Westwood First School

Special Educational Needs

 Definition of SEN

A child 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 of compulsory school age is considered to have a learning difficulty or disability if they:

  1. Have a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of others of the same age, or
  2. Have a disability which prevents or hinders them from making use of educational facilities of a kind generally provided for others of the same age in mainstream schools or mainstream post-16 institutions.

For children under compulsory school age, they are considered to have SEN if they fall within the above definition or would do so if special educational provision were not made for them. 

Special educational provision means provision that is additional to, or different from, that made generally for other children of the same age in mainstream schools. 

Key Principles from the SEND Code of Practice

  • SEN is not the same as disability, but there is overlap. Many children who have SEN may also be disabled under the Equality Act 2010.
  • SEN falls into four broad areas of need:
    • Communication and interaction (e.g., speech and language difficulties, autism)
    • Cognition and learning (e.g., dyslexia, moderate/severe learning difficulties)
    • Social, emotional and mental health difficulties
    • Sensory and/or physical needs (e.g., visual or hearing impairments, physical disabilities)

SEND Admission Arrangements


The school adheres to the admission policy of the Talentum Trust and therefore has no special provision under admission arrangements for limiting or promoting access for pupils with SEND who are without statements. It does, however, endeavour to provide appropriate support for pupils with a range of SEND. A child entering school with SEND arrangements already in place will automatically be placed at the appropriate stage on the Inclusion Register.

Our SENDCo is Mrs K White.

 

SEND Policy

At Westwood First School we value the abilities and achievements of all our pupils. We are committed to offering an inclusive curriculum by discovering and providing the best learning conditions for each pupil. Through differentiation and varied teaching and learning styles that are appropriate for individual needs we aim to promote development and  understanding and social maturity alongside peers wherever possible.

Go to the policies section of our website to read our SEND Policy in full.


SEND INFORMATION REPORT

You can find our SEND information report on the Staffordshire Connects Local Offer pages - click here.

This report will give you information related to SEND in the following areas:

How we identify and assess need.

Teaching, Learning and Support

Safety and Wellbeing

Working Together

Inclusion and Accessibility

Joining and Moving

Additional Information.

A pdf version can be found here:  Westwood SEND Local Offer – SEN Information Reports Sept 25

 SEND Information please see links below

 

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