What is a Special Educational Need?
At The Priory VA CE Primary School, we embrace the fact that every child is made in the image of God and unique. Therefore, the educational need of every child is different; this is certainly the case for children with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities.
The four broad ‘areas of need’ are defined as: Communication and Interaction, Cognition and Learning, Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties, and Sensory and Physical Needs.
Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) are sometimes identified before they start school, others are initially identified by assessments carried out by school staff before being placed on the Special Needs Register. Support from other agencies will be requested if required. Children can be on the SEN register for a short while whilst they receive some intervention or throughout their schooling, this depends on their level of need. Parents will be kept informed and consulted regarding any decisions relating to SEN children by their child’s class teacher and/or SENCO (Special Educational Needs Coordinator).
SEND Support at The Priory School
These pages are designed to give you information about SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability) procedures in our school and to signpost you to other organisations and agencies that may be of interest.
Please remember that if you have any concerns about your child, your first point of contact should always be your child’s class teacher or Mrs Russell, SENCO. Mrs Russell can be contacted via the school office – office@prioryceprimary.co.uk
The Priory SEND Policies & Information Report
All our policies relating to SEND can be found on the School Policies page.
School SEN Information Report
To find out what The Priory Primary School provides to support SEND and how this compares with other local schools please take a look at the School Information Report. This is updated annually.
Arrangements for handling complaints from parents of children with SEND about the support the school provides
The school has a very robust Complaints Policy. If you are unable to solve any concerns by speaking directly with the class teacher or the Inclusion lead, then please refer to the process as detailed in the Complaints Policy (See key information – school policies).
Further Information and Support
Information on what needs to be in place before the school will make a referral to external/specialist agencies
BCP Local Offer
The BCP Council SEND Local Offer provides information on services and activities for children and young people living in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
https://fid.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/home
https://www.sendiass4bcp.org/home.aspx
Useful Websites
The school is simply sharing these websites as a useful source of information and is not endorsing or responsible for the content on these websites:
Please see below for Anxiety Web Links:
www.moodjuice.scot.nhs.uk/anxiety.asp
Area of Need: Communication and Interaction
(Autism awareness)
- https://www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk/
- Autism Alert Card
- http://www.aettraininghubs.org.uk/early-years/
Book trust
The Communication Trust –What works?
http://www.thecommunicationtrust.org.uk/whatworks
The Communication Trust –Early years
ICAN
http://www.ican.org.uk/What-we-do/I%20CAN%20Help/factsheets
National Autistic Society
Network Autism
Talking Point
http://www.talkingpoint.org.uk/directory/free-resources-professionals
Downs Syndrome Education
Dyslexia
http://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/about/projects/early-intervention-project-eip
Cereba: Help, information for parents and professionals
http://w3.cerebra.org.uk/help-and-information/
RNIB
Area of Need: Social Emotional and Mental Health
Association of infant Mental Health (AIMH)
Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH)
Young Minds
Information for Parents
Contact : Resource Library: Fact Sheets and Parent Guides
Council for Disabled Children
https://councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/information-advice-and-support-services-network/find-your– local-ias-service
Dorset SENDIASS – Information, Advice and Support Service
SENDIASS Service Leaflet Nov. 2017 A4
Tips For Separating & Separated Parents
Useful Mental Health Apps
Calm – a meditation app that also does breathing exercises https://www.calm.com
MoodPanda – a mood tracker – http://www.moodpanda.com/
Reach out worry time – an app to help manage ‘what if’ worries that people may spend too much time worrying about https://au.reachout.com/tools-and-apps/reachout-worrytime