Special Educational Needs & Disabilities - SEND 

'Special Educational Needs' is a term for children experiencing significantly greater difficulty than their peers. Children with a disability may also have special educational needs but for others, cognition and learning are unimpaired. We will make reasonable adjustments in provision for children with SEND. 

Most adjustment and additional support is around the key skills of literacy and numeracy as these impact on children's learning and achievement in all subjects. 

Support can also be put in place for difficulties such as: 

Meet the team

Our SENCo (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator) is Karen Cotton

Mrs Cotton has achieved the National SENCo Award and is our EYFS Phase Leader. 

In each phase it is the class teachers who have the overall responsibility for provision for children with additional needs. Every teacher in school is the teacher for the full range of children in their class. Teaching staff receive training on range of needs including: ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder), SpLD (specific dyslexic type difficulties), attachment and trauma and sensory needs. 

Well trained staff have the knowledge and skills to provide additional support for some children.

All teaching staff receive training on areas such supporting children with conditions like ASD, attachment or dyslexic type difficulties in the classroom.

SEND Provision - Kingsmead Primary School

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