SEND
At St Anne’s Fulshaw CE Primary School we believe in equality of opportunity for all children. We recognise that there are children within our school who may have difficulty with their learning and / or who have a disability, which prevents or hinders them from accessing the education usually provided for children of their age group. We also recognise that some children simply learn in a different way and may have specific strengths and weaknesses which affect the way in which they learn.
We strive to plan and deliver the curriculum in a varied and dynamic way, ensuring that we cater for children who have a range of learning styles and preferences. We are a fully inclusive school and aim to meet the needs of all learners within the mainstream classroom.
We acknowledge that all teachers are responsible and accountable for the progress and development of the children in their class, including those children who may have support from teaching assistants. High quality teaching, differentiated for individual pupils, is the first step in responding to pupils who have or may have special educational needs and / or disabilities (SEND).
Our on-going programme of assessment, observations of children and scrutiny of work throughout school supports us in the identification of children who have particular learning issues or who are not making adequate progress given their age and individual circumstances. This can be characterised by progress which:
· is significantly slower than that of their peers starting from the same baseline
· does not match or better the child’s previous rates of progress
· does not close the attainment gap between the child and their peers
· widens the attainment gap
Some pupils have needs or difficulties that will necessitate us taking more personalised action to remove barriers to learning. SEND Support takes the form of a four-part cycle (assess, plan, do, review) School Focus Plan, with a growing understanding of the pupil’s needs and what supports the pupil in making good progress, so securing good outcomes. SEND Support draws on more detailed approaches, more frequent review and more specialist expertise in successive cycles in order to match interventions to the SEND needs of the pupil.
Where a pupil continues to make less than expected progress, despite evidence-based support and interventions that are matched to the child’s area of need, we will consider involving outside agencies and specialists. Parents will be involved in any decision to involve specialists and informed of what was discussed and agreed. SENCO, teacher, parent and specialist should agree the outcomes to be achieved through the support, including a date by which progress will be reviewed. School will arrange to meet parents at least three times a year.
Where, despite the school having taken relevant and purposeful action to identify, assess and meet their SEND needs, the child has not made expected progress, the school will consider requesting an Education, Health and Care needs assessment (EHC). Parents can also make this request of the Local Authority.
Following the introduction of the SEND Code of Practice in 2014, all schools are required to publish their information report for SEND and signpost parents to the Cheshire East offer.
Our SEND Information Report 2024 is available as a download on this page.
Cheshire East’s SEND offer can be found here https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/livewell/local-offer-for-children-with-sen-and-disabilities/what-is-the-local-offer/what-is-the-local-offer.aspx
At St Anne’s Fulshaw, our SENCO is Ms Clare Daniel and she can be contacted by telephone on 01625 523536 or by email at head@stannesfulshaw.net
