Who can I contact if I have any queries or concerns?
If parents wish to discuss their child’s special educational need then please contact Chantelle Mavor via the school office on 01274 774446 or email sendco@wellington.bradford.sch.uk
Special Educational Needs (SEN)
A child or young person has SEN if they have a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for him or her.
A child of compulsory school age or a young person has a learning difficulty or disability if he or she:
- has a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of others of the same age, or
- has a disability which prevents or hinders him or her from making use of facilities of a kind generally provided for others of the same age in mainstream schools or mainstream post-16 institutions
For children aged two or more, special educational provision is educational or training provision that is additional to or different from that made generally for other children or young people of the same age by mainstream schools, maintained nursery schools, mainstream post-16 institutions or by relevant early years providers. For a child under two years of age, special educational provision means educational provision of any kind.
A child under compulsory school age has special educational needs if he or she is likely to fall within the definition of SEN in the above paragraph when they reach compulsory school age or would do so if special educational provision was not made for them (Section 20 Children and Families Act 2014).
Disabled children
Many children and young people who have SEN may have a disability under the Equality Act 2010 – that is ‘…a physical or mental impairment which has a long-term and substantial adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities’.
This definition includes sensory impairments such as those affecting sight or hearing, and long-term health conditions such as asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, and cancer. Children and young people with such conditions do not necessarily have SEN, but there is a significant overlap between disabled children and young people and those with SEN.
Where a disabled child or young person requires special educational provision they will also be covered by the SEN definition.
SEND Report for Wellington Primary School
The graduated approach at Wellington Primary School runs alongside the Bradford Matrix of Need.
The Local Offer
To find out more about the Local Offer, click on one of the links below.
The Local Offer – https://localoffer.bradford.gov.uk/
The Local Offer for Early Years – https://localoffer.bradford.gov.uk/Services/Education/default.aspx
Special Educational Needs Disabilities Information Advice Support Service SENDIASS – https://localoffer.bradford.gov.uk/contacts/special-educational-needs-disabilities-information-advice-support-service-sendiass
Bradford Council SEND Accessibility Strategy 2018-2020 – https://localoffer.bradford.gov.uk/public/images/images/1571410213.pdf
Education Health and Care Assessments and Plans (EHCP) – https://localoffer.bradford.gov.uk/service/759-education-health-and-care-assessments-and-plans-ehcp
Useful resources for parents of SEND children during Covid-19
Healthy Minds: This leaflet signposts people to key mental health services in Bradford and Craven which are offering help during the coronavirus outbreak: Healthy Minds Flyer
Young Minds: https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/feelings-and-symptoms/
Young Minds: https://youngminds.org.uk/media/4555/how-to-make-a-self-soothe-box_primary-school.pdf
MindEd: A free educational resource on children and young people’s mental health for all adults: https://www.minded.org.uk/
Healthy Minds Resources: Healthy Minds resources and services for children and young people
BBC Parents Toolkit: SEND – https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zh9v382
Resources for supporting children and young people with SEND: https://bso.bradford.gov.uk/news/19205-resources-for-supporting-children-and-young-people-with-send
Bradford Physical and Medical Team Resources: https://bso.bradford.gov.uk/content/physical-and-medical-team
http://www.senassist.com/index.html A website with free resources to print and use at home. They are designed to reduce anxieties and associated behaviours and support learning.
https://www.autism.org.uk/ The Autism Society is the UK’s largest provider of specialist autism services. As well as support and resources, they all lead a parents support forum in their community section.
https://www.lifeskillschallenge.org.uk/ This website provides challenges from tidying a room or area to understanding money. The challenges are 10 minutes long and are a great way to recognise and rewards small steps of achievement.
https://www.thecommunicationtrust.org.uk/resources/resources/resources-for-parents/ ‘Good communication is the gateway to learning, academic achievement and success at work’ and this website supports children with speech and language needs brilliantly. These resources are for parents and encourage the listening, understanding, interaction and play of their children.
https://greatmindstogether.co.uk/homeschool-timetables A lot of our learners struggle when their routine is changed but a visual timetable can often help. This website gives a list of suggested visual timetables to help organise your week whilst homeschooling. Underneath each timetable is a list of resources and downloads you can use for your ‘lessons’. There are also lots of other downloads and resources which are completely free to use on our ‘Resources & Downloads’ page. (If you would prefer to create your own timetable, we have a blank visual timetable available on our downloads page too!)
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page This website is not specific to Special Needs learners but is well worth a visit as it allows children to access reading books on a tablet or computer for free!
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FREE eBook Library. Welcome to our free eBooks collection, developed for children aged 3–11 years old. We are making even more eBooks available here, for the duration of UK school closures, so that your child has more to read.
www.oxfordowl.co.uk
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