Special Educational Needs
Our school's Information Report
These pages set out information about our provision for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN). Click on the different sections of the dashboard below to find out more about our SEN provision.
About our School
Wood Farm School welcomes and provides for children and young people with a range of educational needs, including those with:
Communication and interaction- speech, language and communication needs, Autistic Spectrum Disorder including Aspergers and Autism.
Cognition and learning- moderate non-specific learning difficulties, and specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, dyspraxia or dyscalculia.
Social, emotional and mental health difficulties- behaviour reflecting underlying mental health or emotional difficulties, attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, attachment disorder.
Sensory and/or physical needs- hearing , visual or multi-sensory impairments or physical disability.
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Our school's policy for supporting pupils with SEN |
Identifying and Assessing Children's Needs How we assess the particular needs of pupils with SEN |
Information about the different ways we support children with SEN in school
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Working with parents and children How we engage children and their parents/carers with thier learning |
Monitoring and evaluation of our SEN Policy How we know if our SEN Provision is effective
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Supporting the wellbeing of children with SEN How we support the wellbeing of children with additional needs |
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Joining the school and moving on Arrangements for supporting children with SEN as they join our school, or move to a new school |
Information about staff who support SEN and their areas of specialism |
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Information about recent government reforms |
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Information from the county council about support for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities |
If you are concerned about your child's learning please speak to his or her class teacher in the first instance. You may also find it helpful to speak to our school's SEN co-ordinator: please contact the school office to make an appointment.
Useful contacts at the school:
| David Lewin | Head teacher, with overall responsibility for teaching and learning |
| Natasha Ashwin | Deputy Head teacher, leads learning and teaching in the school |
| Gail Connelly | Deputy Head teacher, leads Safeguarding and Family Support |
| Anna Neal | Inclusion Co-ordinator |
| Alison Holden | SEN co-ordinator (SENCo) |
| Louise Holman | Assistant head teacher, leads attendance & engagement in the school |
| Alison Britnell | Learning Mentor |
| Liz Brighouse | School Governor, with lead responsibility for SEN on the Governing Body |
