Consulting with our SEN Pupils, Parents & Carers

Consultation with Children and Young People with SEND

Teachers/SENCO and Support Staff will work with children and young people to identify the support needed to meet agreed outcomes. The provision is planned and interventions are allocated to individual needs. The children take an active role with setting their outcomes and discussing them with the class teacher/SENCO. The children have regular meetings with staff to discuss their progress and support.

Parents can be involved by:

All parents and carers are invited to attend Open Evenings every term where they can discuss the progress their child has made and talk about the next steps in their learning journey
We have an "Open Door" policy and we invite parents and carers to speak to us at any time. Teaching staff are on the yard after school if you feel that a quick informal chat will help. If you would like to discuss a concern or issue, they will be able to make an appointment to speak to you formally. If your child's class teacher is unavailable, please make an appointment via Mrs J White in the school office. (Parents are reminded that they must not enter school via the KS1 playground door.)
If your child has a SEN Plan or a EHC Plan, formal meetings will be held at least once every term (a minimum of 3 times during each academic year). Meetings may take place more often if the outcomes have been achieved or if your child's needs have changed significantly since the previous meeting. All professionals who support your child will also be invited to attend these review meetings.

Pupils can be involved by:

As with everything related to your child in our school – they have an opinion and voice that is listened to. All of our teaching staff and support staff will work closely with the children in their care to identify the support they need to achieve their potential. They take time to get to know them as individuals so they know what works well and what is less effective and they tailor the teaching they provide and the support that is available to meet their individual needs.

Children with SEN Support Plans and EHC Plans

All of our review meetings are child centred. Before the meeting, the SENCO will meet with your child to gather their views and to help them to form their own report. This information will then form part of the review process. Your child is invited to the review meeting (or as a parent you can decide if this is appropriate). They are able to join in the discussion about how their learning is going and they are involved in reviewing their outcomes on the plan as it progresses.

Consultation with parents and carers of children and young people with SEND

We are committed to working with parents and carers to identify their child’s needs and support. Parents and carers will be involved throughout the process.

There is a range of ways this can be done, for example:

Termly parents/ carers evenings;
Ongoing discussions with a class teacher and/or SENCO;
An ‘open-door’ policy, where parents and carers are welcome to come into school to discuss any concerns they may have;
Through regular reviews of their child’s SEN Support Plan/ EHC Plan.