SEND Information

Children with Special Educational Needs (SEND) are supported within class by both teachers and teaching assistants.

 

Miss Adele Howells  is our Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENDCo) and has oversight of the provision for all children on the SEND Register.

 

Miss A Howells at office@farforestlea.worcs.sch.uk

Information Report

Our SEND Information Report explains the school's approach to supporting children with additional needs.

 

SEND Policy

Worcestershire's Local Offer

Worcestershire's Local Offer provides information about the provision families can expect to be available across education, health and social care for children and young people who have Special Educational Needs and disabilities (SEND).  For further information follow the link below:

 

worcestershire.gov.uk/sendlocaloffer 

SENDIASS

Special educational needs and provision can be considered as falling under four broad areas:

 

Further support for each of these four areas can be found by clicking on the icons above.

SEND during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

 

I hope you are all keeping safe and well during these challenging times for schools.

 

A letter from Vicky Ford MP, Minister responsible for SEND, setting out how the Government intends to meet the needs of children and young people with SEND during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic can be accessed via the SEND Local Offer page which provides SEND specific information in relation to COVID-19:  

In their daily update for schools on guidance on helping children with special educational needs and disabilities learn at home has been shared. You can access this document with the following link; 

The Government released details of Educational Resources available for home schooling, including resources for children and young people with SEND.
The resources are being made available for free. They are not designed to replace a school’s properly planned curriculum but may be useful for parents in considering how they could support their children’s education.

Further SEND help and support during the Covid 19 pandemic

 

Nosy Crow have released a free information book explaining the coronavirus to children, illustrated by Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler. The book answers key questions in simple language appropriate for 5 to 9 year olds but would be also appropriate for some older children and young people with SEND.