The school enjoys good working relationships with a wide range of people who provide services to children with SEND and their families, particularly when a child is demonstrating further cause for concern or their learning need is more complex and persistent.
The school works closely with other agencies to focus on the identification and provision for those children who have SEND needs. All services involved with the school are regarded as being part of a working partnership alongside parents and carers whose aim is to provide, as highlighted in the Code of Practice, an integrated, high quality, holistic support which focuses on the needs of the child. These agencies and partnerships include:
Child psychology
Curriculum support
Sensory and physical impairment
Emotional and behaviour support
Education welfare service
Social services
Health services
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
Speech and Language Therapy
Advisory Teachers for support and advice on areas such as specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia and dyspraxia.
Occupational Therapy
Physiotherapy
Autism Spectrum Communications Team
Social, Communication Outreach Service
Hearing Sensory Support
Visual Sensory Support
Learning Difficulties and Disabilities
Cognition and Learning Team
School Nurse
Other medical professionals
The external specialists may:
Act in an advisory capacity
Extend expertise of school staff
Provide additional assessment
Support a child directly
Suggest statutory assessment is advisable
Consult with all parties involved with the child
