St Anne's CofE Primary School

Warwick Road, Bishop Auckland DL14 6LS

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Home / SEND / SEN Specialist Expertise

SEN Specialist Expertise

SENCO and SEN Staff

Our SENCO is Mrs Andrea Harrison (Y1-Y6) with Miss Ellen Taylor for EYFS.

At St Anne’s the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) does the following:

  • Oversee the day-to-day operation of the school’s SEN policy
  • co-ordinates the provision for children with SEN
  • liaises with the Designated Teacher where a looked after pupil has SEN
  • supports and advises colleagues
  • liaises with parents/carers of pupils with SEN
  • liaises with and is a key point of contact for external agencies
  • ensures that the school keeps the records of all SEN pupils up to date
  • manages resourcing and teaching materials which support SEN provision
  • works with the head teacher and school governors to ensure that the school meets its responsibilities with regard to reasonable adjustments and access

More details of the SENCO’s role can be found in the SEN Policy which you can find in the school polices section of our website.

Staff Training will vary each year depending upon the needs of the children. Recent staff training has covered- ‘SEND Outcomes –good quality outcomes, SEN Support Plans and Primary Areas of Need’, Supporting children with ASD, Sensory Specialist Training – Sensory Issues for Pupils on the Autistic Spectrum, Trauma and how it impacts upon children.

External Specialists and Other Bodies

The school enjoys good working relationships with a wide range of people who provide services to children with SEND and their families.

The external specialists may:

  • Act in an advisory capacity
  • Extend expertise of school staff
  • Provide additional assessment
  • Support a child directly
  • Suggest statutory assessment is advisable
  • Consult with all parties involved with the child

These include:

  • Durham County Council Local Offer
  • Durham SEND Information,  Advice and Support Service
  • Local Authority Special Educational Needs Inclusion Team
  • Educational Psychology Service
  • Emotional Well Being Team (EWEL)
  • Cognition and Learning Team
  • Bishop Auckland One Point Hub
  • Health Agencies, particularly School Nurse Service and Health Visitors
  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
  • Speech and Language Therapists
  • Crisis Response
  • Virtual School for Looked After Children
  • Specialist therapists – Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy
  • Other specialist health services as required, e.g. hearing, speech, vision, diabetes
  • Medical Practitioners – GPs, Paediatricians, Clinical Psychologists
  • Family workers and One Point Children Centre staff

How we secure specialist expertise

Our Additional Needs Budget is used to support children and young people with SEN.

This is used to support children and young people with SEND by:

  • Buying in the services of external specialists
  • Buying resources to support children

If a child has complex special educational needs, we could also receive additional funding from the Local Authority to meet the agreed outcomes.

SEN Information Report

  • Introduction
  • SEN Provision
    • The kinds of SEN that are provided for:
    • Our approach to teaching children & young people with SEN
    • How we adapt the curriculum and learning environment for children & young people with SEN
    • How we identify, assess and review children with special educational needs
    • How children with SEN engage in all activities?
    • How we evaluate the effectiveness of SEN Provision
  • Support for Emotional & Social Development
  • Looked After Children with SEND
  • SEN Transition
  • SEN Specialist Expertise
  • Consulting with our SEN Pupils, Parents & Carers
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Warwick Road

Bishop Auckland

County Durham

DL14 6LS

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