SEND & Inclusion

SENCO
Mrs Kay Sammon
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator (SENDCo)
Kay.Sammon@pws.emat.uk
INTENT
The SEND department is committed to providing a positive future for all. We believe that every student should be valued as an individual, and that all should be able to achieve the best they can irrespective of background or prior attainment.
INTRODUCTION
We understand the difference between equality and equity, and aim to match provision with individual need, ultimately aspiring to remove barriers to learning by equipping students with the tools they need to succeed and enabling all to become independent learners.
We have a whole school approach to Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) which upholds the right of every child to a full and balanced curriculum, shaped as necessary to support their individual needs.
All staff in school have a responsibility for maximising achievement and opportunity for all our students, enabling them to become confident individuals who make a successful transition in to adulthood and lead fulfilling lives. We are committed to ensuring that all our students with SEND get the support they need to succeed and can engage in all the activities of the school.
The SENDCo, Mrs Kay Sammon, works with a team of Teaching Assistants and all teachers to provide for the individual learning needs of all students.
HOW WE IDENTIFY NEED AND PLAN SUPPORT – three levels of assessment and support

FACILITIES and SUPPORT
- Well-resourced teaching rooms
- Small quiet rooms, for exams, individual work and visiting professionals
- Accelerated Reader
- Star Maths
- ‘The Hub’ (see below)
- Pastoral care for all students
- Asdan course - alternative to one GCSE course (Year 10/11)
- Support lessons – alternative to GCSE course (year 10/11)
- Homework support daily in The Hub
- Reading Buddy Scheme
- Sensory Circuits
- Handwriting/Typing support
- Key Worker for identified students
- Access arrangements for identified students in formal examinations in KS4 and KS5
THE HUB – supporting Mental Health
The PWS ‘Hub’ is open and staffed from 8.15am and students are encouraged to come and make use of the facilities and the one-to-one help available. The staff in ‘The Hub’ are all trained Mental Health First Aiders and provide professional and supportive mentoring assistance, responding to individual requirements, by offering support on:
- Emotional, mental health and wellbeing difficulties
- Classroom strategies to diffuse, resolve and refocus
- Action planning and practical planning strategies
- Managing self-esteem, motivation, confidence, bullying and anxiety
- Reflective practice to identify and focus on the positives
- Identify and set targets/goals
- Identify strengths and work on areas for development
- Mediation and advocacy
- Dealing with peer pressure
- Providing options to make informed decisions/choices
- Issues with relationships, family and friends
- Developing social skills
- Developing communication skills
- Peer to peer mentoring/buddy system
Further Information
The SEN team provides additional strategies and support for students who have been identified as having Special Educational Needs. In accordance with the SEN code of Practice (2015), children identified as having additional needs require provisions to be made that are “additional to and different from” the core provision of the academy.
We have a secure database available to all staff. This provides both up-to-date information about the learning needs of individual students and general information about specific barriers to learning.
We maintain close and regular links with outside agencies, medical staff and other professionals
We provide careful advice and support for Transition at 11+, 16 + and 18+.
e value partnership with parents and are committed to working in close co-operation with parents for the good of each student. Parents of students with special educational needs will be contacted and meetings arranged to discuss proposed provision. All parents are encouraged to contact the school as and when they have concerns. Parents of students with an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) are always invited to annual review meetings in addition to the usual Parents' Evening.
Who to contact?
Mrs Kay Sammon
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator (SENDCo)
Kay.Sammon@pws.emat.uk
Related documents
GOV.UK SEND Code of Practice