SEND and Inclusion

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

SEND Leadership

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 book in an appointment using the SEND Triage form: SEND Triage Form – Collaboration. Her designated SEND time is Wednesday mornings.

Our SEND Governor is Mrs Michelle Laverack

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 2026-27

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

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 or if you feel your child is nuerodivergent and needs further adaptations or support, please click the links to see our steps of support for these children.

Steps Of Support For SEND

Whole School Provision Map

At our school, we are committed to ensuring that every child is supported to thrive. Our Whole School Provision Map explains how we identify, assess and respond to the needs of pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). It provides information about the support, strategies and interventions available across the school at a universal, taregeted and specialist level, helping parents and carers understand how we work together to meet each child’s individual needs. We encourage families to explore the above document and contact us if they would like to discuss the support available for their child.

Whole School Provision Map

Parent Colloboration

From September 2026, all SEND plans which identify the areas of need, targets and provision for our pupils with SEND will now be referred to as ‘Individual Support Plans’. This coincides with the proposed changes in the Government’s SEND White Paper.

Moving over from Edukey to INSIGHT for all

Another change from September 2026 at St Mary’s is that we will no longer be using the platform Edukey to log all of our SEND plans, extra interventions and provisions we put in place for our pupils. We will now be using a system called INSIGHT.

INSIGHT is a much simpler system to navigate and allows you to access your child’s plan using just their date of birth rather than having to remember your log on details. This plan will only be available to view from the email address the class teacher sends it to so please do make sure our office records are fully up to date.

Here, you will also be able to view their targets and share your feedback directly through the system.

We would really encourage you to take the time to review these documents and respond where possible. Your views and feedback are an important part of your child’s support and can be included in their paperwork. This helps us to ensure that their provision reflects their needs and can also provide valuable information if support from outside agencies is required in the future.

Parent Drop-In Sessions

Once a term at St Mary’s, we hold Parent SEND Drop-In Sessions, this is an opportunity for you as parents and carers, to interact, ask questions, gain advice, share experiences and develop your understanding of the focus topic of the session. Please keep looking at our termly SEND Newletters and on dojo for session dates.

Attached are previous Drop-In Session powerpoints:

Paren Drop-In Session Jan 26

Parent Drop-In Session June 26- EBSA