Special Educational Needs- Information Report
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SCHOOL NAME: |
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School |
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TYPE OF SCHOOL |
Mainstream |
Primary |
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ACCESSIBILITY: |
Fully wheelchair accessible |
Yes |
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Other adaptations |
NONE |
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CORE OFFER: |
Are you currently able to deliver your core offer consistently across all areas of your school? We offer a broad and balanced curriculum for all children with Quality First teaching. Our teachers are skilled in planning differentiated lessons to meet the needs of pupils with a range of difficulties. Pupils are carefully tracked and interventions put in place as soon as difficulties arise. These are mapped out using the school provision map which is reviewed termly. St Mary’s currently provides additional and/or different provision for children with a range of needs, including: • Communication and interaction: for example, autism; speech and language difficulties. • Cognition and learning: for example, dyslexia. • Social, emotional and mental health difficulties: for example, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). • Sensory and/or physical needs: for example, visual impairments, hearing impairments. How we identify pupils with SEN and assess their needs • Progress is significantly slower than that of their peers starting from the same baseline. • Progress fails to match or better the child’s previous rate of progress. • The attainment gap widens over time. • The child presents with a specific difficulty which is not aligned with their overall performance. • Progress in other areas e.g. social skills is significantly slower than that of their peers starting from the same baseline or fails to match the previous rate of progress. • We will follow up on concerns raised by families, previous schools and nurseries, other professionals and class teachers. • Slow progress and low attainment do not automatically mean a pupil is recorded as having SEN. |
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POLICIES: |
Are the schools policies available on its website for: |
SEN |
Yes |
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SAFEGUARDING |
Yes |
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BEHAVIOUR |
Yes |
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EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY |
Yes |
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Are you aware /familiar with the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and the Equality Act 2010 |
YES |
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RANGE OF PROVISION: |
Please indicate what your school has to offer (over and above the core offer) in each of the following areas. |
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Areas of strength: Staff members trained in Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Two members of staff awarded the SENCO accreditation training. 1:1 TA's completed National Autism Training. Read Write Inc Delivery. Numicon Delivery. SNIP Spelling. Precision Teaching. Speech and Language (SLT). Zones of Regualtions. |
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Specialist Facilities/Equipment to support SEND Disabled toilet. |
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Input from Therapists/Advisory Teachers/other specialist support services. We have access to a speech and language therapist and specialist teachers and educational psychologist support. |
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Before and after Care Club We offer care between 8am - 5pm daily during term time. This is within our Rising Stars Club. There are a variety of after schools clubs available during term time. |
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INCLUSION: |
How do you promote inclusion within the school? Including day and residential trips. Lessons are as inclusive as possible, with adjustments made depending on need. Children are provided with opportunities to take on roles of responsibility across the school e.g. House Captain. Children with disabilities are included on all school trips and residentials. |
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Pupil Premium is used where appropriate to fund additional equipment such as laptops for home use, or schools trips and visits. |
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What proportion of children currently at the school have an SEND ? 7% |
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PARENT SUPPORT INVOLVEMENT/LIAISON:
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How do you involve/support the parents of children/YP with an SEND regarding identifying and meeting their needs? How do you communicate their progress and areas of difficulty? The SENCO works closely with outside agencies to support children with SEND. Pupil Profiles targets are set termly and reviewed three times a year by class teachers, parents and child. We have an ‘open door’ policy so that parents are able to meet with teachers and discuss issues as they arise. Parent’s evenings are held two times a year and written reports are sent home three times a year. Parents are invited to school workshops on how to support their child at home. EHCP reviews are held annually, this is in addition to the termly pupil profile reviews. |
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How will the school prepare children with an SEND to join their next setting/school/stage of education/life? We have carefully planned and structured transition programmes between key stages and between schools. For transition to secondary schoolchildren are visited by partnership school SENCO. |
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OTHER INFORMATION: |
What else do you think parents would like to know about your school? We currently use the following intervention programmes at St Mary’s:
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COMPLETED BY: (name and position) |
Laura Concannon – Head teacher Denise Morgan- SENDCO Denise.morgan@stmarysalw.net senco@stmarys-pri.northants-ecl.gov.uk
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DATE COMPLETED: |
January 2024 |
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UPDATE: |
January 2025 |
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