SEND

School Information Report

At Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School, we are highly committed to creating a stimulating learning experience that is inclusive of all children. We want every child to reach their potential and emerge from school with a life-long love of learning. We adhere to the guidelines set out in the SEN Code of Practice 2014 and the Equality Act 2010.

What do we mean by Special Educational Needs (SEN)?

A pupil has SEN where their learning difficulty or disability calls for special educational provision, namely provision different from or additional to that normally available to pupils of the same age. We offer a graduated response for children with SEN to help overcome barriers, make progress and emerge from a school with confidence and a love for learning.

How do we identify children with SEN?

We will assess each pupil’s current skills and levels of attainment on entry, which will build on previous settings and Key Stages, where appropriate. Class teachers will make regular assessments of progress for all pupils and identify those whose progress:

Is significantly slower than that of their peers starting from the same baseline
Fails to match or better the child’s previous rate of progress

Fails to close the attainment gap between the child and their peers
Widens the attainment gap

This may include progress in areas other than attainment, for example, social, emotional & mental health.

Slow progress and low attainment will not automatically mean a pupil is recorded as having SEN. When deciding whether special educational provision is required, we will start with the desired outcomes, including the expected progress and attainment, and the views and the wishes of the pupil and their parents. We will use this to determine the support that is needed as set out below.

We recognise that the rate of progress and the attainment of some children will have been adversely affected by the Covid pandemic and school closures. Children who were previously on track and now have a gap will not necessarily be recorded as having an SEN but will receive the support they need to bridge that gap.

Our Graduated Response to SEND

Ordinarily Available Provision

We provide all children with the opportunity to make good progress by making reasonable adaptations to the curriculum using the resources generally available to the school, taking into account different needs and abilities. This is called 'differentiation', and it is normal within a classroom to have different levels of work going on at the same time. At the heart of this is 'Quality First Teaching' whereby teachers draw on a wide range of strategies and resources that can be used to support learning.

Targeted Support

From time to time a child may fall behind or stop progressing, for a variety of reasons. If this happens, we will offer 'targeted support' which is often in the form of a group catch-up programme or intervention led by an adult for a specific length of time. It could also be in the form of specific resources that a child is given to use. The results of these interventions are carefully monitored to ensure that progress is being made. If the intervention works, then the child will close the gap and return to making progress. If, despite interventions and targeted support, there is still a significant gap, between a child and their peers, then we move to the next level of support.

SEN Support and Special Educational Needs

This is the term given to all children who are deemed to have an ongoing Special Educational need. We record the names of these children on our SEN register, which is updated each half term and shared with staff. It may be that support for these children comes from within the school team and resources, or that the school requests extra help from outside agencies such as Specialist Teachers or Educational Psychologists. Most SEN support children will be given an Assess, Plan, Do, Review (ADPR), which will have specific targets based around their needs which are reviewed on a termly basis. These targets are written in collaboration with parents, by the teacher, with input from the child where possible. SENCos and outside professionals may also be involved in setting targets. Any provision that is being given to the child will be recorded on our central Provision map data base, so that an accurate record of support and impact can be built up over time and easily accessed and reviewed.

Specialist support will only be sought when the school has carried out assessments, planned a course of action and reviewed the results over at least two terms, in most cases. Specialist support service require the school to give evidence of the Assess, Plan, Do, Review cycle in order to access their services.

The Assess, Plan, Do, Review process and document (ADPR)

This is the process that we use to ensure that the extra provision we provide for children with SEN is matched to their specific needs.

Supporting children moving through phases of education

When children with SEN are joining or leaving the school we will liaise with the other setting to help your child settle into school and ensure that appropriate provision is in place. We ensure that parents are given the opportunity to share vital information in advance as this is valuable. We have strong links with our feeder preschools and local secondary schools.

As a child travels through the school, information is shared between teachers and the SENCO maintains an overview and ensures that teachers are aware of the Special Educational Needs within their class, at the start of each year.

What needs we cater for

Our school currently provides additional and/or different provision for a range of needs including:

Communication & Interaction- This area refers to children with speech, language and communication difficulties and or understanding the rules of social communication and interaction such as Autism. This area of need sometimes overlaps with Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties.
Cognition & Learning – This covers specific areas of difficulty such as Literacy difficulties or Maths difficulties. It also covers situations where a child’s development is delayed over several areas.
Social, Emotional & Mental Health difficulties- This area covers social and emotional issues, as well as specific issues such as ADHD. There can be overlap between this area of need and the Communication and Interaction area of need.
Sensory & or Physical needs- This covers sensory impairment such as hearing or visual difficulties, as well as physical disabilities

Consulting and involving parents and pupils

We see supporting SEND as a collaborative process that involves the child, their parents or carers, and the school. The most effective way of supporting children is when school and home work closely together. Parents will be kept fully informed and can ask for a meeting with the teacher if there are concerns. The teacher should always be the first port of call however, parents can contact the SENCo if needed. APDR meetings are offered on a termly basis, and are longer than a usual parent consultation to allow a full discussion. These meetings will usually be with the teacher.

The SENCo on the Hardwick campus is Leila Coe- lcoe@hardwick.cambs.sch.uk

The SENCo on the Cambourne Campus is Lisa Eadon- leadon@hardwick.cambs.sch.uk

What qualifications do the SENCOs have?

Lisa Eadon is the SENCo on the Cambourne site.

She has:

Recently gained the National Award for SEN Coordination.
Over 20 years teaching experience across Key Stage 1 and 2 in primary schools in East London and in and around Cambridge, including 7 years at HCCPS.
AET (Autism Education Trust training) Level 1.
STEP on Tutor.

Jemma Hoban has completed the National Award for SEN Coordination and has over 9 years experience in the role.

She also has:

National SENCo Award
Dyslexia Level 3 Training
Makaton Level 1 Training

Leila Coe is SENCo on our Hardwick site.

She has over 15 years experience in the SENCo role

She also has:

Post Graduate Certificate in Child and Adolescent Counselling (Cambridge University)
AET (Autism Education Trust) Level 3 training
Dyslexia Level 2 training
Makaton Level 1 Training
STEP on Tutor

This Offer has been written in conjunction with the following school policies:

SEND Policy

Anti-Bullying Policy

Equality Information and Objectives Policy