COLLEGE NAME: Truro and Penwith College Local Offer Location(s) Truro College, Truro. Penwith College, Penzance. Thérèsa Edwards - Truro Lead Contact Person Chris Holmes - Penwith Contacts Tel: Thérèsa Edwards 267031 email Chris Holmes 01736 335017 website Parent/Carer/Young Person: How does the setting/college know if young people need extra help and what should I do if I think my young person may have special educational needs (SEN)? The College work closely with schools and other agencies to identify the needs How do you identify of each individual prior to them beginning their college career. Needs are identified at Transition meetings, statements/LNAs/Education Health & Care young people with SEN? Plan (EHCP), discussion with Careers South West, other professionals as well as family, carers and the young person themselves. How will I be able to raise any concerns I may You will have a direct contact name and number for the young person’s have? Pastoral Tutor, Course co-ordinator and Programme Team Leader. How will college staff support my child/young person? Who will oversee and The education programme for each student is designed around their individual plan the education needs using information from their EHCP (LNA), initial assessment and programme? following discussions at interview. Who will work with and All staff take responsibility for the welfare of our students within college. Each have responsibility for student has a Pastoral Tutor who they will have daily contact with. Many overseeing the young students have a named Learning Support Assistant who will be with them each person in college? day. The Course Co-ordinator and Programme Team Leader also have daily responsibility for each and every young person attending a Foundation Studies course. The Programme Team Leader Truro – Who will explain this to The Deputy Team Leader Penwith – me? How are the setting/school/college governors or trustees involved and what are their responsibilities? How will the curriculum be matched to my young person’s needs?
COLLEGE NAME: Truro and Penwith College Local Offer Location(s) Truro College, Truro. Penwith College, Penzance. Lead Contact Person Thérèsa Edwards - Truro Chris Holmes - Penwith Contacts Tel: email website Thérèsa Edwards 267031 Chris Holmes 01736 335017 Parent/Carer/Young Person: How does the setting/college know if young people need extra help and what should I do if I think my young person may have special educational needs (SEN)? How do you identify young people with SEN? The College work closely with schools and other agencies to identify the needs of each individual prior to them beginning their college career. Needs are identified at Transition meetings, statements/LNAs/Education Health & Care Plan (EHCP), discussion with Careers South West, other professionals as well as family, carers and the young person themselves. How will I be able to raise any concerns I may have? You will have a direct contact name and number for the young person’s Pastoral Tutor, Course co-ordinator and Programme Team Leader. How will college staff support my child/young person? Who will oversee and plan the education programme? The education programme for each student is designed around their individual needs using information from their EHCP (LNA), initial assessment and following discussions at interview. Who will work with and have responsibility for overseeing the young person in college? All staff take responsibility for the welfare of our students within college. Each student has a Pastoral Tutor who they will have daily contact with. Many students have a named Learning Support Assistant who will be with them each day. The Course Co-ordinator and Programme Team Leader also have daily responsibility for each and every young person attending a Foundation Studies course. Who will explain this to me? The Programme Team Leader – Truro The Deputy Team Leader – Penwith How are the setting/school/college governors or trustees involved and what are their responsibilities? How will the curriculum be matched to my young person’s needs?