Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Our Inclusive Vision
We are a wholly inclusive school who aim to support all children in our school community regardless of any specific educational need or disability. Through a range of support from within our own staff team and using a wide range of experts from external agencies, we aim to ensure all children achieve their maximum potential. We recognise all children learn differently and have their own preferred learning styles, which we will cater for in our flexible and engaging curriculum. However, for some children, we do need to plan specific provision in more detail to allow them to access and succeed in their learning.
Please get in touch with our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator (SENDCo), Mrs Kirsty Romero, if you would like to find out more about our provision at the school: kirstyromero@walton-on-the-hill.surrey.sch.uk
What are Special Education Needs or Disabilities?
Some children have needs or disabilities that affect their ability to learn. These could be:
- Communication & Interaction Needs
- Cognition & Learning Needs
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health Needs
- Physical & Sensory Needs
We believe in high quality teaching in every class (Wave 1), the use of school-based experts to deliver tightly focused and effective interventions to support learning (Wave 2) and the use of external support where required (Wave 3). Please see our provision map below which provides details of the three levels of support within our school.
Individual Support Arrangements (ISA)
For children on the school SEND register, an ISA is drawn up by the class teacher to help parents and school identify the child's needs and target areas of particular difficulty. It should show the steps to be taken to support the child's learning and set a date for reviewing progress.
The ISA should give details of:
- learning targets for the child to reach in a given time
- who will support the child and how that support will be organised
- what materials and methods should be used
- how success in the target will be measured
- what contribution a parent can make
The plan will be discussed with the child and a copy of it shared with parents. Parents will be invited to give their views at the meeting to review progress made under the current plan and set targets for the next ISA. The ISA will reflect any advice given by specialists consulted in relation to the child.
Key Links & Documents
Below, you can find our school SEND policy, our whole school provision map, our school SEND information report, and links to useful documents and websites to support parents with their child's SEN journey. Please do get in touch to find out more about how we support all children in our school or if you'd like to discuss your child's additional needs.
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