Local Offer

Local Offer description

SEN Provision

At any one time we have a wide range of children with very diverse needs. As a school we pride ourselves on ensuring that we do all we possibly can within the constraints of a mainstream setting to meet the needs of all children with specific special educational needs and disabilities.

At Shotton Primary School we see everyone as individuals, valuing their unique qualities. With this comes a vital requirement to meet their often diverse learning needs, ensuring that every child is equipped with the necessary skills, knowledge, understanding and personal qualities to positively follow the life that they choose.

Support in School for Children with SEND

At Shotton Primary School provision for all pupils is delivered according to an identified level of need. All pupils have the right to expect good to outstanding teaching from a range of highly skilled and qualified staff. Learning should be differentiated in class to meet wide ranging needs. This differentiation can involve diverse techniques; different expected outcomes or ways of recording or accessing information; multi-sensory approaches and learning which accounts for different learning styles. This should not be seen as an exhaustive list.

We pride ourselves on being a supportive school which endeavours to meet the diverse needs of all of our children.

How we identify, assess and review children with special educational needs.

Most children and young people in mainstream schools will have their special educational needs met through good classroom practice. This is called Quality First Teaching.

Early Identification of Need

In deciding whether to make special provision to support children’s special educational need, we:

• Work in partnership with parents/carers, pupils
• Consult with relevant external agencies
• Use assessment tools & materials
• Use observations
• Use Short Notes
• Other

SEN support

Where a special educational need is identified children will be placed on the SEN register and staff will work closely with parents and the child or young person to initiate an individualised SEN support plan. This follows a graduated process which takes the form of cycles of “Assess, Plan, Do, Review”.

At Shotton Primary School SEN support plans are reviewed in consultation with parents and children on a termly basis. School tracking systems are used to identify gaps in learning and to set appropriate targets for the child.

From the SEN support plan, provision is then adapted to support the child in meeting their targets on their plan.

Different children require different levels of support to achieve age related expectations, and we expect that parents/carers would work with us, alongside any other appropriate, external agencies.

Contact name

Mrs L Henson

Contact telephone

0191 526 2006

Contact email

shotton.primary@durhamlearning.net

Links

Our School Website and SEND Information section