Special Educational Needs and Disability

All children are entitled to an education that enables them to:

To achieve their best;
To become confident young individuals, living fulfilling lives;
Make a successful transition into adulthood, whether into employment or further education or training.

(SEN Code of Practice 2014)

Our SEND contact is Emma Sutcliffe

email: esutcliffe@st-johnsouthworth.lancs.sch.uk

OUR PUPIL'S SEND POLICY

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POLICIES

Link to Local Offer

http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/special-educational-needs-and-disabilities

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Learning Support Provision

The range of provision co-ordinated through learning support is comprehensive and support is personalised to meet the specific needs of pupils

First quality teaching
Challenge
1:1 support where needed
Medical/Physical difficulty support
In-class support
Gross/fine motor skills intervention
Nurture
Transition support towards at each key stage
Life Skills club
Reading intervention
Phonics intervention
Numeracy intervention
Speech and Language intervention
Dyslexia intervention
Literacy and Numeracy intervention
Social Skills/ASD support
Visual Impairment support and intervention
Hearing Impairment support and intervention
Personalised curriculum
Educational psychology support.
Specialist teaching
Play therapy

Disability Access

The school has its own gated car park for use by staff and visitors only. There is a sizeable disabled parking bay which is made available to parents if their vehicle carries a blue badge. Access from the car park to the main entrance is via a tarmac pathway that is clearly marked. The school is built on 2 levels connected by 4 steps which house a passenger lift for wheelchair/walker access. All entrances and exits to school are wheelchair accessible. Most doors in school have been adapted to allow for easier access for wheelchair bound pupils, although all are accessible.

In addition to the normal children's toilet facilities, there is a disabled toilet incorporating a shower. The school also has a hearing loop in the hall to support children or parents with hearing impairments.

Useful Websites

Please note these websites are not linked to the school and we are not responsible for their content.

The following websites give definitions of, information on and ways of working with specific conditions in education.

Bolton Parent Carer Consortium

http://www.bpcc.org.uk/

Dyslexia Information and Support

British Dyslexia Association http://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/

Helen Arkell Centre www.arkellcentre.org.uk

Reid, Gavin www.gavinreid.co.uk

The Dyslexia Institute www.dyslexia-inst.org.uk

Speech and Language Information and Support

Afasic England – supporting children and their parents to overcome speech and language difficulties. The website contains a wealth of information for children, young people, their parents/carers and the professionals who are providing support and services for them.

http://www.afasic.org.uk/

I CAN – the children’s communication charity. I CAN’s mission is to make sure that everyone in contact with children knows how important communication is, what a communication difficulty looks like and what they can do to help.

http://www.ican.org.uk/

Talking Point – the first stop for information on children’s communication

http://www.talkingpoint.org.uk/

Websites about specific learning difficulties:

Dyspraxia Foundation

http://www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/

Social,Emotional and Mental Health Information and Support

Mencap

http://www.mencap.org.uk/

Youngs Minds: for Children’s mental health

http://www.youngminds.org.uk/

Autistic Spectrum Information and Support