Additional Needs

What Is SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities)?

A child or young person has special educational needs if they have a learning difficulty or a disability which calls for special educational provision (in addition to or different from other children) to be made for them.

Four Broad Areas of SEN

Cognition and Learning
Communication and Interaction
Physical and Sensory
Social Emotional Mental Health

A child may have issues in more than 1 category.

All children are entitled to an education that enables them to fulfil their potential in all areas in order to prepare them for a fulfilling and happy future. At our school we have children with a varied spectrum of difficulties that we do our utmost to provide for. If you have any concerns or worries about your child having additional needs then please arrange an appointment (via the school office on office@st-marymagdalen.lancs.sch.uk) with your child's class teacher or Mrs J. Briscoe the school SENDCO (Special Educational Needs and Disability Coordinator) Our SEN governor is Mr John Brennan

For our latest SEND policy, accessibility plan and SEND information report, please see our policies page here. These are summary documents of what we offer at our school to support Special Educational Needs.

Below are some useful websites that can give you additional support and guidance:

Lancashire Local Offer

The local offer brings together information for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities and their families.

Lancashire SEND IAS

Lancashire SEND Information, Advice and Support Service is a statutory service which is run at ‘arm’s length’ from the Local Authority and provides free, confidential, impartial advice, guidance and support to parents of children with special educational needs and children and young people with SEND

FIND

The FIND database includes information about disabled children and young people up to 25 years old in Lancashire. Families are invited to submit details about their disabled child or young person to the database, which is used to develop an overview of the needs of disabled children across the county to assist with planning services. The FIND service is strictly confidential - no individual information about any children or their families is shared with anyone. Every family recorded on the FIND database receives a quarterly newsletter free of charge to help them keep informed about services and support which may be relevant.

Parent's Guide to the SEN Code of Practice

A guide on the support system for children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND).

IPSEA

Independent Provider of Special Education Advice (known as IPSEA) is a registered charity (number 327691) operating in England. IPSEA offers free and independent legally based information, advice and support to help get the right education for children and young people with all kinds of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Lancashire Family Hub Network

Find support for you and your family from local services both in person and online. Support is available for all stages of family life, from pregnancy through to 19 years old or 25 for those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).Families can access a wide range of services at Family Hubs, such as:

midwife and health visitor appointments
groups for expectant mums and dads
counselling for families
baby feeding advice
SEND support groups and advice

Talk Zone

Advice and support for 0-19 year olds (up to 25 for young people with learning difficulties or disabilities).

Autism Unlocked

A great website to provide families support with children who have ASD / ADHD traits.Autism SupportLinks to lots of useful and relevant websites helping you and your child with ASD traits / diagnosis.

ADHD Support

Advice, guidance and support about ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).Young Minds Advice for parents / carers concerned about about the mental health of a child or a young person.

Young Minds

Advice for parents / carers concerned about about the mental health of a child or a young person.

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