At St Peter’s CE Primary we strive to support all children to enable them to achieve at school. In order to do this many steps are taken to support children through their learning journey. Quality teaching is vital; however, for some children there are occasions when further additional support may be needed to help them achieve their targets. In this area of our website, you should find all the information you need to support your child successfully with their learning.
Our SEND Policy explains in detail how we will support and make provision for children with special educational needs (SEND). It explains the roles and responsibilities of everyone involved in providing for children with SEND.
Please also see our Special Educational Needs & Disability Information Report
Our SENCo are Miss Clare Watkins (Monday – Thursday) and Mrs Rachael McNamara (Thursday & Friday). They can be contacted via the school office on 01273 492447 or office@stpetershenfield.org.uk
The Nest
At St. Peter’s we have a SEND resource centre called the Nest. Children from across KS2 who have an EHCP and cognition and learning needs.
The children are in the Nest for English and/or Maths depending on their need. The teachers in the Nest are our SENCo’s Miss Watkins and Mrs Mac., with Mrs Bull and Mrs Witherden supporting the children.
We follow an experiential learning approach and the children’s learning is shared with parents and their class teachers via tapestry.
Support for Parents/ Carers
https://westsussex.local-offer.org/-The West Sussex Local Offer helps you find information about local services, support and events for children and young people aged 0 – 25 years who have special educational needs or disabilities (SEND).
http://www.reachingfamilies.org.uk/ -Reaching Families offer support for parents and carers in West Sussex. They run a number of training sessions to support families.
https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/ – British Dyslexia Association is a useful website with information about dyslexia, assessment and identification, exam concessions etc.
https://www.autism.org.uk/directory.aspx – The National Autistic Society give useful advice to parents of autistic children, including an online directory which will pull together information according to your child’s age diagnosis and where they live.
www.talkingpoint.org.uk – Speech and Language Services – Talking Point provides a guide to speech and language services and useful links to other associated websites.
www.youngminds.org.uk – Young Minds – a national charity committed to improving the mental health of all children, advice about depression, eating disorders, and other mental health issues affecting children, see website for details.
https://rixwiki.org/west-sussex-mmm/home/asc-team-wiki – West Sussex ASC WIKI. For parents with children with Autism or social communication needs.
For advice on coping during the C19 school closure, please click here to view the West Sussex County Council SEND newsletter