Pupils with SEND are enabled to engage in activities available with other pupils in the school who do not have SEND, this will include:
- Support to access clubs during or after school
- Arrangements re: day /residential trips
Extra Curricular activities offered by the SEND Department:
- Lunch Club – We meet daily to help encourage appropriate interaction between peers, this is achieved through games (board games, Uno, Scrabble, Wii) and social activities such as origami. This is also a chance to do homework with support from the SEND team.
Please contact the Form Tutor or SENDCos if you have any concerns.
Supporting pupils in moving between phases of education and in preparing for adulthood:
As pupils prepare for adulthood, outcomes should reflect their ambitions, which could include higher education, employment, independent living and participation in society. At Edward Peake we facilitate this transition in the following ways:
- Transition arrangements
- Enhanced Transition packages
- Information sharing SENDCo to SENDCo
- TAC meetings
- LA involvement
- CAFs
- Career investigations in PSHCE (Year 8)
As well as the pastoral support offered by our team of Class teachers and Heads of Year. The SEND Department is committed to improving emotional and social development. This includes extra pastoral support arrangements for listening to the views of pupils with SEND and measures to prevent bullying.
Some of the following may be involved:
- School ethos re: Values
- Pastoral contacts
- Mentoring schemes – SMILE which promotes Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being.
- Support for unstructured times
- Mrs. Jeni Rowley – Family Support Worker
- Counselling provision
- CAMHS
- CHUMS
- CDC
- TAC meetings
- CBC SEND Parent and Young Person Partnership Service
- Achievement for All (AfA)
- Student surveys
- Parent surveys
At Edward Peake we have the following expertise and training:
- Specific staff qualifications/training for ASD, Speech and Language and SPLD e.g. dyslexia, SMILE mentors, AfA, Fresh Start, Catch Up Numeracy and Literacy, Toe by Toe
- SENDCos
- Family Support Worker
In addition we secure:
- Links with external professionals –Educational Psychologist /CAMHS / Paediatrician /Sensory Impairment Team/ASD outreach worker
- School nurse
- LA SEND contact
- Commissioned Counsellors
- Multi-agency meetings when required
- Care Plan arrangements
Identifying and Assessing Needs
- Information provided by SENDCo from previous schools
- Meeting with Parents
- Teachers Assessments
- SEN Assessments:Liaison with LA specialists
- NARA reading test
- Aston Index language difficulties tests
- CAT’s tests
- MAT
- Bradley and Bryant
- Vernon list
- BPVS
- Fresh Start Assessment
- Liaison with outside Agencies (e.g. CAMH, CDC, CHUMS)
At Edward Peake we consult parents/carers of pupils with SEND and involve them in their child’s education.
- Recorded Planning / Progress meetings
- Parent’s Evenings
- Written reports
- Methods of communication: Meetings, telephone, letters, email and text
- SEND reviews (Provision Plans) quarterly
- Annual reviews for Statements/EHCPs
At Edward Peake we consult pupils with SEND and involve them in their education.
- Planning meetings
- Progress meetings
- SEND reviews (Provision Plans) quarterly
- Annual reviews for Statements/EHCPs
Parents who have a concern regarding the provision for their child’s SEND should contact their child’s SENDCo in the first instance. Should you remain dissatisfied your specific concerns should be addressed to the Headteacher. If you are still unhappy, the Governing Body Member for SEND should be contacted and a meeting arranged.