SEND

STANBOROUGH SCHOOL HAS A LONG TRADITION OF PROMOTING AND ACHIEVING INCLUSION FOR ALL YOUNG PEOPLE. THE STAFF IN THE SEND TEAM WORK WITH STUDENTS, PARENTS AND COLLEAGUES ACROSS THE SCHOOL TO ENSURE THAT ALL YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE THE BEST POSSIBLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

As a school, we believe that every child brings something special to the school community. All students, regardless of ability, background or ethnicity, have the right to participate in and enjoy all aspects of school life, and have the opportunity to meet their full potential.

The SEND team work hard to ensure that staff skills and expertise are utilised effectively by responding to students’ diverse, complex needs to overcome barriers to learning. Our enthusiastic and trained staff offer an extensive range of support. The majority of support is offered in class by our HLTA/TAs under the supervision of the class teacher. Our students with more complex needs are also supported either individually or in a small group. The SEND team work together to determine the intervention that a student requires.

School staff can refer a student to the student support department if they feel that they may benefit from additional help and support.

The SEND team aims to offer support that is student-centred and flexible to meet individual needs. It may include any of the following:

· Student Passport

· Reading Intervention

· Numeracy Intervention

· Reader Leaders

· Lexia – Literacy Intervention

· HLTA Mentoring

· Homework club

· Social skills groups – for those with a diagnosis of ASD or on the pathway for a diagnosis

· Young Carers Support

· Typing intervention

· Support with transition to further or higher education

· In-class support

· Small group teaching support sessions

While we are able to provide these forms of support, please note that demand is high, and they cannot be available to all students at all times. Students are carefully identified by the SEND team to receive this provision, based on their individual needs

Our aim is to enable all students to participate fully in the life and work of the school.