Our schools follow the Cathedral Schools Trust Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Policy available here. 

Curriculum Design: Supporting disadvantaged pupils, including those with SEND

Our approach to SEND is rooted in the belief that inclusion is not an add-on, but a fundamental part of what we do. 

'High quality teaching, differentiated for individual pupils, is the first step in responding to pupils who have or may have SEN.' (Department of Education 2015 Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice) 

High-Quality Teaching and Learning for all children at our schools involves:

• Carefully planned sequences of lessons that include
  • Explicit instruction in small, well-sequenced steps
  • Vocabulary teaching
  • High-quality modelling
  • Regular checking for understanding
  • Built in retrieval practise
  • Scaffolding through knowledge notes and organisers and working walls  

 

• CUSP and Kapow curriculum resources provide:

A well-sequenced, knowledge-rich, curriculum which has explicit vocabulary instruction and is built on the principles of cognitive science enables teachers to be ambitious about making learning accessible for all.

 

Some children require further adaptation. This will be outlined in SEN Support Plans. 

SEN support plans follow the Assess, Plan, Do, Review cycle, building on children's strengths and adapting to meet their needs.

 

A copy of the Henleaze Infant School or Henleaze Junior School SEN Information Report outlining how we support children with SEND in our setting is available below.

Our Accessibility Policy and Plan can be found below.

If your child is joining Henleaze Infant School or Henleaze Junior School and  they have SEND or you feel they may need additional support after starting school please get in contact via the email addresses below. 

Teachers are the first point of contact for any pupil, including those with SEND with oversight and support form our SENDCo or outside specialists where appropriate.

To contact the Infant School SEND Team (Mrs Ruth Gibson, Assistant Head and SENDCo and Mrs Annabel Corbett, Assistant SENDCo), please email sendteam@henleaze-inf.bristol.sch.uk

To contact the Junior School SEND Team (Mrs Ruth Gibson, Assistant Head and SENDCo and Mrs Sharon Jones, Deputy SENDCo), please email sen@henleazejuniorschool.org

Bristol Local Offer: For more information about services and support for children with complex needs in Bristol, please see click here. This website has many links to other organisations to support with a range of needs.

For Further Guidance:

You can contact SAY by clicking here. 
They have a helpline: 0117 9897725 or email them at support@sendandyou.org.uk
Their service is open from 9.30am – 4.30pm, Monday to Friday, with an answerphone available at all other times.
They run free SEND courses and workshops for young people, parents and carers and also offer support groups and ‘surgeries‘ in local areas.

For information from Sirona (school nurse service) on understanding neurodiversity click here.

For FAQs around autism and communication needs referrals click here

To view the Sirona (school nurse service) webinar on attention, hyperactivity and impulsivity in children click here.

To view the Sirona (school nurse service) video tips on managing challenging behaviour, click here.

Bristol Parent Carer Forum has a wide range of tried and tested groups and support networks that you can access.

Click here to find out more.