SEND

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

SENCo

Our Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo) is Mrs Laura Chapman.

If you require more information please contact Laura on: lchapman@nmm.srscmat.co.uk

The following information is taken from St Mary’s SEND Information Report

Our SENDCo is Mrs Laura Chapman.

If you would like to meet with Mrs Chapman, an appointment can be made with her through our school office or alternatively please email lchapman@nmm.srscmat.co.uk. Her designated SEND time is Monday afternoons.

The following information is taken from St Mary’s SEND Information Report:

At Saint Mary’s Catholic Voluntary Academy, we value the abilities and achievements of all our pupils, and we are committed to providing, for each pupil, the best possible environment for learning. All teachers in our school are teachers of all children, including those with SEND. we embrace the fact that every child is different and, therefore, the educational needs of every child are different. We strive to support all children to enable them to achieve their full potential at school. In order to do this, many steps are taken to support them through their learning journey.

It is our vision to create a happy and stimulating learning environment in which all members of the school community can grow in self-esteem and develop to their full potential as individuals in a diverse society.

Statement of Intent

It is the aim of this school to provide every child with the best education possible. Our objective in setting out the school’s Special Educational Needs Information Report is to make everyone aware that we want all pupils to benefit as fully as possible from the education provided within the school.

We cater for pupils who experience difficulties in:

Communication and interaction
Cognition and learning
Emotional and social development
Sensory and/ or physical and medical conditions

Aims and Objectives for 2025-26

To identify pupils with special educational needs as early as possible and that their needs are met.
To have in place systems whereby teachers are aware of such pupils and cater to their individual needs.
To carefully adapt and cater our learning environment to support pupils with a variety of needs and sensory sensitivities.
To provide all our children with a broad and balanced curriculum that is differentiated to the needs and ability of the individual.
To be sympathetic to each child’s needs by providing a strong partnership between children, parents, governors, local authority and outside agencies.
To ensure all pupils make effective progress and realise their full potential.
To ensure all pupils take a full and active part in school life.
To work with other schools to share good practise in order to improve this policy.

Our St Mary’s SEND Information Report is complicit with the statutory requirement laid out in the SEND Code of Practice 0-25 September 2014.

SEND Steps of Support

Steps of support for SEND

Here at St. Mary’s, we have a procedure we follow with regards to our children with additional needs.

If your child is experiencing any difficulties within school, please click the links to see our steps of support for these children.

Steps Of Support For SEND

Resources to Support Neurodiverse Pupils at Home with Regulation

Many of our neurodivergent pupils have learned lots of strategies when navigating our structured school environment to regulate throughout the day and have their needs met. As staff, we do everything we can to nurture the children’s sensory, emotional and physical needs throughout the day, but we recognise that parents at home may also need support in managing these needs too.

Here are a collection of resources and links that may help support with regulation, relaxation, and organisation in the evenings.

1.An example evening routine/checklist

Evening Routine Resource 1

Evening Routine Resource 2

2.Sensory Circuit activities and information