SEND - Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

Our Partnership SENDCO (SEND Coordinator) is Mr Tom Roberts. Mr Roberts is new to this role and as SENDCo he works across all three schools in the Partnership. He also teaches part time in Woolsery Primary. He is assisted by Mrs Claire Pennington who is an experienced Assistant SENDCo with many years' experience working with SEND provision.

Within our Partnership we have children with a wide range of needs 

How is is my child supported through SEND Provision at Village Schools Partnership?

(This is also known as The SEND Information Report)

Introduction

All Devon Local Authority (LA) maintained schools have a similar approach to meeting the needs of pupils with Special Educational Needs and are supported by the LA to ensure that all pupils, regardless of their specific needs, make the best possible progress in school.

All schools are supported to be as inclusive as possible, with the needs of pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities being met in a mainstream setting wherever possible.

The four broad ‘areas of need’ are Communication and Interaction, Cognition and Learning, Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties, and Sensory and Physical Needs.

What is the Local Offer?

The LA Local Offer

·         The Children and Families Bill was enacted in 2014. From this date, Local Authorities and schools are required to publish and keep under review information about services they expect to be available for the children and young people with Special Educational Needs (SEN) aged 0-25. This is the ‘Local Offer’. Click HERE to view the relevant DCC pages.

·         The intention of the Local Offer is to improve choice and transparency for families. It will also be an important resource for parents in understanding the range of services and provision in the local area.

This utilises the LA Local Offer to meet the needs of SEN pupils as determined by school policy, and the provision that the school is able to meet.

Your Child has Special Educational Needs. What can we offer you and your child?

At Village Schools Partnership, we embrace the fact that every child is different, and, therefore, the educational needs of every child is different; this is certainly the case for children with Special Educational Needs. The questions below help set out our strategy for supporting children with SEND - this is also known as our SEND Report: