SEND Policy and Information
Kingsacre Primary School is an inclusive school where ‘Pupils with SEND are fully included in the school curriculum’ (Ofsted report, Oct 2021). At the heart of the work of our school is a continuous cycle of planning, teaching and assessment which takes account of the wide range of abilities, aptitudes and interests of the children.
The majority of children will learn and progress within these arrangements. Some children will need support that is additional to or different from the majority of their peers because they have a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of children of the same age or have a disability which prevents or hinders them from making use of educational facilities of a kind generally provided for children of the same age. This could be in any of the following areas:
- Communication and Interaction
- Cognition and Learning
- Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Physical/Sensory needs
These children have extra support as part of our Special Educational Needs (SEND) provision. The below provision maps, SEND Policy and SEND Information Report show how we support all of our children, based on three principles:
- setting suitable learning challenges;
- responding to pupils’ diverse learning needs;
- overcoming potential barriers to learning.
Children have a learning difficulty if they:
- have a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of children of the same age;
- have a disability which prevents or hinders them from making use of educational facilities of a kind generally provided for children of the same age. This may relate to impairments in communication and interaction, cognition and learning, behavioural, emotional and social development, or sensory or physical needs.
For children who have a specific learning difficulty or a disability, our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) policy outlines the educational support we provide – this is often referred to as our ‘SEND Offer’, detailed below. This provision is alongside the Devon Local Offer
Our SENDCo is Mr Paul Harris who can be contacted by email: pharris@kingsacre-primary.devon.sch.uk
Tel - 01271 815485
