What specialist services and expertise are available?
- Our SENDCo is fully qualified and accredited.
- As a school we work closely with any external agencies that we feel are relevant to individual children’s needs within our school including: -
Behaviour Intervention; Health including – GPs, school nurse, clinical psychologist, paediatricians, speech & language therapists; occupational therapists; social services including social workers when required. - The school also employs a Speech and Language Therapist through Magic Words twice a month to liaise with staff and work under the direction of the SENDCo during the school day.
WHAT TRAINING HAVE THE STAFF SUPPORTING CHILDREN WITH SEND HAD OR ARE CURRENTLY HAVING?
- SEND training is needs led.
- All support staff are trained to level 1 of Autism awareness, with some key staff trained to Level 2.
- All staff who work with children have Attachment Disorder Awareness Training.
- A few staff members have had diabetes awareness and administration training.
- Most staff are First Aid trained.
- A member of staff is trained to provide Signs of Safety mentoring for children.
- A member of staff is trained to deliver the Drawing and Talking programme.
- All our Teachers and TAs have had training in delivering the reading and spelling / phonics programme. They are also trained in the delivery of White Rose Maths scheme.
- All support staff are trained in Dyslexia awareness.
- All staff are trained by National online safety, including keeping children with SEN safe online.
