Hadrian Primary School
SEND
Mrs Fox, Inclusion Manager (SENDCo and DSL) would like to welcome you to SEND at Hadrian Primary!
The Local Offer for children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (2014)
A duty in the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Code of Practice is being placed on Local Authorities. This is known as the ‘Local Offer’. This means that Local Authorities must publish, in one place, information about provision they expect to be available in their area for children and young people from 0 to 25 years of age who have Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities.
The Local Offer must include both local provision and provision outside the area that the local authority expects is likely to be used by children and young people with Special Educational Needs and /or Disabilities for whom they are responsible.
The Local Offer has two key purposes:
- To provide clear, comprehensive and accessible information about the support and opportunities available.
- To make provision more responsive to local needs and aspirations by directly involving children and young people with SEND, parents and carers, and service providers.
The Local Offer forms a significant part of the SEN Code of Practice and focusses on statutory duties for local authorities. The Local Offer is what goes on every day to support children and young people with SEN and how we ensure quality around this. This includes what we expect to be available in schools, colleges and other educational provision.
This Statement sets out the responsibilities of the school, Governors and the Local Authority for meeting the needs of pupils and their parents/carers who have been identified as having Special Educational/Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
By law, the Local Authority has to publish the arrangements for children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities and further details are available in the Local Authority Local Offer (South Tyneside Local Offer). All schools receive funding in their budget to allow them to provide for pupils with SEN, and have the freedom to make the necessary arrangements using existing staff, or look for advice and support from outside the school. When a child has a special need, the school and its Governing body is required to fulfil the requirements set out in the Children and Families Bill 2014 (Children's and Families Act 2014).
Our Offer
We embrace the fact that every child is different, and, therefore, the educational needs of every child are different; this is certainly the case for children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND).
There are a number of reasons why a child may be identified as having SEND:
- Communication and Interaction: They have difficulties with social communication and interaction that may affect their access to some aspects of the curriculum.
- Cognition and Learning: Children have significant difficulty with their learning and making far less progress that would be expected.
- SEMH: They have social, emotional or mental health difficulties.
- Physical and Sensory: They have sensory and/or physical needs, for example hearing impairment.
Within the SEND in Mainstream Settings Framework, there are tiers of support. These describe the level of support a child may need at a particular point in time.
Every child is different and support may look different even for children who are at the same tier. The aim is always to make sure the right support is in place, reviewed regularly and adapted when needed.
- Universal
Universal support is known as High-Quality Teaching and inclusive practice that is available for all children. (see Universal Offer) - Universal Plus
Universal Plus support includes extra strategies, activities and resources that a teacher may provide building on everyday classroom teaching. - Targeted
Targeted support is provided when a child needs support that is more planned and individual than hat is usually available in the class. This may require additional staffing, resources or more personalised planning but remains within the scope of what we can provide as a school. - Targeted Plus
Targeted Plus support is appropriate when schools need advice or short-term support from specialist professionals to help meet a child’s needs. - Specialist
Specialist is when children need a higher level of support and involvement from specialist professionals because their needs are more significant, complex or long-term.
Hadrian Primary’s SEND Journey – A Graduated Approach
At Hadrian, we follow a graduated approach. At a universal level, children will receive high-quality teaching. High-quality teaching is the primary provision for supporting children with SEND. Teachers are responsible for ensuring that high-quality, inclusive teaching is accessible to all pupils with appropriate adaptations and reasonable adjustments made in response to individual needs. This may include different teaching approaches, effective use of resources, scaffolding, targeted questioning, use of technology or targeted interventions.
If concerns are raised despite high-quality teaching and adaptations, children will be monitored at a universal plus level. This may include children accessing additional intervention, small group focus, additional strategies beyond everyday classroom practice.
After a monitoring period, if a child has not made sufficient progress, targeted support will be provided that is specifically tailored to their needs and involves additional resources or planning from teachers. Discussions between parents, teachers and the SENDCo will decide whether to place a child onto the SEND register. An action plan will be formulated and reviewed half termly by the class teacher. Meetings with parents, class teacher and SENDCo will be held termly.
If a child is then identified as not making sufficient progress despite measures already in place, a meeting with parents, class teacher and SENDCo will discuss next steps at a targeted plus level where we will seek specialist advice from outside agencies to better understand a child’s needs e.g. Speech and Language, Educational Psychologist, South Tyneside Inclusion Team, Emotional Resilience Officer.
If there has been limited or no impact, more specialist support may be required and discussions will take place about a request for an Education Health Care Plan
If you would like further information about the support that Hadrian Primary can offer, please contact our Inclusion Manager, Mrs Fox, by phone on 0191 4554514.