SEN
SENDCO: Mrs E Wilson-Thickens
In line with the SEN Code of Practice (2014) we are currently supporting 16 children with educational needs following a graduated response.
16 children have SEN School Support which involves them working in small groups or a small amount of 1:1 support with a Teaching Assistant and can involve them having outside agency support and more intensive support to meet their specific needs.
3 children have an Educational Health and Care Plan. These children receive extra funding from Walsall LEA. They have had multi-agency assessment and their progress is monitored very closely by the outside agencies involved as well as our school.
Progress is being tracked through normal school tracking system, through IEP and review meetings, IEP target tracking using traffic light system and a more detailed SEN tracking sheet which includes reading age, spelling age, High Frequency Sight Words known, phonic level etc.
For further information please contact Mrs Wilson-Thickens via the School Office.
Copies of our SEN Policy and Special Educational Needs Report are accessible below.
Access Facilities for Children with SEND
Disabled parking is available within the staff parking area, a disabled toilet is situated in KS2, one pathway has a slope of a degree that is suitable for wheelchair access, access to most areas of the School is via ramps and all classes have a soundfield system to improve access for hearing impaired children.
The Woodland Room
Welcome to the Woodland Room - this is an additional classroom that is used to support children with specific special educational needs.
It is a child-friendly, working classroom which contains two areas; a working classroom for children of all ages and a woodland quiet area specifically for SEND needs, allowing children to relax, unwind and explore.
The classroom is a warm, inviting room where interventions will take place when a child needs extra support.
Within the Woodland room there is a range of activities and equipment to explore and enjoy. The craft area is where children can use their imaginative skills to design and make things linked to their learning. Musical instruments are on hand to create an atmosphere of woodland sounds, gentle music plays in the background and a quiet woodland reading garden where children can sit quietly and enjoy the books. The tepee sits amongst the tree stumps and children can hide themselves away in a safe environment to regulate and calm down when needed.
It is a wonderful opportunity for the children of St Bernadette’s to access when they need a calming moment away from the mainstream classroom or for specific focus intervention groups.
Useful Websites
School SEN Documents
Updated SEND Information Report and Policy sent to Governors for ratification and will be uploaded once the Governing Body have met