Millard, specialist teacher for SEND.