SEND Information Report
The vision and aims of our SEND (Special Educational Needs Department) are as follows:
- All children and young people are valued equally and have the right to learn, achieve and participate fully in education and in the wider community regardless of their abilities and behaviours.
- All children and young people are empowered so that their voice is heard and heeded in decisions made about themselves.
- All parents and carers are partners in meeting the needs of their children.
- All children and young people are entitled to have access to a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum that is differentiated to meet individual learning styles, recognising personal strengths and needs.
- The diversity of the needs of children and young people is recognised and met through a range of flexible, responsive and varied provision.
SEND Information Report
School:
- This statement is implemented and managed by the Headteacher, in consultation with the Senior Leadership team and Special Educational Needs and Disability Co-ordinator (SENDCo)
Governing body:
- The Governors and Director of SEND approves and reviews this policy annually- Last approved February 2024.
http://www.pipcroydon.com/what-we-can-do-for-you/parent-forum
The National Autistic Society ( http://www.autism.org.uk/About/Family-life/Parents-carers)
EHC need assessment in Croydon
Contact a family (South east) (http://www.cafamily.org.uk/advice-and-support/in-your- area/offices/south-east/?s=&t=rg&r=4332 )
Director of SEND, Head Teacher and SENDCo
The effectiveness of our SEND provision is evaluated by:
- Monitoring progress made both in the classroom and in any interventions that be carried out.
- Review of school offer by local authority case workers.
- Constant feedback and discussions with parents/carers and students.
- Formal and informal assessments
- Teaching and Learning observations
If needs require, the SENDCo will make contact with relevant agencies to identify extra specialist provision that can help support students. This is often done through an EHCP, which can be applied for by both the school and parents/carers.
The school has access to a Local Authority Educational Psychologist who is able to offer support in assessing the needs of individuals with SEN/D. Parents/carers are always involved in the decision to consult the E.P. and are included in a feedback meeting in which strategies for support are agreed.
We are committed to ‘joined up’ working with other agencies such as Speech and Language Therapy, Visual Impairment Service, CAMHS and Social Care in order to fully meet the needs of our students.
- Meetings with parents/carers and the SENDCo to discuss needs of the student and strategies that can be put in place to assist transition:
- Understanding the needs of the students
- Strategies that support and aid transition
- Strategies that support and aid academic achievement
- Friendship groups
- Emotional, social and mental information
- Members of the senior leadership team and/or SENDCo visit primary school to discuss student (both academically and emotionally). Can start as early as year 5 for students with an EHCP to support with transition on a flexible TT arrangement.
- Transition day at Serenity School to meet current students & staff during summer term of year 6. Additional visits to the school for students with SEN/D where necessary.
- Regular discussion between student and form tutor/SENDCo to ensure transition is going smoothly.
- Detailed support for students when choosing KS4/5 options.
- Transition support when leaving school.
- Mental Health awareness;
- Mental health modules including: resilience, anxiety, attachment and trauma, challenging behaviour;
- All students are encouraged to share their views about their learning through our regular student surveys and school council.
- Student’s views are taken and discussed during annual review meetings.
- Form tutors, subject teachers and relevant members of support staff discuss next steps and targets with identified students, who are encouraged to take ownership of their learning and to aim high.
- Students with SEND are active partners in reviewing their provision and progress. They are invited to attend review meetings with their parents.
- Ensure that all students are involved within the lesson in some form.
- Provide equipment that assists that student in accessing the activity/ies being carried out.
- Discussions with parents/carers and student regarding strategies for supporting engagement are carried out where and when necessary.
- Teaching groups are made up of students with and without SEND.
- Lessons are carefully planned in order to ensure access to all students.
- Extra-curricular activities are carefully planned in order to ensure access to all students.
- Engagement levels of students with and without SEND in lessons and extra curricular activities are monitored to ensure parity.
- The school has intervention in place at all levels. On arrival pupils are baselined through assessment and EHCP requirement. All pupils have access to counselling therapy, as well as social skills, zones of regulation and other therapeutic strategies.
- Each student has a form tutor and teaching team who monitors wellbeing and remains with the group as they progress through the school.
- The school provides therapy rooms and resources available in class.
- We have a school council to actively elicit the views of our students.
- Skills for learning, including resilience and independence are actively taught across the curriculum.
- The school have an in house SALT, OT and animal and counselling therapists
- The progress made by all students is regularly monitored and reviewed.
- Initially, concerns registered by teachers, parents/carers or other agencies are addressed by appropriate differentiation within the classroom and a record is kept of strategies used.
- When a student is identified as having special educational needs, we will intervene initially to provide appropriate changes to the curriculum and or specialist intervention to narrow the gap and ensure expected progress is made. For example, we may utilise Individual Student Profiles, differentiation and intervention groups focused on developing social skills or literacy.
- On identification, the SENDCo will work with teachers to ensure quality first teaching and training e. g. differentiation and small-group guided work.
- The school will work with students, parents/carers and other relevant professionals to identify appropriate equipment and facilities to support students with SEND.
- Aliane Peroval
- aperoval@serenityschool.org.uk
If parents/carers have concerns relating to their child’s learning or inclusion, these may initially be discussed with the child’s form tutor. This may then result in a referral to the relevant senior teacher for consideration/action. Parents/carers may also contact the SENDCo or the Headteacher directly if they feel this is more appropriate.
- SEN/D students may be identified through information provided by the student’s previous school, teacher observations and assessment, progress checklists, target setting, parental/carer concerns or the students’ own observations or by external agencies.
- Areas of need are identified and prioritised and become the basis of the intervention.
- The effectiveness of intervention will be reviewed at least 3 times per year.
- The review will involve the analysis of relevant progress data and discussion with relevant staff such as Special Educational Needs and Disability Co-ordinator (SENDCo), teachers, parents/carers, student and or specialists.
- In some cases outside professionals from health or children’s services may already be involved with the student.
- Where these professionals are not already working with Serenity School, the SENDCo will contact them, having discussed the situation with the parents/carers.
- The SEN/D team will further assess the student and support for the individual will be discussed and action taken.
A child or young person has a special educational need if they have a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for them. A child of compulsory school age or a young person is considered to have a learning difficulty or disability if he or she:
- ‘has a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of others of the same age; or
- has a disability which prevents or hinders them from making use of educational facilities of a kind generally provided for students of the same age in mainstream schools or mainstream post-16 institutions.’ (Code of Practice, 2015)
The types of SEN/D we provide for are:
- Communication and Interaction needs (C&I) including Autistic Spectrum Condition, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Attention Deficit Disorder.
- Cognition and Learning needs (C&L) including Specific Learning Difficulties such as Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and Dyscalculla.
- Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH) such as anxiety and depression.
School:
- This statement is implemented and managed by the Headteacher, in consultation with the Senior Leadership team and Special Educational Needs and Disability Co-ordinator (SENDCo)
Governing body:
- The Governors and Director of SEND approve and review this policy annually- Last approved in May 2022
http://www.pipcroydon.com/what-we-can-do-for-you/parent-forum
The National Autistic Society ( http://www.autism.org.uk/About/Family-life/Parents-carers)
EHC needs assessment in Croydon
Contact a family (Southeast) (www.cafamily.org.uk/advice-and-support/in-your- area/offices/south-east/?s=&t=rg&r=4332 )
Director of SEND, Head Teacher and SENDCo
The effectiveness of our SEN/D provision is evaluated by:
- Monitoring progress made both in the classroom and in any interventions that be carried out.
- Review of school offer by local authority case workers.
- Constant feedback and discussions with parents/carers and students.
- Formal and informal assessments
- Teaching and Learning observations
The effectiveness of our SEND provision is evaluated by:
- Monitoring progress made both in the classroom and in any interventions that be carried out.
- Constant feedback and discussions with parents/carers and students.
- Formal and informal assessments
- Teaching and Learning observations
If needs require, the SENDCo will make contact with relevant agencies to identify extra specialist provision that can help support students. This is often done through an EHCP, which can be applied for by both the school and parents/carers.
The school has access to a Local Authority Educational Psychologist who is able to offer support in assessing the needs of individuals with SEN/D. Parents/carers are always involved in the decision to consult the E.P. and are included in a feedback meeting in which strategies for support are agreed.
We are committed to ‘joined up’ working with other agencies such as Speech and Language Therapy, Visual Impairment Service, CAMHS and Social Care in order to fully meet the needs of our students.
- Meetings with parents/carers and the SENDCo to discuss needs of the student and strategies that can be put in place to assist transition:
- Understanding the needs of the students
- Strategies that support and aid transition
- Strategies that support and aid academic achievement
- Friendship groups
- Emotional, social and mental information
- Members of the senior leadership team and/or SENDCo visit primary school to discuss student (both academically and emotionally). Can start as early as year 5 for students with an EHCP to support with transition on a flexible TT arrangement.
- Transition day at Serenity School to meet current students & staff during summer term of year 6. Additional visits to the school for students with SEN/D where necessary.
- Regular discussion between student and form tutor/SENDCo to ensure transition is going smoothly.
- Detailed support for students when choosing KS4/5 options.
- Transition support when leaving school.
- Mental Health awareness;
- Mental health modules including: resilience, anxiety, attachment and trauma, challenging behaviour;
- All students are encouraged to share their views about their learning through our regular student surveys and school council.
- Student’s views are taken and discussed during annual review meetings.
- Form tutors, subject teachers and relevant members of support staff discuss next steps and targets with identified students, who are encouraged to take ownership of their learning and to aim high.
- Students with SEND are active partners in reviewing their provision and progress. They are invited to attend review meetings with their parents.
- Ensure that all students are involved within the lesson in some form.
- Provide equipment that assists that student in accessing the activity/ies being carried out.
- Discussions with parents/carers and student regarding strategies for supporting engagement are carried out where and when necessary.
- Teaching groups are made up of students with and without SEN/D.
- Lessons are carefully planned in order to ensure access to all students.
- Extra-curricular activities are carefully planned in order to ensure access to all students.
- Engagement levels of students with and without SEN/D in lessons and extra curricular activities are monitored to ensure parity.
- The school has interventions in place at all levels. On arrival, pupils are baselined through assessment and EHCP requirements. All pupils have access to counseling therapy, as well as social skills, zones of regulation, and other therapeutic strategies.
- Each student has a form tutor and teaching team who monitors their well-being and remains with the group as they progress through the school.
- The school provides therapy rooms and resources available in class.
- We have a school council to actively elicit the views of our students.
- Skills for learning, including resilience and independence, are actively taught across the curriculum.
The school has in-house SALT, OT, and animal and counseling therapists.
- The progress made by all students is regularly monitored and reviewed.
- Initially, concerns registered by teachers, parents/carers or other agencies are addressed by appropriate differentiation within the classroom and a record is kept of strategies used.
- When a student is identified as having special educational needs, we will intervene initially to provide appropriate changes to the curriculum and or specialist intervention to narrow the gap and ensure expected progress is made. For example, we may utilise Individual Student Profiles, differentiation and intervention groups focused on developing social skills or literacy.
- On identification, the SENDCo will work with teachers to ensure quality first teaching and training e. g. differentiation and small-group guided work.
- The school will work with students, parents/carers and other relevant professionals to identify appropriate equipment and facilities to support students with SEN/D.
- Mrs Charmaine Ayisi
- cayisi@serenityschool.org.uk
If parents/carers have concerns relating to their child’s learning or inclusion, these may initially be discussed with the child’s form tutor. This may then result in a referral to the relevant senior teacher for consideration/action. Parents/carers may also contact the SENDCo or the Headteacher directly if they feel this is more appropriate.
- SEN/D students may be identified through information provided by the student’s previous school, teacher observations and assessment, progress checklists, target setting, parental/carer concerns or the students’ own observations or by external agencies.
- Areas of need are identified and prioritised and become the basis of the intervention.
- The effectiveness of intervention will be reviewed at least 3 times per year.
- The review will involve the analysis of relevant progress data and discussion with relevant staff such as Special Educational Needs and Disability Co-ordinator (SENDCo), teachers, parents/carers, student and or specialists.
- In some cases outside professionals from health or children’s services may already be involved with the student.
- Where these professionals are not already working with Serenity School, the SENDCo will contact them, having discussed the situation with the parents/carers.
- The SEN/D team will further assess the student and support for the individual will be discussed and action taken.
A child or young person has a special educational need if they have a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for them. A child of compulsory school age or a young person is considered to have a learning difficulty or disability if he or she:
- ‘has a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of others of the same age; or
- has a disability which prevents or hinders them from making use of educational facilities of a kind generally provided for students of the same age in mainstream schools or mainstream post-16 institutions.’ (Code of Practice, 2015)
The types of SEN/D we provide for are:
- Communication and Interaction needs (C&I) including Autistic Spectrum Condition, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Attention Deficit Disorder.
- Cognition and Learning needs (C&L) including Specific Learning Difficulties such as Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and Dyscalculla.
- Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH) such as anxiety and depression.
