SEND Information
At Sacred Heart we genuinely believe that every child matters and each and every child is put first. This is also our vision for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). We aim to ensure that all children achieve well in their Early Years and throughout the whole school.
The school has a named Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO), Mrs Nixon, who has undertook the Government SENCO qualification. The named Governor responsible for SEN is Mrs Rowley Smith. Mrs Nixon can be contacted through the school office or after school on the playground.
On September 1st 2014, a revised Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Code of Practice was introduced. The reforms aim to implement a new approach which seeks to join up help across education, health and care, from birth to 25. The revised Code of Practice introduces reforms which will affect how children with SEND are provided for at Sacred Heart. Please click here for a copy of the SEND Code of Practice: 0-25.
For more information on the reforms and how these may affect your child, please visit the following website.
Under Section 65 (3) (a) of the Special Educational Needs (Information) Regulations, all schools are required to publish a SEN Information Report on their school websites. This report must contain SEN information as is set out in the Schedule, as well as utilising the Local Authority (LA) Local Offer. Consequently, the report should meet the needs of SEN pupils as determined by school policy and the provision that the school is able to determine.
Policies and Procedures
SEND Curriculum
All pupils have the entitlement to a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum. All teaching and support staff are aware of the National Curriculum Inclusion Statement, and with advice from and the support of the SENCO, teachers match the learning to the needs and abilities of the pupils. They use a range of strategies to develop the pupils’ knowledge, understanding and skills including the use of ICT. Where appropriate, materials are modified or support is provided to enable pupils with SEND to access the learning or the assessment processes.
The school and SENCo regularly review issues related to pupils with SEND to include classroom organisation, teaching styles and methods, materials and tasks to determine how these could be improved. Children are supported in a variety of different ways as appropriate to their needs, which include individual support, in small groups and in class. Withdrawal sessions are used judiciously to support pupils carefully with specific academic, behavioural and/or emotional difficulties. Withdrawal sessions are timetabled to minimise the impact of withdrawal on delivery of the curriculum, actively seeking to ensure curriculum needs are met.
Useful Web Links
Help Lancashire SEND Partnership is looking at the Local Offer website and we need your help to improve it. Click the link below and complete the questionnaire.