SEND
Special arrangements in relation to COVID-19
Following the closure of schools from the 23rd March 2020 Government guidelines stated:
Vulnerable children include those who have a social worker and those children and young people up to the age of 25 with education, health and care (EHC) plans.
Those with an EHC plan should be risk-assessed by their school in consultation with the local authority (LA) and parents, to decide whether they need to continue to be offered a school or college place in order to meet their needs, or whether they can safely have their needs met at home. This could include, if necessary, carers, therapists or clinicians visiting the home to provide any essential services. Many children and young people with EHC plans can safely remain at home.
In order to ensure that our students with EHC plans are supported we have consulted families with regards to whether or not their child needs to attend school. We have ensured that the expectations for learning being done at home is understood and that students can access the learning being set by school staff. As a school we are undertaking weekly check ins to ensure that students outcomes are kept at the forefront and that their emotional needs are being met. Learning set by class teachers takes in to account the needs of the students in their classes and is open-ended in nature to allow students to engage with and further their own learning.
Parents of SEND students may require our support at this. The SENCO can be reached via [email protected]
We are aware that the transition period for our students with SEND has been greatly affected by the current situation and we continue to work alongside our infant and secondary colleagues to ensure that the information needed is shared. As the summer term progresses, we will begin to send out transition style material that will endeavour to support all our students at this transitional time.
Resources that support our students’ emotional and social development during this unprecedented time have been uploaded on to the school website in the COVID19 section. These will continue to be updated as time passes.
External agencies will only become involved if necessary following the usual graduated response process detailed above.