SEND
Our vision at Sholden is to build a community of Hope and Love around our village school; embracing all creation, valuing respect, dignity, diversity and individuality. Like Noah, we provide a safe ark in which to foster creative, critical thinking through dynamic, engaging learning environment where all can flourish and prosper.
A pupil's Special Educational Needs are met in a variety of ways; initially through quality first teaching within the classroom, facilitated by our experienced class teachers and dedicated Teaching Assistants. Sometimes an intervention may be necessary to further support a pupil's development within a particular area of the curriculum or to develop or promote their social skills, self-confidence or self-esteem.
At Sholden School, we make provision for children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disability within each of the four categories defined in the 2015 SEND Code of Practice:
- Communication and Interaction
- Cognition and Learning
- Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Sensory and/or Physical
Children with SEND may need extra help due to a range of different needs. The purpose of identifying the area of need(s) of the child is not to fit them into a category but rather to consider the child's needs as a whole and help ensure that the school can plan adequate provision. It is not uncommon that children may have SEND that falls into one or more of the above categories.
Please find below our SEND Policy and SEND Information Report:
Speech and Language
Our school works to support speech, language and communication with support from our NHS link speech & language therapist, as well as specialist teachers. Your child may come into contact with specialist teachers within their classroom or around school. The SENCo will have regular meetings with therapists and specialist teachers to discuss our school’s provision.
If you have any concerns about your child’s speech, language or communication skills, please speak to your child’s class teacher in the first instance.
If we have discussed a specific concern with you about your child’s speech, language or communication, or you have raised a concern, we will decide together whether to discuss this with our link therapist. You will be kept informed of any plans to support your child.
Some useful websites for parents to support Speech and Language:
- hungry little minds campaign
- https://www.nhs.uk/start-for-life/toddler/learning-to-talk/learning-to-talk-3-to-5-years/
- https://literacytrust.org.uk/resources/tips-talking-your-baby-and-young-child/
- https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/education
- https://www.autismeducationtrust.org.uk/parents
- https://www.hanen.org/Helpful-Info/Parent-Tips.aspx
- Speech Link Parent Portal
- About Language Link
- Supporting your child's understanding of language
- Supporting your child in using language
- Encouraging your child's language development when you are talking
- About Speech Link
- Supporting your child when learning to talk
- Helping your child's speech to develop
For SEND queries please contact Dave Vellani, our school SENCO: Senco@sholdenprimary.org.uk
