SEND
SEN Information
A child or young person has Special Educational Needs if they have a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for them.
A child has a learning difficulty if he/she has a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of others of the same age or has a disability which prevents or hinders them from making use of facilities of a kind generally provided for others of the same age.
A special educational provision is an educational or training provision that is additional to or different from that made generally for others.
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) is split into 4 broad areas:
- Communication and Interaction
- Social, emotional and mental health difficulties
- Sensory and physical needs
- Cognition and learning
To ensure greatest success, access and opportunity for pupils with SEN or disabilities we:
- Have a highly skilled inclusion team
- Are committed to continuous professional development and update and undertake new training regularly
- Regularly review our accessibility plan
- Deliver a range of high quality interventions/strategies
- Work closely with a range of external professionals
Glossary of terms:
ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
ADHD |
Attention Deficit & Hyperactivity Disorder |
ASD |
Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
BESD |
Behavioural Emotional and Social Difficulties |
CAF |
Common Assessment Framework |
CAMHS |
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service |
COP |
Code of Practice |
CP |
Child Protection |
DCD |
Developmental Co-ordination Disorder |
EAL |
English as an Additional Language |
EHCP |
Education Health and Care Plan |
EP |
Educational Psychologist |
FSW |
Family Support Worker |
FSM |
Free School Meals |
HI |
Hearing Impairment |
IEP |
Individual Educational Plan |
ISR |
In School Review |
KS |
Key Stage |
LAC |
Looked After Child |
LEA |
Local Education Authority |
MLD |
Moderate Learning Difficulty |
NC |
National Curriculum |
OT |
Occupational Therapist |
SaLT |
Speech and Language Therapy |
SEN |
Special Educational Needs |
SEND |
Special Educational Needs and Disability |
SENCO |
Special Education Needs Co-ordinator |
SpLD |
Specific Learning Difficulty |
VI |
Visual Impairment |
ELSA |
Emotional Literacy Support Assistant |
STS |
Specialist Teaching Service |