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Special Education Needs and Disability

The staff and governors of SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School are committed to ensuring that every child makes progress and develops their full potential emotionally, socially and academically.  Children make progress at different rates, and it is important that children are supported when they need extra help. In some cases, there are specific reasons for learning difficulties and in these cases a child may be identified as having Special Educational Needs or a Disability (SEND).
A pupil is identified as having SEND if they have special educational needs or a disability that makes it significantly more difficult for them to learn and make progress than their age-related peers. SEND is categorised into the six main areas below: 
 

  1. Learning difficulties – in acquiring basic skills in school. 
  2. Social, emotional or mental health difficulties – such as making friends, relating to others or behaving appropriately in school. 
  3. Specific learning difficulty – in reading, writing, maths or understanding and processing information. 
  4. Sensory or physical needs – such as hearing or visual impairments, or physical difficulties that may affect the child’s ability to learn in school. 
  5. Speech, language and communication difficulties – in expressing themselves or understanding others. 
  6. Medical or health conditions – which may impact on a child’s ability to make progress and/or involve treatment that affects their education. 
SEND Code of Practice 2014

The Children and Families Act 2014 changed the way in which support is provided to children and young people in England with Special Educational Needs. A new SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability) Code of Practice was implemented on the 1st September 2014 and this system aims to put each young person and their family at the centre of discussions about the support they require. 

The Local Offer 

In response to the Code of Practice, local authorities must publish a 'local offer'–the things that their schools/services will offer to SEN pupils and their parents. Bristol County Council are using the phrase 'Ordinarily Available' to describe the minimum entitlement of SEND pupils in mainstream schools. The Local Offer can be accessed using the link below:

https://www.bristol.gov.uk/bristol-local-offer

Useful contacts
If you have a concern about your child's progress, you can contact their teacher or the SENDCo (Holly Walker) through the school office.

The following outside agencies can also provide support for parents with children with SEND:

Supportive Parents

0117 989 7725 / support@supportiveparents.org.uk
www.supportiveparents.org.uk
Information Advice and Support line open 10am -2pm
Monday, Wednesday & Friday (term time)

KIDS Independent Supporters
0117 947 6111 / IS.SouthWest@kids.org.uk
www.kids.org.uk
Information and Support line open 9am—5pm, Monday- Friday
(Support with EHCP)

Bristol Parent Carers
0117 939 6645 / bristolparentcarers@gmail.com
www.bristolparentcarers.org.uk
Open Monday, Tuesday & Thursdays

 

 

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