SEND

• To ensure all pupils have access to a broad and balanced curriculum
• To identify at an early age, pupils who need extra help and attention
• To ensure that there is a focus on outcomes for pupils, not on provision or support
• To enable each pupil to partake in and contribute fully to school life
• To endeavour to meet the individual needs of each child
• To develop a feeling of self-esteem within the individual
• To foster an atmosphere in our school, that will promote a happy, sensitive and secure environment, to ensure the most effective learning for all children
• To providing for children’s individual needs by supporting them in various ways: whole class, small group and individual
• To monitor closely those with SEND by review and assessment, to enable us to recognise, celebrate and record achievements
• To work with parents and other agencies to provide support and opportunities for those children with SEND
• To use a variety of teaching strategies, which include different learning styles, to facilitate meaningful and effective learning for all children
• To ensure access to a range of resources to support staff in their teaching of children with SEND
• To include the voice of the child and parents in monitoring and reviewing targets

Our SENDCo is Mrs Michele Parrett. Mrs Parrett is responsible for overseeing the provision for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, and is also our lead for Inclusion in the school and nursery. Before training to become a teacher, Mrs Parrett worked as a 1:1 Learning Support Assistant for a child with SEND for many years, and has worked at specialist units as well as mainstream schools. Mrs Parrett taught for 7 years before becoming a dedicated SENDCo. Mrs Parrett also completed her National SEND Qualification in 2015.

Mrs Parrett works alongside Sophia Ahmed (Family Support Advisor), Theresa Granger (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant), teaching staff, parents and pupils to ensure the best possible outcomes for all children at Uplands. She can be contacted via the school office.

As a school, we also work alongside:

• Educational Psychiatrists
• Speech and Language Therapists
• The Sensory Consortium – working with children who have hearing and sight loss
• Behaviour Support Team
• Autistic Spectrum and Social Communication Team
• Childhood and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Bracknell Forest SEND Information and Local Offer:

The Local Offer is a guide to all the services that are available for children and young people in Bracknell Forest with special educational needs and/or disabilities aged from birth to 25.
https://bracknellforest.fsd.org.uk/kb5/bracknell/directory/localoffer.page?familychannel=6

SEND Code of Practice 2014:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-code-of-practice-0-to-25

The links below are for parents, and may provide additional support for children with specific needs:

WEBSITES

Information, Advice & Support Service (formerly Parent Partnership) | Bracknell Directory:

The Information, Advice & Support Service provides free confidential and impartial advice, information and support to parents/carers, children and young people, who have, or may have, Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) in Bracknell Forest (you will need to live in and pay your council tax to Bracknell Forest Council).

https://bracknellforest.fsd.org.uk/kb5/bracknell/directory/service.page?id=5kPmL7f-28I&familychannel=0

National Autistic Society:

http://www.autism.org.uk/

Children and Young People’s Integrated Therapy (CYPIT)
Speech and Language, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy:

https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/our-services/childrens-healthcare/

CAMHS – Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services:

http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/AboutNHSservices/mental-health-services-explained/Pages/about-childrens-mental-health-services.aspx

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder:

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder/Pages/Introduction.aspx