SEND Identification
The Code of Practice (2015) states that a pupil has SEND if they have a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for them.
They have a learning difficulty or disability if they have:
A significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of the others of the same age, or
A disability which prevents or hinders them from making use of facilities of a kind generally provided for others of the same age in mainstream schools
Special educational provision is educational or training provision that is additional to, or different from, that made generally for other children or young people of the same age by mainstream schools.
What are the different areas of SEND that are provided for?
Wigmore School Academy Trust currently provides additional and/or different provision for a range of needs, including:
Communication and interaction
Cognition and learning, for example, dyslexia, dyspraxia
Social, emotional and mental health difficulties, for example, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Sensory and/or physical needs, for example, visual impairments, hearing impairments, processing difficulties, epilepsy
Moderate/severe/profound and multiple learning difficulties
How are pupils with SEND identified and how are their needs assessed?
We will assess each pupil’s current skills and levels of attainment on entry, which will build on previous settings and Key Stages, where appropriate. Class teachers will make regular assessments of progress for all pupils and identify those whose progress:
- Is significantly slower than that of their peers starting from the same baseline
- Fails to match or better the child’s previous rate of progress
- Fails to close the attainment gap between the child and their peers
- Widens the attainment gap
This may include progress in areas other than attainment, for example, social needs.
Slow progress and low attainment will not automatically mean a pupil is recorded as having SEND.
When deciding whether special educational provision is required, we will start with the desired outcomes, including the expected progress and attainment, and the views and the wishes of the pupil and their families. We will use this to determine the support that is needed and whether we can provide it by adapting our core offer, or whether something different or additional is needed.
What Does It Mean If My Child Is Identified as Having SEND?
If your child is identified as having a Special Educational Need and/or Disability, you will be informed by our Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator [SENDCO], Mrs Mayglothling (High School) or Mrs Williams (Nursery and Primary School). Your child will be added to our school SEND register at ‘SEN Support’. A plan will be created for your child, outlining smart targets relating to their personal area/s of need. These will be reviewed termly with you by the relevant staff in each setting.
Where Can I Find Out More Information?
For more detailed information about the support we offer our pupils with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities in school, please read our SEND Information Report and SEND Policy.
Please contact the school office to speak with Mrs Mayglothling (High School SENDCO) or Mrs Williams (Nursery and Primary School SENDCO). Please also refer to the SEND Provision tab for more information.