SEND
Supporting children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND)
All pupils at Wortham School are equally valued, regardless of their level of need. They are included in every aspect of school life for example: sharing meal times, recreation times, school clubs and visits in line with our Health and Safety and School Behaviour Policies. Wortham Primary School is an inclusive school, fostering a sense of community and belonging through its vision statement:
At Wortham Primary School we work together to enable our children to become successful learners, to know and understand that they are valued and to prepare them for life in the local and worldwide community.
Wortham Community Primary School seeks to provide an inclusive, broad and balanced curriculum for all pupils, according to their needs. All staff accepts responsibility for providing all pupils with realistic learning goals in a broad-based, appropriate curriculum.
We believe in nurturing and developing the educational, social, emotional, cultural and spiritual aspects by curriculum design and teaching approaches.
Pupils with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) may require work to be presented and differentiated to match their needs enabling them to participate effectively in curriculum and assessment activities.
Special Educational Need might be an explanation for delayed or slower progress but is not an excuse, and we make every effort to narrow the gap in attainment between vulnerable groups of learners and others.
Teachers endeavour to take account of these requirements and make provision, where necessary, to support individuals or groups of pupils.
We strive to make a clear distinction between "underachievement" – often caused by a poor early experience of learning - and special educational needs.
- Some pupils in our school may be underachieving but will not necessarily have a special educational need. It is our responsibility to spot this quickly and ensure that appropriate interventions are put in place to help these pupils catch up.
- Other pupils will genuinely have special educational needs and this may lead to lower-attainment (though not necessarily to under-achievement). It is our responsibility to ensure that pupils have the maximum opportunity to attain and achieve in line with their peers. Accurate assessment of need and carefully planned programmes, which address the root causes of any learning difficulty, are essential ingredients of success for these pupils. This policy ensures that curriculum planning and assessment for children with SEND takes account of the learning needs of the individual child at any point in their school life.
Details of SEND Information Report and information regarding SEND.
Reviewed November 2023 / Next review date November 2024.
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