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Headteacher:Mr.M.J.DumicanB.A.(Hons),PGCE,NPQH,MSc
ANInforma+onReportFebruary2016
SENCO: MarkWebster ANGovernor:LisaBolton
Contact:mwebster@arrowsmith.wigan.sch.uk,01942728651
DedicatedSENCo+me:Thursdays&Fridays
LocalOfferContribu+on:hXps://www.wigan.gov.uk/Resident/Educa+on/Special-Educa+onal-Needs-and-Disability/Special-Educa+onal-Needs-and-Disabili+es.aspx
WholeSchoolApproach:
High quality first teaching and addiFonal intervenFons are defined through our annual dialogue across the schoolcontribuFngtoourprovisionmanagementapproach.ThesedocumentshelpustoregularlyreviewandrecordwhatweofferEVERYchildoryoungpersoninourcareandwhatweofferaddiFonally. ThesediscussionsalsoservetoembedourhighexpectaFonsamongstaffaboutqualityfirstteachingandtheapplicaFonofadifferenFatedandpersonalisedapproachtoteachingandlearning.WemakeitapointtodiscussaspiraFonswithALLourlearners.
UnderpinningALLourprovisioninschoolisthegraduatedapproachcycleof:
ItisourdutytoprovideequalopportuniFesforeverypersoninourcareandasafeandfullyequippedlearningenvironmentwhichcaterstotheneedsofeverychildasanindividual(Reference:AddiFonalNeedsPolicy2015,pg3).
Assess:TheschoolwillusedatafromKS2SATs,transiFonalmeeFngswithprimaryschoolsatwhichdiscussionswilltakeplacetohighlightanyaddiFonalsupportthatmaybeneededonceapupilreachesStEdmundArrowsmith,CogniFveAssessmentTests(CATs)takenatthestartofyear7,in-classassessmentdatafromteachersandaddiFonaltesFngbaseduponreferralsfromconcernedstaff,parentsorindeedfromthepupilthemselves.
Plan:Teachingstaff,alongsidetheSENCo,HeadsofDepartments,supportstaffand,ifnecessary,externalexperFse,willlookathowbestthelearningneedsoftheyoungpersonwithintheirclassroom.
Do:IntervenFonswillrangefromin-classQualityFirstTeachinganddifferenFaFon(teacherled)tospecialist1-1provisionrunbyanexternalspecialist(seebelowformoredetailedanalysisofspecificintervenFons).
Review:theclassroomteacherand/orproviderof1-1provisionalongsidetheSENCotoreviewtheprogressoftheintervenFonandmoreimportantlytransferenceoftheskillstowithintheclassroomwillcarryoutthereview.PupilsandparentswillalsobeinvitedtoparFcipateinthereviewtoensurethattheirviewsarefeltandheardregardingtheintervenFon.
Havingconsultedwithchildren,youngpeopleandtheirparents,allouraddiFonalprovision(internalorexternal)isbasedonanagreedoutcomesapproach.
SENNeeds:
Childrenandyoungpeople’sANaregenerallythoughtofinthefollowingfourbroadareasofneedandsupport:
1. CommunicaFonandinteracFon
ProvisionsofferedwithinschooltoassistpupilswithcommunicaFonandinteracFonissuesare:-
• AclearrewardandsancFonsystem• WribeninstrucFons• ChunkingofinstrucFons• ExtraFmetoprocessinformaFon• Literacyapp(withkeyvocabulary)• Guidedreading• VisualFmetables• SocialStories• Buddysystems• Monitoringcards• Timeout/safeplace• EmoFoncards• SULP• TransiFonGroup• SoundsWrite• ELKLAN• 1-1TAsupport• ExternalSALTsupport
2. CogniFonandlearning
ProvisionsofferedwithinschooltoassistpupilswithcogniFonandlearningissuesare:-
• AclearrewardandsancFonsystem• WribeninstrucFons• ChunkingofinstrucFons• ExtraFmetoprocessinformaFon• Literacyapp(withkeyvocabulary)• Lexia• IDL• Soundswrite• Guidedreading• VisualFmetables• SocialStories• Buddysystems
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• Monitoringcards• Timeout/safeplace• EmoFoncards• SULP• TransiFonGroup• 1-1TAsupport• WorkingMemoryTraining• ExternalSALTsupport
3. Social,emoFonalandmentalhealth
Provisionsofferedwithinschooltoassistpupilswithsocial,emoFonalandmentalhealthissuesare:-
• PastoralSupport• 1-1TAsupport• Examconcessions• Counselling• ExternalTESSsupport• ExternalGatewayServicessupport• ExternalCAMHSsupport
4. Sensoryand/orphysicalneeds
Provisionsofferedwithinschooltoassistpupilswithsensoryand/orphysicalneedsare:-
• Lower-floorteachingand/orligtoupperfloor• SigntrainedTA• AccesstoVI/HIservice• HandwriFng• Typing• Timeoutcard• ExternalOccupaFonalTherapysupport• Talkingpartners
(Reference:ANPolicySeptember2015)
AsofFebruary2016,wehave68childrenoryoungpeoplereceivingsomeformofAddiFonalSupport.
Wehaveinternalprocessesformonitoringqualityofprovisionandassessmentofneed.Theseincludereviewofassessmentdata,pupil/parentalvoiceandlessonlogscompletedbytheTAs.
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Consul+ngwithchildren,youngpeopleandtheirparents
Involvingparentsandlearnersinthedialogueiscentraltoourapproachandwedothisthrough:
Staffdevelopment
WearecommibedtodevelopingtheongoingexperFseofourstaff.WehavecurrentexperFseinourschool:
Thisyear,wehaveputinaddiFonaltrainingintowholeschooluseoftheElectronicSpecialNeedsregister,specialisttrainingonASD,pupilspecifictrainingforpupilsandWholeSchoolTrainingonQualityFirstTeaching.
AcFon/Event Who’sinvolved Frequency
PupilPassport/IEPReview YoungPerson,Parents,TAsandSENCo
Termly
CoffeeAgernoon ParentsandSpecialNeedsDepartment
Half-termly
GuidanceEvening Parentsandteachers Yearly
ParentsEvening YoungPerson,Parents,TeachersandSENCo
Yearly
Annualreviewofprovision(StatementorEHC)
YoungPerson,Parents,Teachers,TAs,SENCOandExternalSupportProviders.
Yearly
IniFalsofperson AreaofexperFse Level(asperp58ofSENCodeofPracFce2014)
JL,MS,DG Talkingpartners Level3
JL,ES Mathsrecovery Level3/4
TH,JD Inclusion AverageLevel3
MS PScales Level3
KA ELKLAN MPS1
CS,KA,MR WordWasp AverageLevel4
CS,KA,MR,DG,MS SoundsWrite AverageLevel3
AlladdiFonalneedsstaff SignLanguage Level2
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Staffdeployment
Considerable thought, planning andpreparaFon goes into uFlising our support staff to ensure children achieve thebestoutcomes,gainindependenceandarepreparedforadulthoodfromtheearliestpossibleage.
Supportstaffareallocateduponneed;Yr7&Yr8pupilswithfullsupportwillogenhaveonlyoneortwoTAsthatworkalongsidethem,gelngtoknowwhatworksandwhatdoesn’tforthem,feedingbacktherelevantinformaFontotheSENDdepartment,whothendisseminatetheinformaFontostaff,aidingtheQualityFirstTeachingprocess.
From Yr 9 onwards allocaFon is basedmore upon the skillsets of the TAs, allowing formore focused support andmovingawayfromanover-relianceononeperson,whichwefeelbenefitsboththepupilandtheTA.Supportatthisperiodismoreroombased,ratherthanpupilcentric,allowingsupportstafftheopportunitytoprovideassistancetothemoreablewithintheclass,whilsttheteacherofferssupporttothosethatarelessable.
Our TransiFon selng offers small classroom provision for ourmost vulnerable pupils,with specialist Teaching andHLTAsupport,andalllessonsthatarenonelabbasedtakeplaceintheoneroom(English,Maths,History,Geography,ReligiousEducaFon),with the remainderof lessons inamainstreamselng.AddiFonal specialist intervenFons takeplacewithinthisselng,dependantonneed,rangingfromPhonicsreadingskillstoaddiFonalhandwriFnglessons.
Finance
OurnoFonalSENBudgetthisyearwas£330,000andtheexpenditurebreakdownofthatincomeisasfollows:
• Supportstaff(addiFonaltoqualityfirstprovision)=£220,000
• Commissionedexternalservices=£35,000
• AddiFonalteachingresources=£8,5000
• Training=£9,600
• Plusanyotherexpense=£5,000
AfulllistofourexternalpartnerswhoweworkwithcanbefoundinourcontribuFontotheLocalOffer.Extendingourschoolapproach,wecommissionusinganoutcomes-basedapproach.Thisenablesustoholdourpartnersandourselvestoaccount.
Webelievethishasbenefitedourchildren/youngpeopleandtheirfamiliesinthefollowingways:
• Increasedspeedofprovision• Moretargetedprovision• Broaderrangeofprovisionoffered
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SchoolPartnershipsandTransi+ons
OuracademicassessmentforchildrenandyoungpeoplewithspecialeducaFonalneedsismoderatedthroughourclusterofschoolsandneighbouringpartners.
Thisyear,weworkedwithoureightfeederpartnerstowelcome39childrenandyoungpeoplewithspecialeducaFonalneedsordisabiliFesandwesupported39childrenandyoungpeopletransiFontothenextphaseineducaFonoremployment.
Ourapproachinvolved:
TasterdaysinYear5.
Bi-weeklytransiFonagernoonsbeginningthespringhalf-term,toallowforfamiliarisaFonintoschool,withtours,treasurehuntsandsamplelessonspartoftheprogramme.
ThreedaysfortransiFonwhereallfeederschool,pluspupilsnotfromfeederbutthathavebeengivenaplaceareputintotheirrespecFveformsandgivenamockFmetable,pluslunchinthecanteen,toaidfamiliaritywiththeschoolsystem.
Wecloselymonitorchildrenandyoungpeople’sdesFnaFondata.
ForpupilsleavingStEdmundArrowsmithweworkalongsideourin-housecareersadvisors,providingadviceonguidanceontheirpathwaypost-16.Wealsoliaisewithmostofourlocalcolleges,includingthemintransiFonreviewsandprovidingperFnentinformaFontoensureasmoothtransiFonintofurthereducaFon.
Complaints
OurcomplaintsprocedureisthatallcomplaintsarerecordedwhetherreceivedverballyorwribenandthentherespecFvememberofSLTwillinvesFgatethecomplaint.ThatmemberofSLTwillreviewtheevidenceandacFonaccordingly.
Thisyearwehad1numberofcomplaintsthatwasdealtwithandresolvedbytheBoardofGovernors.
Challengesthisyear
Challengesforourschoolhaveincluded:-
1. ThetransfertotheNewCodeofPracFce
2. TheprovisionprovidedbyourNurturedepartment
3. ThedisseminaFonofinformaFontoallmembersoftheteachingstaff
4. ReviewingtheexisFngprovisionarrangements
Weintendtoaddressthisthrough:-
1. Regularstafftrainingsessionsthroughoutthatcalendar,bothexplicitlyaroundtheNewCodeofPracFce,anddiscretelythroughCPD,especiallyinrelaFontoQualityFirstTeaching.
2. TheNurtureDepartmentmovedlocaFonlastyeartoalargerroomthatwillallownewapproachesandprovisionstobeofferedintheacademicyearbeginning2015/16.AddiFonalstaffhavealsobeenrecruitedsothattherearenow1fullFmeteacherand1specialistHLTAintheNurtureDepartmentforpupileducaFon.
3. TheelectronicSpecialNeedsRegisterconFnuestobedevelopedfurthertoprovidemoreinformaFontostaffthatisrelevanttoeachchildthatislistedontheSpecialNeedsRegister,whilstprovidingaforumforsupport
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stafftoprovideaddiFonalinputoneachpupil,allowingformoretargetedteachingapproacheswithintheclassroom.
4. AconFnuedprogrammeofassess->plan->do->reviewisalsotobeimplementedregardingprovisionthatarecurrentlyinplace,whilstreviewingnewandemergingprovisions(BETT&NasenLIVE),toensurethatStEdmundArrowsmithisalwaysofferingthebestqualityandvarietyofprovisiontomeeteachstudentsindividualneeds.
Furtherdevelopment
OurstrategicplansfordevelopingandenhancingSENprovisioninourschoolnextyearincludefurtherstafftraining,bothsupportstaffandteachingstaff,developmentoftheNurtureprovisionandtheimplementaFonofdigitaldevicestoaidpupilswithin-classintervenFons.
Inpreparingthisreportwehaveincludedstaff,parentsandchildrenandyoungpeoplethroughtermlyreviewsandsupportagernoons,whereissuesandprovisionsarediscussedonaregularbasis,inaddiFontoprivateparentalmeeFngs,whichalongsidethestudentsthemselves,hasledtothedevelopmentofthisinformaFonreport.
RelevantschoolpoliciesunderpinningthisSENInforma+onReportinclude:
AdmissionsPolicy2015
Hometoschooltransportpolicy
ChildprotecFonpolicy2013
Wholeschoolbehaviourpolicy2014
Wiganschoolscomplaintsprocedure2014
AnFbullyingpolicy
Legisla+veActstakenintoaccountwhencompilingthisreportinclude:
• Children&FamiliesAct2014
• EqualityAct2010
• MentalCapacityAct2005
Datepresentedto/approvedbyGoverningBody:2ndFebruary2016
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