SEND

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

Kingsfield First School prides itself on being an inclusive mainstream school which aims to include all pupils in all aspects of school life and support all children to fulfill their potential and achieve fully at school.

Miss Booth is our school’s SENDCo and Inclusion Lead

What does the term Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) mean?

A child or young person has SEND if they have a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for them. A child of compulsory school age or a young person has a learning difficulty or disability if they:

  • have significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of others of the same age; 
  • or have a disability which prevents or hinders them from making use of educational facilities of a kind generally provided for others of the same age in mainstream schools.

Definition taken from the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Code of Practice: for 0-25 years (2014).

What are the SEND Areas of Need?

The 2014 SEND Code of Practice (reviewed January 2015) outlines four broad areas of special educational need that include a range of difficulties and conditions:

  • Communication and Interaction Needs
  • Cognition and Learning Difficulties
  • Social, Emotional and  Mental Health Needs
  • Sensory and/or Physical Needs

But while many children and young people have difficulties that fit clearly into one of these areas; some have needs that span two or more areas; for others the precise nature of their need may not be clear at the outset. Please see the details listed on the diagram below to identify which special needs are listed under which broad area of need.

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Inclusion

At Marlfields Primary Academy we believe that all children have the right to be included in all aspects of school life. As such we strive to enrich the lives of the children in our school by promoting and celebrating community cohesion as well as valuing the individual. We tailor our curriculum to encourage life long learning, real life skills and equality for all learners. As such the school is recognised as being a Flagship School for Inclusion.

Please take time to read our current 2024 IQM assessment report.

Please click here to read our booklet about inclusion at Marlfields Primary Academy

Special Educational Needs & Disability

Marlfields Primary Academy is one of only a few schools recognised by the Inclusion Quality Mark organisation in London as one of ‘Flagship Status’.  This recognises how the school works with a number of different support agencies in line with the new SEND requirements to be a totally ‘INCLUSIVE’ school where all children are valued as individuals. We work closely with Cheshire East Local Authority with regard to their ‘Local Offer’ and have detailed below our school’s offer for SEND pupils and their parents. We have also been recognised with a number of awards as shown on the webpage.  All of these awards show how the school strives for excellence and is forward thinking in how to constantly give our pupils new and innovative opportunities for learning. However this is just a flavour of what we are about and we would strongly urge you to arrange a visit to the school so that we can meet and talk through your own child’s personal requirements.  We look forward to seeing you soon.

The latest SEND Annual Report –  SEND Annual Report 2021-22

SEND Reform

The Children and Families Bill has now become an act of parliament and can be seen here:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/6/contents/enacted
The act became statutory from September 2014 giving some of the biggest changes to Special Educational Needs for many years.

The Cheshire East Information, Advice and Support (CEIAS) Team offer confidential support and information to children and young people with SEND, their parents or carers.  Please visit their CEIAS website for further information.

Link to the Cheshire East Local Offer – www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/localoffer

For further information please contact Sarah Booth in school or you may wish to follow the links below:

A summary of the main provision set out in the bill
https://education.gov.uk/a00221161
Ipsea offer free legal advice to parents regarding local authority commitment to SEN – they have some useful articles relating to the proposed changes
ipsea.org.uk