Welcome to the Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) page.
Our contacts for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities are Mrs Burgess and Mrs Winter. You can contact them via the school office to make an appointment/discussion.
Our Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator link Governor's are Lance Williamson and Emily Humphries.
The Special Educational Needs co-ordinator (SENCO) is responsible for:
All our SEND related policies, accessibility plan and the SEND information report can be found on the policies area of our website - following this link:
https://www.henrywhipple.co.uk/policies/
supporting class teachers in identifying children with SEND and arranging individualised programmes for them
overseeing the day to day operation of the SEND policy
co-ordinating provision for children with SEND
ensuring that all records are kept up to date
liaising with families of SEND pupils where required
liaising with other lead professionals involved with SEND pupils
being key point of contact for outside agencies
liaising with next providers to ensure smooth transition
ensuring with Headteacher and school governors that we meet our responsibilities with the Equality Act (2010) and SEND Code of Practice 2014 (updates April 2020)
Local Offer for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
The Nottingham City Local Offer contains information about the support available to children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and their families.
Information about services and activities for children and young people has all been brought together in one place.
This website also contains information about new developments and changes to services.
Information about national legislation and guidance will be published on this website, alongside documents explaining how this is being implemented in Nottingham.
Would you prefer a paper copy of the Local Offer? Contact the Families Information Service on Tel: 0800 4584114, and we can provide you with a customised document containing the information most relevant to your needs, click on the PDF link below or ask at the school office Mrs Kaur/Mrs Shaw for a free paper copy.
Information for parents/carers relating to local services in Nottingham City for children with Special Educational Needs & Disability from Left lion:
http://search3.openobjects.com/kb5/nottingham/fsd/localoffer.page?familychannel=8
Nottingham City local offer information from Ask Us:
The SEN and Disability Act 2001 extended the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) to cover education.
The Governing Body duties towards disabled pupils, under Part 4 of the DDA include:
not to treat disabled pupils less favourably for a reason related to their disability;
to make reasonable adjustments for disabled pupils, so that they are not at a substantial disadvantage;
to plan to increase access to education for disabled pupils.
This plan sets out the proposals of the Governing Body of the school to increase access to education for disabled pupils required by the planning duties in the DDA:
increasing the extent to which disabled pupils can participate in the school curriculum;
improving the environment of the school to increase the extent to which disabled pupils can take advantage of education and associated services;
improving the delivery to disabled pupils of information which is provided in writing for pupils who are not disabled.
It is a requirement that the school’s accessibility plan is resourced, implemented and reviewed and revised every three years.
The accessibility policy can be found by following this link:
https://www.henrywhipple.co.uk/policies/
Universal Provision
Our universal provision for all children is about quality first teaching that takes into account different levels of need, adapting teaching where appropriate. Work and/or teaching is adapted according to need with opportunities to challenge, extend and embed the pupils' learning in line with national age-related expectations.
Examples of Strategies and resources include:
Additional Teaching Time
Personalised learning, eg. Short term additional teaching groups, 1:1 time limited, small group work in class.
Positive affirmation and nurturing ethos. Social and emotional wellbeing is integral to our school vision. We are passionate about a universal provision of daily 'Headspace' sessions which can include: guided meditation, breathing or self-regulation strategies.
Forest Schools class sessions - one 'block' each year as a class
Yoga sessions- each class will have one 'block' access to these sessions a year