At Frederick Gent School we ensure that all students have full access to all educational provision, opportunities and experiences. In order to provide all young people with the same chance of success, we deploy strategies to enhance equitable access and opportunity.
We aim to quickly identify students who require additional support and provide targeted interventions to meet their needs. We ensure that families are fully aware of the SEND process and informed of their child’s learning regularly throughout the year.
We value the diversity within our school and provide opportunities for all to flourish and achieve their potential in a safe and happy environment. The school is committed to delivering an inclusive, wide-ranging education for all students. Our own principles and practice are underpinned by the SEND Code of Practice, 2014 and we aim to make all possible ‘reasonable adjustments’ in order to meet the needs of students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
We have an experienced Inclusion Team, led by Zoe Chambers Assistant Headteacher:
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Lucy Walker Attendance Officer
Family Support Worker
The school is committed to delivering an inclusive, wide-ranging education for all students. Our own principles and practice are underpinned by the SEND Code of Practice, 2014 and we aim to make all possible ‘reasonable adjustments’ in order to meet the needs of students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
Our team is committed to supporting all individual needs and in line with the graduated response to SEND, we have a tiered approach to our support. Teaching Assistants give support in lessons and also deliver intervention packages based around identified needs of individuals and small groups. Some students are offered a range of interventions to help meet their needs, and the effectiveness and suitability of these interventions will be reviewed at least once a term.
To view our SEND Policy and SEN report, please see our policies and documents page https://www.frederickgent.ttct.co.uk/our-school/policies-and-documents/
If you have any concerns or wish to discuss, SEND at our school, please do not hesitate a member of the team.
Meet our SEND Team
- Suzanne Gascoigne (Assistant Headteacher)
- Dawn Steel (SENDCo)
To book an appointment or need further information?
If you would like to speak to a member of staff within our SEND team, to arrange a meeting or to request specific information about specific needs, please call 01773 811737 or email firstname.lastname@example.org
Governor Link: Mark Oldershaw oversees the SEND provision within our school.
Support and Intervention
Most students will have their special educational needs met through good classroom practice. This is called Quality First Teaching.
Where a student is identified as having a special educational need we follow a graduated approach which takes the form of cycles of ‘Assess, Plan, Do, Review’.
Assess: a child’s special educational needs
Plan: the provision to meet your targets aspirations and agreed outcomes
Do: put the provision in place to meet those outcomes
Review: the support and progress.
As part of this approach every child accessing an intervention will have individualised SEN Support Plan that describes the child’s needs, outcomes and provision to meet those needs. Families and student’s views are integral to this process.
Each year team is led by an Achievement Leader, a member of teaching staff who ensures that the ethos, behaviours and engagement with learning meet our expected standards and who oversees student progress towards ambitious targets. The Achievement Leader is supported by an Achievement Leader Support Assistant, a member of support staff who manages the year group on a day-to-day basis and is often the first point of contact for home. Each year team also has a group of tutors who oversee the learning and wellbeing of approximately 25-30 students in each tutor group.
We also have a team of highly trained and qualified Teaching Assistants who help the students in a variety of learning situations, provide in-class support and act as key-workers.
All young people are entitled to an education that enables them to make progress so that they:
- Achieve their best
- Become confident individuals living fulfilling lives, and
- Make a successful transition into adulthood, whether into employment, further or higher education or training.
When students arrive at Frederick Gent School, they are initially tested to give us their base or starting level. This assessment along with transition information enables us to identify students who may need extra input or support to access the curriculum.
We believe that every child should be given the opportunity to achieve their potential in learning. Students with special educational needs (SEN) are fully included in all aspects of school life.
Students with identified difficulties receive extra help which can be:
- “In-class” support, allowing students to access the curriculum alongside their peers.
- Individual withdrawal, working on a one-to-one basis.
- In small groups, for catch-up work in literacy, social behaviour etc…
Progress is continually monitored and appropriate individual development goals are set.
Frederick Gent School is fully committed to the inclusion of students with SEND providing that the School is compatible for the child’s age, ability and aptitude and that their attendance is not incompatible with the efficient education of other students in the School and is an efficient use of the Local Authority’s resources.
All students have different strengths and needs. At Frederick Gent School, we ensure that support is tailored so that everyone can succeed. We recognise that people, situations and circumstances often need to be treated individually ensuring that all students are ready to learn, can access the curriculum and can make outstanding progress.
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