Willow Tree SEN Support.pdf

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- Email: [email protected]
- Updated: 14.09.23

Provision:
- Visual timetables, task boards, adapted activities, and specialist equipment.
- Close collaboration with external agencies (Speech and Language, occupational therapy).
- ELKLAN-trained staff, precision teaching, small group work, individual targets, and personalised learning plans.
- SENCO with NASENCO qualification, regular CPD, and termly meetings with class teachers.
- Access arrangements for exams, adapted activities, and school policies designed for reasonable adjustments.
- Open door policy, parents' evenings, and annual reviews for progress sharing.
- External support includes Educational Psychology, Speech and Language Therapy, Place2Be counselling, and CAMHS.
- Risk assessments and staff briefings for off-site provision.

Staff Expertise:
- SENCO with NASENCO qualification.
- Thrive in Education School.
- TAs trained on interventions like precision teaching and speech and language.
- CPD in Speech and Language, Adaptive Teaching, Word Aware.
- Mental Health First Aid and Team Teach trained staff.
- Full-time children and families officer, part-time dyslexia specialist.

Annual Reviews:
- Child Centred Reviews for children with EHC Plans.
- Invites sent 6 weeks prior, initial discussion meeting, pupil voice, and convenient location/time.
- Translator provided if needed.