SEND Offer
HAMPTON HARGATE PRIMARY SCHOOL - SEND INFORMATION REPORT
The Local Authority is committed to all pupils, regardless of their specific needs, making the best possible progress in their educational setting which, wherever possible and with the agreement of the family or the young person, will be in a mainstream setting.
All Peterborough’s schools have a similar approach to meeting the needs of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. Maintained schools have access to a range of professional services provided by the Local Authority which include the Educational Psychology Service, the Autism Outreach Service, the Sensory Support Service and the Specialist Teacher for pupils with ADHD.
Academies and Free Schools within the city also have access to these services though the funding mechanisms differ to those in place for maintained schools.
An inclusive school may offer the following ‘additional and different’ arrangements to support children with SEND. This provision is over and above ‘Quality First Teaching’ which is the entitlement for all children.
Children/ Young People in school will get support that is specific to their individual needs. This may all be provided by the class teacher or may involve:
- Advice and support from the School’s Special Educational Needs & Disability Co-ordinator and other members of staff within the school.
- Staff who visit the school from the Local Authority central services such as the Educational Psychologist, Specialist Teachers for autism, ADHD or from the Sensory Service (for students with a hearing or visual need).
- Staff who visit from outside agencies such as the Speech and Language Therapy (S<) Service.
The chart on page 2 provides some general information about the different approaches, interventions and professionals who may be involved where children present with different levels of difficulty and complexity.
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Note of any additional considerations e.g. Looked After Child/English as an additional language / Child in Need/ Child Protection |
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Highly Specialist |
Where a child or young person’s needs are highly complex and require a bespoke placement or highly individualised long term arrangements. |
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Specialist |
Special Schools for children and young people with long term complex needs. These are supported by a range of outside professionals. Children with long term complex needs who are educated in mainstream settings who are supported by relevant specialist services through consultation, advice or intervention as appropriate. |
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Co-ordinated Plan |
Targeted Specialist |
Enhanced resource bases located in mainstream schools. Specialist support from a range of professional services such as Autism Outreach, Sensory Support, Educational Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy. Consultation, Intervention advice and training. Pupil Referral Units. |
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Targeted |
Class teacher in receipt of advice and support from the Special Educational Needs Coordinator. Involvement of professionals from outside the school (e.g. educational psychologists, speech and language therapists, paediatricians) through consultation, assessment and training. Evidence based interventions and child specific approaches in place and reviewed. |
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Universal Targeted |
Quality first teaching. School’s best endeavours. Differentiated curriculum. Class teacher in receipt of advice and support from the Special Educational Needs DisabilityCoordinator. Evidence -based interventions run in class and in small groups (plan, do, review cycle). Personalised learning. Consultation. Training. |
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A GUIDE TO OUR PROVISION AT HAMPTON HARGATE PRIMARY SCHOOL
A school’s provision for SEND is defined as support which is additional to or different from that which is available to all pupils. This document is intended to give you information regarding the ways in which Hampton Hargate Primary School ensures that children with SEND are educated, wherever possible, in an inclusive environment to enable each pupil to reach his or her full potential.
At Hampton Hargate Primary School we strive to include all children and support pupils with a range of special educational needs, with varying degrees of complexity and varying degrees of impact on their own learning. We support children with the following areas of need:
- Communication and Interaction (such as Speech and Language difficulties and Autistic Spectrum Disorders)
- Cognition and Learning (such as specific literacy/ numeracy difficulty)
- Social, Mental and Emotional Health
- Sensory and/or Physical (such as visual or hearing impairment and children with medical needs).
Identification of SEND at our School |
Our school identifies children/ young people with special educational needs/ disability (SEND) by |
Listening to the child’s concerns and areas they find difficult. Closely monitoring progress through termly tracking and progress meetings. Meeting with class teachers to discuss specific concerns. Engaging with parents to identify any possible areas of need. Establishing good transition meetings across year groups and with new schools. Where appropriate seeking advice from outside agencies where appropriate. In discussion with class teachers, SENDCos and parents, our school's in-house Dyslexia Assessor and Teacher identifies pupils at risk of dyslexia so that early intervention and appropriate adaptations can be made to classroom practice. Pupils who continue to display difficulties, with the permission of parents, are screened from Year 3 and, if appropriate, undergo a full diagnostic assessment. Our school's Dyslexia Specialist works with families and teachers to implement recommendations for support. |
We encourage you to raise your concerns by |
We have an open door policy and we start each new year with a welcome meeting. Talking to the class teacher or Special Educational Needs & Disability Coordinator (SENDCo) regarding concerns about the child’s needs or progress in school. Contacting the family Support worker. If appropriate using a daily dialogue book. |
Our school has specialist provision for children/ young people with |
Recommendations from outside agencies. |
Support for your Child/ Young Person |
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The education plan for your child/ young person will be explained to you and overseen by |
Class teacher and teaching assistant on a daily basis. SENDCo, for your child’s key stage to review progress and impact of interventions and, where involved, pupil premium teachers. |
Staff who may be working with your child/ young person are |
Class teacher, Teaching assistants, Pupil Premium teachers, every child a reader teacher, numbers counts teacher, First Class@number teachers, team leaders, SENDCo, Head teacher and Family support worker. Where relevant student teachers will work with the child under the guidance of the teacher. Parent volunteers under the guidance of the class teacher. Outside agencies where appropriate. |
We monitor the effectiveness of our SEND arrangements/ provision by |
Provision mapping at an individual level, year group level and whole school. Tracking progress through half termly monitoring progress sheets at class teacher level and team leader level. SENDCos analyse team leader reports and monitor impact of intervention linking back to the provision map. Termly book scrutiny and termly lesson observations also identify the effectiveness of the provision for Special Educational Needs Disability (SEND) children. We take into account hard and soft data to monitor the progress of not only academic progress but other areas for example social skills. Meetings with the SENDCos. |
The roles and responsibilities of our governors are |
To have knowledge of and support the SENDCo with the implementation and monitoring of the SEND policy. To hold ALL staff involved with SEND accountable for the progress and effective impact. SEND link governor having an understanding and awareness of the school development plan and priorities for SEND. A point of contact for parents if they feel the need. |
Curriculum Concerns |
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Our approach to differentiation is to |
Identify the specific needs and plan accordingly to ensure the child makes appropriate progress. In some cases, this may require the child working at an individualised curriculum. Offer adult support where needed and where available. Use intervention strategies where necessary. |
How we adapt our curriculum |
We adapt the curriculum and learning environment for pupils with SEN: Most children and young people will have their special educational needs met in mainstream schools through good classroom practice. This is called Quality First Teaching (QFT). Children with SEND fully participate in the whole curriculum offer and advice is sought to ensure this is achieved in the most effective way. Hampton Hargate Primary school believes that all pupils are entitled to participate in all areas of the curriculum and it is the class teacher’s role, with support when required, to make adaptations to ensure that children with SEN can access the learning. This can mean teachers plan to:
Where needed, the school will provide staff with the appropriate training and advice to ensure adaptations meet the child’s needs. The school actively seeks advice from outside agencies to support our teachers in providing the best possible education for our SEND children. Interventions and their impact are reviewed to ensure that bespoke or targeted additional support delivered, continues to be purposeful and positively impacts on progress and outcomes for pupils. Please also refer to our SEND policy, mental health and wellbeing policy, Equality and diversity policy and the curriculum area of our website. |
Extra support is allocated according to |
Individual needs of the child/children in a particular class or year group and if the child is entitled to pupil premium support. This support can be short or long term. |
Partnership: Planning, Monitoring and Review |
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We offer the following opportunities, in addition to the normal reporting arrangements, to parents/ carers, children and young people to discuss progress, to plan and review support, specific approaches and/or programmes. |
Termly meetings to review progress of individual targets alongside the class teacher. Where a child attends Every Child A Reader or Numbers Count, termly meetings to review child’s progress against their targets and academic achievement. Open door policy for parents to contact any members of staff working alongside the child if needed. |
General Support for Wellbeing |
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Our school offers pastoral, medical and social support to the children/ young people by |
PSHCE lessons in every class. Nurture groups, lunchtime support groups, Early starters, Sensory circuits, school of dreams, following recommendations from the Paston pack (Occupational therapy), Southfields pack (speech and language), Swans before and after school club, after school clubs, Educational Psychologist, School nurse, Family Support worker who works with children on an individual basis or with families as appropriate. |
We encourage the children/ young people to contribute their views by |
Completing their personal passport. These passports hold the child’s views on their learning styles hobbies likes and dislikes within the school and how they learn best. For children with a number of agencies involved, because of their special educational or medical needs, children contribute their views to their Coordinated or Educational Health and Care Plan. |
Specialist Services/ Expertise Available |
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We employ specialist staff in the areas of | Family support. Pupil premium teachers, Every child a reader teacher, Every child counts teacher. |
Our school accesses the following services |
Support for learning, Educational Psychologist, Occupational therapy, Speech and language, Physiotherapist, Autism outreach, community paediatrician, school nurse, family action, visual impairment team, city care centre, other specialist within the local authority. CAMHS, Education Welfare Officer, Social Services and MASG team. |
Training |
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We have staff who have the following qualifications. |
Amanda Christophi: Early Help Assessment, ECAF, Advanced SENDCo award, basic level Makaton, Outcome Start training, Social Stories training, Attachment & Trauma, Mentoring Training, Emotion coaching. Emma Porter: CAF, ECAF, Advanced SENDCo award and Advanced SENDCo as Leaders award, Early Help Assessment, Level 2 certificate in Counselling Skills, Attachment & Trauma, Mentoring training, Emotion coaching. TA qualifications:
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Staff have completed the following training. |
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We plan to undertake the following training/ disability awareness sessions(s). |
Update on attachment, ASD, ADHD, Dyslexia, Emotion Coaching, Mental Health, Speech and Language, Working Memory. |
Accessibility |
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We provide the following to ensure that all children/ young people in our school can access all of the activities offered. |
We have an inclusive environment and we make reasonable adjustments to ensure all children can access all activities provided. This can be inside or outside the classroom with support where appropriate. Where necessary children can have a scribe and can use Clicker 6 to help them write. |
We enable children/ young people to access all activities by |
Making reasonable adjustments to fit the child’s needs by working closely with the child, parents, teachers and teaching assistants. |
We involve parents and carers in the planning by | Meeting with them to discuss any concerns about any proposed activities and make any necessary arrangements. |
Parents and carers can give their feedback by; |
Talking to the class teacher, SENDCo, Senior Leadership team, or governors. |
Parents/carers can make a complaint by |
Verbally by talking to the class teacher, SENDCo, Senior Leadership team, or governors. Or in writing to the class teacher, SENDCo, Senior Leadership team, governors, or the Local Authority. |
Transitions |
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The following arrangements help children/ young people and their parents/ carers to make a successful transfer to our setting/ school. |
SENDCo, teachers and teaching assistants meet with old and new teachers and teaching assistants, where transition is from or to a new school phone contact will be made. The new teacher and teaching assistant are guided through the passport by the child. When needed a longer transition time is given. When children are entering Reception the SENDCo is made available to meet new parents of children with special educational needs. Teachers and the SENDCo will attend any transition meetings which take place in the summer term in the child’s pre-school setting. The SENDCo will also liaise with the Early years SENDCo. If needed children can have a transition which is suited to their needs. In Year 6 the SENDCo meets with SENDCo, teacher, teaching assistants, transition coordinator of the child’s secondary placement. Where necessary individualised transition arrangements will be made. |
We prepare children and young people to make their next move by: |
sharing their pupil passport, progress, and where relevant coordinated plans and Education Health Care plans with their new teacher and teaching assistant. |
Resource Allocation |
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Our SEND budget is allocated according to: |
the School Development Plan and then the needs of the individual pupils identified across the school. This also takes into consideration recommendations from outside agencies and additional provision. |
Funding is matched to SEND by: |
identifying and prioritising the need/s of the child/ren to ensure they receive appropriate and maximum opportunity to facilitate at least expected progress being achieved in their learning. |
Our decision making process when matching support to need is: |
consultation with teachers, teaching assistants, parents and relevant outside agencies. |
Parents/ carers are involved through: |
termly meetings, open door policy with staff working with the pupil, outside agencies and collaboration with the SENDCo. |
Contact Details |
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Your first point of contact is: |
Child's class teacher |
Our Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator is |
Emma Porter for Reception Year and Key Stage 1 (Years 1&2) Amanda Christophi for KS2 (Years 3, 4, 5 and 6) Both can be contacted via the SEND email address: Tel: 01733 296780 |
Other people in our setting/ school who might be contacted include |
Beki Arora - Foundation Stage Leader Roxanne Wilding - Key Stage One Leader Julie Wilmot - Lower Key Stage Two Leader (years 3 and 4) Duncan Milner - Upper Key Stage Two Leader (years 5 and 6) Amanda Christophi - Assistant Head Sarah Moss - Deputy Head Andy Lyons - Head Teacher Carolyne Hunt - Chair of Governors |
External support services for information/ advice are |
If you would like further information on how the Local Authority (LA) supports families of children with SEND, you can contact via: SEND Information Advice Support Service – Tel. 01733 863979 email: pps@peterborough.gov.uk Educational Psychology Open Access Consultation Service – Tel. 01733 863689 Autism, ADHD Specialist Teacher support consultation - Tel 01733 863689 Peterborough Local Offer https://fis.peterborough.gov.uk/kb5/peterborough/directory/localoffer.page?familychannel=8 Cambridgeshire Local Offer |
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