SEN (Special Educational Needs)

Dubmire Primary School welcomes all children in the community. We seek to ensure that all children have the same opportunity to fulfil their potential and to participate in all areas of school life. We address the needs of individual children through a stimulating, broad and balanced curriculum, and a caring and effective teaching environment. Children present a rich and diverse range of strengths and needs and as a school we recognise and regard this diversity in a positive manner. We take all reasonable steps to admit children with SEN and disabilities and give them the fullest possible access to premises and the curriculum.

At present we are able to offer physical access to the building with disabled toilets and changing facilities, secure areas, quiet areas, and ‘Hearing and visually friendly’ facilities, resources and a range of teaching styles to promote inclusion. In the accessibility plan drawn up in consultation with the Local Authority, further resources to allow greater access for children with physical difficulties are planned.

The person responsible for coordinating the day-to-day provision of education for pupils with SEN is Mrs McAvoy. Our Special Educational Needs Policy outlines the provision made for pupils with a special need and is reviewed every year. Planning procedures set out in the Code of Practice are followed.

We support our children with SEN by:

• Consultation with parents

• Early identification of any special need /screening programmes

• Employing additional support staff to work with children with SEN

• Matching need with appropriate intervention programmes

• Providing a Nurture group

• Monitoring individual progress through PIVATs

• Involving other agencies

• Providing specialist resources

• Regular reviews with agencies and parents

• Providing In service training for staff