Provision for pupils with SEND

Provision For Pupils With SEND

What type of provision does the school make?

 

Class teachers have responsibility to ensure that all pupils are supported within lessons using a variety of teaching and learning strategies appropriate to their needs including additional support from the class teacher and teaching assistants.  At Kings Norton we seek to promote and develop every pupil’s sense of independence and achievement within a supportive and nurturing environment. A ‘team’ approach is always adopted by class staff to avoid overdependency on one adult.  Pupils may have access to whole class, small group and some 1:1 support dependent on their needs. This means that activities are planned according to the level the pupil is working at.

The universal approach is known as High Quality Teaching.  For your pupil, this would mean:

 

 

For those pupils for whom High Quality Teaching is not enough, targeted support strategies can be used, which may include:

 

 

For pupils who have a high level of need, require a specialist programme of support and/or have an Education and Health Care Plan (EHC) other strategies may include:

 

 

For pupils who have social and/or emotional/mental health needs our pastoral team provide support. This may take the form of specific interventions 1:1 or in small groups such as ‘Nurture Group’, ‘time to talk’, support at play times and dinner times, resilience & self esteem building tasks & activities, ‘meet and greet’ morning sessions to support the transition between home/school and encouraging pupils to participate in appropriate extra curricular activities such as after school & lunchtime clubs.

Pupils may also have an Attachment Support Plan or a Pastoral Support Plan.

Pupils who have medical/SEND needs may be supported through an Individual Care plan or  Physical Management plan which is reviewed regularly. Advice may also be sought from the Physical Difficulties Support Service (PDSS) or the Physiotherapy team regarding adaptions or support for PE.

Some pupils with SEND may also require a Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan and additional risk assessments.

 

 

What types of learning resources does the school offer?

A range of resources will be available in all learning areas to support learning for pupils operating at different levels. These are identified on pupil’s Individual Education Plans.

What resources does the school offer to support children with communication and social needs?

 

 

 

 

What resources does the school offer to support children with social, emotional and mental health needs?

 


 Access Arrangements

Adaptations can be made to assessments for pupils with identified special educational needs.  In many cases (including end of Key Stage 1 and end of Key Stage 2 assessments) these can be made by the class teacher in line with their usual classroom practice e.g. specific seating/access to a quiet, calm areas, allowing rest breaks, providing a scribe or a reader, adaptions to tasks or resources etc. For more personal advice regarding Access Arrangements please contact Mr Sheehan our Head Teacher and Lead for Assessment.