Objectives of the SEN policy The purpose of this policy document is to:- Clearly define the precise meaning of the term Special Educational Needs with • reference to the pupils of Milton Primary Academy, the City’s guidelines and the DfE’s regulators. Confirm the procedures to be adopted in establishing the recognition of those needs. • Confirm the provision available to staff and pupils to address these needs. • Policy development The policy was devised and developed by all members of staff with added information drawn from the new DfES Code of Practice (2014) and knowledge gained from the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators’ (SENCo) special needs training. Principles A with special education needs should have their needs met • The special educational needs of children will normally be met in mainstream schools • or settings. The views of the child should be sought and taken into account • Parents have a vital role to play in supporting their child’s education • Children with special educational needs should be offered full access to a broad, • balanced and relevant education, including an appropriate curriculum for the foundation stage and the National Curriculum. Aims The aims of the special educational needs provision at Milton Primary Academy are:- To enable pupils to reach an appropriate level of cross-curricular reading and spelling • commensurate with their ability, but not necessarily their chronological age. To support pupils with greater difficulty in learning than the majority of children of • that year group To define the need as early as possible in the pupil’s education and as soon as the need • becomes evident To address the individual needs of children with specific learning difficulties through a • structured and well-defined system. The Role of the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo)
Objectives of the SEN policy The purpose of this policy document is to:- • Clearly define the precise meaning of the term Special Educational Needs with reference to the pupils of Milton Primary Academy, the City’s guidelines and the DfE’s regulators. • Confirm the procedures to be adopted in establishing the recognition of those needs. • Confirm the provision available to staff and pupils to address these needs. Policy development The policy was devised and developed by all members of staff with added information drawn from the new DfES Code of Practice (2014) and knowledge gained from the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators’ (SENCo) special needs training. Principles • A with special education needs should have their needs met • The special educational needs of children will normally be met in mainstream schools or settings. • The views of the child should be sought and taken into account • Parents have a vital role to play in supporting their child’s education • Children with special educational needs should be offered full access to a broad, balanced and relevant education, including an appropriate curriculum for the foundation stage and the National Curriculum. Aims The aims of the special educational needs provision at Milton Primary Academy are:- • To enable pupils to reach an appropriate level of cross-curricular reading and spelling commensurate with their ability, but not necessarily their chronological age. • To support pupils with greater difficulty in learning than the majority of children of that year group • To define the need as early as possible in the pupil’s education and as soon as the need becomes evident • To address the individual needs of children with specific learning difficulties through a structured and well-defined system. The Role of the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo)