SEN
Under the Children and Families Bill which becomes law in 2014, Local Authorities are required to publish, and keep under review, information about services that they expect to be available for children and young people with disabilities and Special Educational Needs aged 0-25. This is called 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 professionals in understanding the range of services and provision in the local area.
Bentley Heath Church of England Primary is a fully inclusive school that is totally committed to providing the best possible education to all of its children regardless of their gender, ethnicity, social background, religion, sexual identity, physical ability or educational needs. We believe that educational inclusion is about equal opportunities for all learners.
This document is intended to give you information regarding the many ways in which we ensure we support all of our children, including those with SEND. It is important to note that it may not include every skill, resource and technique that we employ as these are continually being developed and modified to meet the changing requirements of individual children. Please click on the links for additional information.
We actively seek to remove the barriers to learning and participation that can hinder or exclude individual pupils, or group of pupils. This means that equality of opportunity must be a reality for our children.
The school recognises that the responsibility for identifying and supporting pupils with special needs rests primarily with the class teacher, within the framework of a whole school approach, and with the support of external professionals (PDF). It is also recognised that a partnership with parents is central to the successful outcomes of special needs intervention and that the pupils’ views are important and should be sought and respected.
Discrimination:
The child’s class teacher will work closely with parents at all stages in his/her education and should be the first port of call in case of any difficulty. The school will provide information about the Parent Partnership Service to all parents of children with special educational needs. Parents of any pupil identified with SEN may contact the Parent Partnership Service for independent support and advice (t) 0121 733 7290.
All SEN complaints must follow the schools formal complaints procedure. For further details please refer to the following school policies on the School Website:
Equal Opportunities
Complaints
Disability Access
How do we contact school if we want to know more?
If you would like to know more about what we offer at Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School, please contact the Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator (SENCo) on 01564 772132 or e-mail us at:
Solihull’s Local Offer for Special Educational Needs – The Local Offer will give young people aged 0 to 25 and their families easy access to a range of information about the support that is available for them. For more information about Solihull’s Local Offer following the link below.
http://socialsolihull.org.uk/localoffer/
Provision for SEND at Bentley Heath C of E Primary School
We are a mainstream school with a small number of pupils with SEND. Pupils are identified as having SEND where their learning difficulty or disability calls for special educational provision, that is provision different from or additional to that normally available to pupils of the same age.
Broad areas of need:
Communication and interaction
Children and young people with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) have difficulty in communicating with others. This may be because they have difficulty saying what they want to, understanding what is being said to them or they do not understand or use social rules of communication. The profile for every child with SLCN is different and their needs may change over time. They may have difficulty with one, some or all of the different aspects of speech, language or social communication at different times of their lives.
Children and young people with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, including Asperger’s Syndrome and Autism, are likely to have particular difficulties with social interaction. They may also experience difficulties with language, communication, social interaction and imagination, which can impact on how they relate to others.
Cognition and learning
Support for learning difficulties may be required when children and young people learn at a slower pace than their peers, even with appropriate differentiation. Learning difficulties cover a wide range of needs, including moderate learning difficulties (MLD), severe learning difficulties (SLD), where children are likely to need support in all areas of the curriculum and associated difficulties with mobility and communication, through to profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD), where children are likely to have severe and complex learning difficulties as well as a physical disability or sensory impairment.
Specific learning difficulties (SpLD), affect one or more specific aspects of learning.
This encompasses a range of conditions such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and dyspraxia.
Social, emotional and mental health difficulties
Children and young people may experience a wide range of social and emotional difficulties which manifest themselves in many ways. These may include becoming withdrawn or isolated, as well as displaying challenging, disruptive or disturbing behaviour. These behaviours may reflect underlying mental health difficulties such as anxiety or depression, self-harming, substance misuse, eating disorders or physical symptoms that are medically unexplained.
Other children and young people may have disorders such as attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactive disorder or attachment disorder.
Sensory and/or physical needs
Some children and young people require special educational provision because they have a disability which prevents or hinders them from making use of the educational facilities generally provided. These difficulties can be age related and may fluctuate over time. Many children and young people with vision impairment (VI), hearing impairment (HI) or a multi-sensory impairment (MSI) will require specialist support and/or equipment to access their learning. Children and young people with an MSI have a combination of vision and hearing difficulties, which makes it even more difficult for them to access the curriculum or study programme than for those with a single sensory impairment.