Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)
Welcome to our SEND pages, providing information on the support we provide for students who have Special Educational Needs or Disabilities. We hope you will enjoy reading about the variety of ways in which St Ann’s Primary, Nursery and Early Learners School is able to support students with additional needs to reach their full potential.
At St Ann's we strive to support all children to enable them to achieve at school. We believe that every child matters and during their journey with us we will ensure that they are happy, safe and enjoy their learning. In order to do this, many steps are taken to support them and as a school are committed to ensuring that all students make good progress.
Quality First teaching is vital; however, for some children there are occasions when further adaptations may be needed to help them achieve their targets. This may involve providing additional flexible small group support, adaptations to activities or resources, additional help within the school day transitions, individually or in a small group, focusing on individual needs and learning differences.
At St Ann's we commit ourselves to the principle that all teachers are teachers of pupils with SEND and offer a warm, nurturing learning environment to all our students. We also actively encourage parents/carers to get involved in their child’s learning to ensure that teaching and learning, the curriculum and achievement, meets the needs of all our students and prepares them for life beyond St Ann's Primary School.
Our Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENDCo) is Mrs K Sherwen
Mrs Sherwen is available to meet with parents and carers to discuss any concerns they may have about their child's progress or development. We encourage parents and carers to talk to their child's class teacher in the first instance.
Our Governor with responsibility for SEND is Reverend Shirley Cowan
Please email the school or ring the main office to make an appointment.
Telephone: 01925 632210 Email: office@wstanns.co.uk
Admission Arrangements for Pupils with SEN or Disabilities
In accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act pupils with disabilities are treated with equal rights with respect to admission. The school will make every practicable and reasonable alteration to buildings, learning environments, staffing and approach necessary to accommodate the admission of all pupils who request a place. In most cases, there will be a liaison with outside agencies including the Local Authority. Funding may be sought for exceptional cases. The above admission policy will be adhered to in all cases. To prevent a child with a disability being treated less favourably than other pupils we recommend the following:
· You contact the school’s SEND Co-ordinator at the earliest opportunity to discuss inclusion and admission arrangements.
· You visit the school prior to admission
· You raise any concerns you may have at the earliest opportunity.
If you are unsure of any of the above procedures, please do not hesitate to contact the Headteacher or SENDCo.
Ofsted June 2024 report
The school has high expectations of pupils’ achievement, including that of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Many pupils take pride in their work. They enjoy their learning and achieve well.
The school identifies pupils with SEND quickly and accurately. These pupils benefit from carefully planned support. This enables them to follow the same curriculum as their peers. Pupils with SEND are fully involved in school life.
SEND peer to peer review - June 2022
Summary Statement from Peer to Peer Report
It is the view of the review team that Warrington St Ann’s C of E Primary School has high aspirations for all learners including those with SEND. It places great emphasis on early identification and intervention and pupil progress is tracked efficiently and effectively. It has a warm, inclusive atmosphere with highly-trained, dedicated and knowledgeable staff who strive to provide the best opportunities for their pupils and work as a team to close the gap between those learners and their peers. They are passionate about SEND and are committed to equipping their SEND children with the skills required for lifelong learning and functional skills for transitioning to High School. All reviewers stated that it was a pleasure to review such an inclusive and effective school.
Ambitions for All - Adaptive Teaching in the curriculum
Committed To Inclusion certificate 2024
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Guide for Parents and Carers:
Warrington and Carers - Warrington Parents & Carers Forum work in partnership with local families and organisations to ensure that services run more effectively with the overall aim of improving the quality of life for children and young people with disabilities and additional needs.
Addvanced Solutions in Warrington - Support Network For families in Warrington: Our community based learning opportunities improve understanding, develop skills and share experiences so that you can better support your neurodivergent child or young person.
Early Help and SEND Early Help and SEND services in Warrington have created a webpage to promote access to information and advice, particularly in relation to health and wellbeing. Click the link to access their facebook page.
SEND guide for parents - This guide sets out the law for those with special educational needs or a disability. It was produced by the Department for Education (DfE) and Mencap, 2014
Should you wish to discuss any aspect of our provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities, or our accessibility plan, please do not hesitate to contact our Special Educational Needs & Disability Co-ordinator (SENDCo), Mrs Sherwen at school, or speak to your child's class teacher.