At Cubert Primary School, children with additional needs are identified through a combination of observations of the children as individuals within their classes by our experienced staff, tracking the outcomes of assessments and through discussions with parents. Our Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Co-ordinator (SENDCo) works with the class teachers and teaching assistants to create programmes of support that meet the needs of the child. We also work with a range of external agencies as appropriate, including Speech and Language Therapists, Educational Psychology, Autism in Schools Team, Early Years Inclusion Team and the SEND Support Services.
Children who are identified as needing support that is different from or additional to the provision offered to all pupils, are added to our school's SEND Record of Need and will have an Individual Provision Map (IPM) created as part of the Assess-Plan-Do-Review cycle. This is sometimes referred to as a Graduated Response and you can find out more about what this means by clicking here.
There are 4 broad areas of SEND identified within the Code of Practice. Individual children or young people may have needs in one area or across several areas and their needs may change over time.
- Communication and interaction
Children and young people with speech, language, and communication needs (SLCN) who have difficulty understanding and communicating with others. This may include those with Autism.
- Cognition and learning
Children and young people who learn at a slower pace than their peers, and those with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) e.g. dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dyspraxia.
- Social, emotional and mental health
Children who may be withdrawn or isolated, as well as those displaying challenging, disruptive or disturbing behaviours.
- Sensory and/or physical
This includes children with a disability that prevents or hinders them from making full use of general educational facilities. For example, those with visual or hearing impairments, multi-sensory impairments, and/or physical disabilities.
LOCAL OFFER
The Local Offer aims to help families of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) by gathering useful information they need to know, in one place, so they can make informed choices about the support they receive. Our Local Offer describes the provision and guidance that is available for children and young people with SEND; with or without an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan or Statement of SEN. Please see the link to both Sandy Hill Academy's Local Offer and Cornwall Council's SEND Local Offer below.
