Nacton C of E Primary School
Building Firm Foundations for Life
SEND
SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS & DISABILITIES
The school supports the requirements set out in the DfES guidance Inclusive Schooling, the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act Code of Practice 2015 and the Equality Act 2010. In particular, we will not treat disabled pupils less favourably, without justification, for a reason which relates to their disability; and we will make reasonable adjustments so that disabled pupils are not put at a substantial disadvantage compared to other pupils who are not disabled.
All carers of children with formal Education, Health and Care Plan have the right to choose a mainstream school for the education of their children.
The school has ramped access front and rear and accessible toilet provision for disabled users.
All children at some time may have special educational needs. The school monitors children’s progress closely so that children who need additional support are identified early. Parents or carers are always consulted, as are external advisers when appropriate.
The aims and objectives for children with special needs are the same as for all children at this school:
- All pupils will have maximum access to a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum including the National Curriculum.
- All children need to experience success and a sense of achievement.
- All children have individual needs, which must be addressed.
It is the purpose of the Special Educational Needs Policy to clarify, both for staff and parents, the means by which these objectives can be achieved. Our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Co-Ordinator, SENCo, is Mrs Lummis. She can be contacted via the school office, 01473 659370 or by emailing admin@nacton.suffolk.sch.uk.
Local Authority Local Offer
The Children and Families Bill was enacted in September 2014. From this date Local Authorities and schools are required to publish and keep under review information about services they expect to be available to children and young people with SEND. The Local Authority refer to this as the Local Offer
Special Educational Needs Information Report
We utilise the Local Authority’s Local Offer to meet the needs of SEND pupils as determined by our policy and the provision that we are able to provide. This is outlined in our Information Report.
SENDIASS support and courses for parents.
Suffolk SENDIASS provides impartial and confidential information, advice and support to children and young people with SEND, and their parents and carers. They also offer free training courses.
SENDIASS video: ‘Who we are and what we do’
- Our impartiality explained
- Our service leaflet for parents and carers
- Contact card (credit card sized)
- Young person leaflet
- Child/young person postcard style leaflet
Helpline: 01473 265210 Email: enquiries@suffolksendiass.co.uk Text: ADVICE4ME to 87007 Suffolk SENDIASS
SENDIASS Training Courses
Booking is open for the following sessions for families:
Understanding Children and Young People’s Behaviour as a Communication Need (PDF flyer)
10 June 2024 10:30am – 12 noon
Planning transition to secondary school for pupils with SEN (PDF flyer)
18 June 6pm – 7:30pm
And there's still time to book on the following session:
Drafting and Finalising an EHC Plan (PDF flyer)
3 June 2024 (10am – 11:30am)
Behavioursafe@home training
BehaviourSafe at home supports parents, carers and family members living with children who display extreme behaviours, to improve the safety of everyone. The focus of the programme is on early intervention, to help prevent the behaviour escalating and to reduce the need for restrictive interventions. The consultants provide meaningful and focused guidance, to help parent/carers make appropriate positive choices when managing difficult behaviours. As school we have used the consultants to provide behaviour safe training for our staff.
Two-day courses will be delivered by Bells Croft Consultancy on the following dates:
- 16th and 23rd January 2024 – Sudbury
- 6th and 13th February 2024 – Bury St Edmunds
- 5th and 12th March 2024 – Ipswich
Full address and details provided with enquiry or booking
Prices are:
£30.00 for one parent/carer
£50.00 for two parent/carers
Please note these courses are heavily subsidised with the original cost being £200 per person. Therefore, the booking fee is non-refundable.
Please contact us at aufamilyadvice@suffolk.gov.uk for a Booking form or to go on our waiting list.
For more information go to Behaviour safe at Home - Suffolk SEND Local Offer (suffolklocaloffer.org.uk)
SEND Family Newsletter
Following the Independent SEND Review and as part of their efforts to communicate more widely with families, Suffolk County Council have re-launched a SEND Newsletter, under the new name of Local Offer News. With an introduction from Assistant Director Ros Somerville, the first edition is out now, containing strategic updates from Education, Health and Care, and other local SEND news and resources.
BEANS
We are a neurodiversity support service based in Suffolk that sits on the NDD pathway.
We run drop ins for Parents/Carers of those with children and young people that have neurodiverse needs. Please share this information with Parents/Carers that may need a place to come and ask questions and get non-judgemental support and guidance. Our drop ins are open for anyone regardless of whether they are under our service or not 😊
We also hold a LEAF after our drop ins, this is a lived experience advisory forum, which is a space for those with lived experience to share their ideas and experiences with neurodiversity and use these to help improve support services.
Please see the posters below with the locations and dates.
Suffolk Parent Carer Forum (SPCF)
We are Suffolk Parent Carer Forum - SPCF, the recognised parent carer forum for Suffolk.
We are a Suffolk based charity made up of parent carers with lived experience who have come together so that we can help shape the provisions and services our children and young people access. We do this through participation, consultation and co-production alongside Suffolk County Council, Suffolk & North East Essex Integrated Care Board, Norfolk & Waveney Integrated Care Board and the Department for Education.
Please see the leaflets below that give more information about what we do or you can find out more about us on our website: www.suffolkpcf.co.uk
Upcoming Parent/Carer Workshops from the Psychology in Schools
Any information on the website can be provided to parents/carers in paper format, for free, if requested.