SEND Information

Introduction

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

Southmoor Academy aims to make appropriate provision for children recognised within the four broad areas of SEND need.

• Communication and interaction

• Cognition and learning

• Social, mental and emotional health difficulties.

• Sensory and or physical needs.

What is the Local Offer?

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

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.

The School Local Offer

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

More information about the local offer can be found on this page.

SEND Policies & Documents

• Our Facilities

  Our Facilities

  Pupil Support Centre (PSC):

  The Pupil Support Centre (PSC) is our main SEN facility. Most of our SEN staff are based here and provide support to students when needed.

  Reading Suite:

  The reading suite is split across two floors, the lower floor provides a large selection of books and is used for schemes such as early morning reading. The top floor is a breakout area connected to our PSC (see above), this is a calming and relaxing area for students.

• Our SEN Team

  Our SEN Team:

  Mrs O. Thompson – SENDCo & Safeguarding Lead	Mrs A. Riddle – Deputy SENDC0
  Mrs E. Callaghan – Pupil Communication Coordinator	Miss S. Moody – Access Arrangements Assessor
  Mrs C. Galloway – Learning Support	Ms V. Kapeni – Learning Support
  Mrs N. Snaith – Learning Support
  Mrs C. Galloway – Learning Support	Mr A. Thurlbeck –  Learning Support
  Mr S. Ali – Learning Support

• Roles & Responsibilities

Roles & Responsibilities

Who are the best people to talk to in this school about my child’s difficulties with learning/ Special Educational Needs or disability (SEND)?

The Headteacher – Mrs J. Maw 

Responsible for: 

• The day to day management of all aspects of the school, including the support for children with SEND.
• The Headteacher will give responsibility to the SENDCo and class teachers but is still responsible for ensuring that your child’s needs are met.
• The Headteacher must make sure that the Governing Body is kept up to date about issues relating to SEND.



The SEND Governor 

Responsible for:

• Making sure that the necessary support is given for any child who attends the school, who has SEND.
  School contact telephone number: 0191 594 9991
  School email: info@southmoormat.co.uk



The Class Teacher

Responsible for:

• Checking on the progress of your child and identifying, planning and delivering any additional help your child may need (this could be things like targeted work, additional support, intervention) and letting the Special Education Needs/Disabilities Coordinator (SENDCo) know as necessary.
• Using Personal Support Plans ( PSPs) to formulate subject specific targets. Reviewing these at least once each term and planning for the next term. Personalised teaching and learning for your child as identified on the school’s provision map.
• Ensuring that the school’s SEND Policy is followed in their classroom and for all the pupils they teach with any SEND.



The SENDCo – Mrs O. Thompson

Responsible for:

• Developing and reviewing the school’s SEND policy
• Coordinating all the support for children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND)
• Ensuring that you are

i) involved in supporting your child’s learning

ii) kept informed about the support your child is getting

iii) involved in reviewing how they are doing.

• Liaising with all the other people who may be coming into school to help support your child’s learning e.g. Speech and Language Therapy, Educational Psychology etc.
• Updating the school’s SEND register (a system for ensuring that all the SEND needs of pupils in this school are known) and making sure that records of your child’s progress and needs are kept.
• Providing specialist support for teachers and support staff in the school so that they can help children with SEND in the school to achieve the best progress possible.