Schools Extended Local Offer Response

How does the setting/school/college know if children/young people need extra help and what should I do if I think my child/young person may have special educational needs?

• Special Educational Needs and Disability Support Service
• Speech and Language Advisory Service
• Educational Psychologist
• School Nurse Service 
• Occupational Therapy
• Links with Community Paediatricians and East Lancashire Child and Adolescent Service

How will early years setting/school/college staff support my child/young person?

The SENCO has a Post Graduate Diploma SEN/Inclusion (Open Prov) which incorporates SENCO standards.

All teaching staff and SSAs have up to date training in ASD and Dyslexia.  They incorporate this training in their teaching practices.  Several staff are trained Fire Marshalls, several are First Aid trained including Defibulator training. 

Annual training on Diabetes, use of Epipens and Asthma care and support are provided by specialist staff from Blackburn with Darwen Health Authority.  Health Care plans are drawn up and followed by individuals.

There are 27 SSAs with different areas of expertise including Fine and Gross motor skills, Visual Impairement, Dyslexia,  Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Speech and Language.  One is competent in Braille to level 2.  Four have specialist Autistic Spectrum Disorder training and qualifications.  All are qualified in Safer People Handling, reviewed and updated annually.

Two SEN staff have ELKLAN accreditation.  Safeguarding training including Safety in Education plus PREVENT training is up to date and accredited for all staff.

Regular online courses are undertaken during our weekly training, the most recent training has included:-

• Introduction to SEND 0-25
• Introducing Hidden Dyslexia
• Anxiety and Autism
• Autism Awareness
• Autism and Sensory Issues

 

How will the curriculum be matched to my child's/young person's needs?

• Transition Coordinator visits every primary and discusses pupils with the class teacher
• Information evening on primary transfer
• Annual parents evening and/or Annual Review meeting
• Termly assessments of attainment and information home

How will both you and I know how my child/young person is doing and how will you help me to support my child's/young person's learning?

Contact SENCO

What support will there be for my child's/young person's overall well being?

• Staff are advised on strengths/weaknesses and strategies to assist using school Intranet system
• Child may be offered specialist intervention eg, Maths/English/Science withdrawal in small groups or 1:1
• Teach in smaller groups
• Non-teaching pastoral manager for each year group accessible throughout school day
• In-class shared support for lower ability groups or as indicated in EHCP/IPRA
• Homework club supervised by teachers four lunchtimes per week and after school two evenings with access to ICT and printing.
• School intranet with Pupil Thumbnails to identify SEN, strengths and barriers to learning plus strategies to assist
• College system with college leader and pastoral manager for the full five years plus House tutor to provide pastoral care.

What specialist services and expertise are avaliable at or accessed by the setting/school/college?

• Differentiated within each subject according to ability
• Access assessed for physical barriers/constraints for physical difficulty/visual impairement by Advisory service and Occupational Therapist. Reasonable adaptations where applicable
• A range of additional support including small groups, withdrawal, interventions and in class support, numeracy and literacy groups
• Technology is used effectively to enhance learning
• Some flexible learning options are available

What training have the staff supporting children and young people with SEND had? Are any being trained currently?

• Pupils will be taught in small groups with materials and resources differentiated. 
• In class support from HLTA or SSA where appropriate.

How will my child/young person be included in activities outside this classroom including school trips?

• Termly assessment, reported home twice per year, 1 parents' evening per year, 1 school report per year. 
• Annual Review for pupils with IPRA/Statement/EHCP.

How accessible is the setting/school/college enviroment?

• Home school liaison via Pupil Planner.
• School website with regular updates
• School newsletter
• Regular homework, homework timetable sent home to parents
• Home school agreement
• Acceptable User Agreement for ICT
• Parental feedback and questionnaires
• Parent consultation group
• Assessments, school report and Parents' evening
• Pupil thumbnails on school intranet to inform teachers of Barriers to Learning and Strategies

 

How will the setting/school/college prepare and support my child/young person to join the setting/school/college or the next stage of education and life?

• All pupils follow a programme of PSHCE which covers Personal, Social, Health, Careers and Enterprise with age appropriate content presented in collaboration with Police, School Nurses, Colleges and advisors from industry
• Each child has a College Leader and house tutor who remains with them for 5 years
• Non-teaching Pastoral Managers available throughout the day for contact by parents or pupils
• Child Welfare Officer available throughout school day
• School administer prescription medicaton according to government guidelines
• Trained first aiders
• All staff have current Safeguarding training
• Policies and procedures are in place to cover Bullying, Health and Safety, Risk Assessments, Acceptable Use of ICT, Mobile Phones/E-Safety
• Each year group have elected puil representative on the School Council which provides opportunities for pupils to be involved in the school and their environment
• Chaplaincy team
• School council
• School prefects

How are the setting's/school's/college's resources allocated and matched to children's/young people's special educational needs?

• A wide range of sporting activities are available including trampolining, football, rounders, badminton, table tennis and Boccia and adaptations are made to include pupils with disabilities
• A number of extra curricular activities are also available including Chess Club, Swing Band, Duke of Edinburgh and Minecraft Club
• Changing facilities are available including hoist and changing bed
• Staff are trained in Safer People Handling

How is the decision made about what type and how much support my child/young person will receive?

TRANSITION TO YEAR 7

• SENCO attends year 5 and 6 reviews for pupils transferring from primary, when invited
• Year 7 Transition Coordinator visits every primary school to discuss the pupil's needs and attainment prior to transfer
• An SSA is assigned to each child with allocated hours (EHCP/IPRA) and they visit the primary school to form a relationship with the child for four weeks prior to transfer
• All pupils attend a 3 day 'taster' in July prior to transfer, their identified SSA supports within St Bede's

TRANSITION TO COLLEGE

• At year 9 review pupils encouraged to consider career options
• College representatives invited to year 10 and 11 reviews
• Assistance with completion of college applications
• Taster sessions at college arranged during Spring term, where possible

How are parents involved in the setting/school/college? How can I be involved?

• Discussed with subject teachers, pastoral staff, parents and child to determine need
• Applications to local authority where necessary
• Alternative forms of recording, eg, laptops can be used as necessary
• All staff have received training in 'Dyslexia Friendly Classrooms'