At Fenstanton and Hilton Primary school we are committed to giving all our children every opportunity to achieve their best. The achievement, attitude and well-being of every child matters and inclusion is the responsibility of everyone within our school. Every teacher is a teacher of every pupil, including those with special educational needs and disabilities. We respect the unique contribution which every individual can make to our school community.
Definition of SEN and Disability (SEND)
At our school we use the definition for SEN and for disability from the SEND Code of Practice (2014).
This states: ‘A child or young person has special educational needs if he or she has a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for him or her. A learning difficulty or disability is a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of others of the same age. Special educational provision means educational or training provision that is additional to, or different from, that made generally for others of the same age in a mainstream setting in England.
Disability: Many children and young people who have SEN may have a disability under the Equality Act 2010 – that is ‘…a physical or mental impairment which has a long-term and substantial adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.’
Key Roles and Responsibilities
SENCo
The SENCo has day-to-day responsibility for the operation of SEND policy and co-ordination of specific provision made to support individual pupils with SEND, including those who have EHC plans. The SENC0 is Jeana Dino and can be contacted via email at senco@fenstanton.cambs.sch.uk.
Cambridgeshire Local Offer
All local authorities working with their partners must publish information about how children and young people 0 - 25 who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported in their area. This is known as the local offer. The local offer includes information on:
- universal services that are available to everyone, such as schools, GPs, (universal services)
- targeted support and services for children and young people who may need some additional, short term support
- specialist services for children and young people who have complex needs and need longer term specialised support
Please click on the link below to explore Cambridgeshire’s local offer.
SEN Governor
The SEN governor has responsibility for monitoring policy implementation and liaising between the SENCO and the Governing Body. Our SEN Governor is Mike Gregory.
The downloads and link below will help you learn more about SEND in our school, about support for SEND pupils through our Local Authority, and about supporting children with dyslexia.
