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Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

It is our school’s prime responsibility to meet the learning needs of all our children and to provide an inclusive learning environment. In doing this, our school has continued to review and develop its provision for pupils and parents. This has involved developing our current practice and holding various INSET training sessions for all staff. Miss Marie Compton is our school’s Special Educational Needs and Disability Co-Coordinator (SENDCo). She monitors and assess the school’s provision for Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) in order to maintain and develop high standards.

Children who have specific learning difficulties or needs are initially assessed in school and given an Individual Education Plan, using the graduated approach of assess, plan, do, review (APDR) cycle. These plans highlight learning targets for children to work on, in school and at home. The targets are made to try and overcome the child’s specific learning barriers. If a child continues to struggle with their learning targets we will seek advice from external educational agencies. In some cases an Educational Health Care Plan (EHCP) is requested, which sometimes allows access to alternative agencies and provision.

As a school we aim to work closely with parents and children to ensure the best provision possible. Parents views are gained and they are invited into school to discuss their child’s learning targets and our school SEND provision. Children are encouraged to discuss and suggest the next steps of their learning and how they can achieve this. These meetings allow parents, children, teachers and external agencies, such as a speech therapist, to discuss and review learning needs and provisions. Children with an EHC Plan also have Annual Review Meetings to ensure we are meeting the needs of every child in our care.

Further information about our schools SEND provision can be found in the SEND Information Report and Policy.

You can find the Norfolk SEND Local Offer on www.norfolk.gov.uk/SEN 

If you have any questions or queries please contact Miss Marie Compton (SENDCo) at senco@heartwood.norfolk.sch.uk 

Useful Websites for Parents and Carers

  • THRIVE THRIVE are offering a free parent toolkit. THRIVE is a great resource to use if your child is struggling emotionally.
  • Just One Number and Parentline Just One Number - Find out more about the care available your child from age 0-19 here. You can get in touch with Just One Number by calling 0300 300 0123. Your call might be for an appointment change, or you might have a parenting question or a worry about your child's physical or emotional health. Parentline is a text service for parents/carers to get in touch about any parenting questions or concerns. You may prefer to chat by text with a health professional. If you need advice about your child or young person's health or wellbeing, simply send a text and one of the team will text you back. You can text at anytime on 07520 631590.
 
 
  • Dyslexia video for parents The British Dyslexia Association have worked together to produce 'What Is Dyslexia And What Are The Symptoms?' – a quick video guide to what is dyslexia, how to support it, and what help is available and how to access it.

Useful websites:

Local support for Autism:

  • Asd Helping Hands. 
  • West Norfolk Autism Group 
  • Autism Anglia 
  • Norfolk Sendiass 
  • Norfolk SEN network 
  • SENsational families 
  • NANSA 
  • Norfolk Autism Partnership 
  • Just One Norfolk 
  • Norfolk & Suffolk Schools Psychological Team 
  • SEND friendly activities (facebook group) 
  • Carers Matters Norfolk – Autism and Aspergers Carer Support group 
  • Asperger East Anglia 
  • Engage Norfolk 
  • Family Action  
  • Norfolk Mind  
  • Young minds 
  • Autism Service Norfolk (NHS) 
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