SEND Support
In line with the Special Educational Needs Code of Practice, the school uses a graduated approach to the identification and assessment of special educational need. This is a continuous systematic cycle of planning, intervention and review within the school to enable pupils with SEND to learn and progress. Parents are consulted and kept informed at all stages.
In deciding whether to make special education provision to support educational, social, physical or emotional needs, we:
- Work in close partnership with parents/carers, pupils
- Consult with relevant external agencies
- Use assessment tools & materials
- Use observations and work scrutiny
- Observe, identify, recognise, record and monitor areas, such as: academic progress, physical and/or sensory difficulties, delayed development, weak attention and focus skills, emotional difficulties and poor independent learning skills.
Where a pupil is identified as having a special educational need we follow a graduated approach which takes the form of cycles of “Assess, Plan, Do, Review”.
This means that we will:
- Discuss any concerns with parents, carers and members of staff
- Assess and identify a child’s level of special educational needs – decide on course of action
- Request assessment/advice from an outside agency (if deemed necessary) e.g. Speech & Language, Occupational Therapy, CAMHS, Educational Psychology
- Plan the provision to meet your child’s aspirations and agreed outcomes
- Put the provision in place to meet those outcomes
- Review the support and progress – set new outcomes – termly reviews
- Gather evidence and document progress
- For children with significant and/or complex needs, a request could be made to the Local Authority for an EHCP (Education Health Care Plan) needs assessment
If you have significant concerns about your child, please complete the Parent Concerns Form so that the school is able to make appropriate arrangements.
Family Information Service
Wandsworth Family Information Service offers a range of information for parents and families living in Wandsworth.
SEND Local Offer
Have you just found out you or your child has or may have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?
Have you recently moved to Wandsworth with a child or young person with SEND or who may have SEND?
Wandsworth's SEND Local Offer website has information and contact details for the local authority, education, health, voluntary groups who can support you and your child or young person, from 0 to 25 years old.
https://fis.wandsworth.gov.uk/kb5/wandsworth/fsd/localoffer.page?newfamilychannel=2
Wandsworth Information, Advice & Support Service (WIASS)
WIASS are a free service providing the local confidential and impartial (objective) information, advice and support to children and young people (aged 0 to 25) with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and their parents.
https://wiass.org.uk/
Wandsworth Autism Advisory Service (WAAS)
This service provides a multi-agency team of professionals from education, teaching, SEND, Speech and language therapy, multi therapy team, occupational therapy and psychology service.
https://fis.wandsworth.gov.uk/kb5/wandsworth/fsd/advice.page?id=LwKPJyRIytQ
Send in Mind
They empower parents and carers of children with Special Educational Needs and/or disabilities (aged 0-19). They offer advice and information to help you find the right services for your family. Please note: families can self-refer to this service.
https://www.wclmind.org.uk/children-young-people-services/send-in-mind/