Special Educational Needs at Wrotham School Here you can find comprehensive information about how we support learners to maximize their achievement and progress along with our philosophy and approach to meeting learners needs. The following abbreviations are used throughout this section : SEN - Special Educational Needs SEND - Special Educational Needs and Disabilities SENCO - Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator TA - Teaching Assistant EHCP Education Health Care plan – Ethos Wrotham School is very proud of the progress made by all student groups, including those with SEN. The success of SEN at Wrotham School is due to an inclusive approach where students are primarily taught in the classroom along with their peers through differentiated teacher support. We do not follow the approach of a specialist SEN Unit and instead pride ourselves on providing a high quality of inclusive teaching with a flexible approach which is tailored to the individual needs of each child within the constraints of a mainstream educational establishment. Only where absolutely necessary do students receive intensive, small group or individual intervention, and then for short periods of time. Staffing The SEN department consists of the SENCO, Assistant SENCO and Teaching Assistants. This is supplemented by Local Authority services and specialist agencies. At present these include: Language and Learning Support Service Educational Psychology Service ASD Support Specialist Speech and Language Therapy Service Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAHMS) The SEN department also works closely with the school’s Pastoral team, Child Protection team and School Counsellor to provide pastoral support. The SENCO also has responsibility for: Exam Access Arrangement testing Catch-up reading and numeracy All teachers at Wrotham are teachers of SEN and thus all staff are involved in the identification and support of students with additional needs in their
Special Educational Needs at Wrotham School Here you can find comprehensive information about how we support learners to maximize their achievement and progress along with our philosophy and approach to meeting learners needs. The following abbreviations are used throughout this section : SEN - Special Educational Needs SEND - Special Educational Needs and Disabilities SENCO - Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator TA - Teaching Assistant EHCP – Education Health Care plan Ethos Wrotham School is very proud of the progress made by all student groups, including those with SEN. The success of SEN at Wrotham School is due to an inclusive approach where students are primarily taught in the classroom along with their peers through differentiated teacher support. We do not follow the approach of a specialist SEN Unit and instead pride ourselves on providing a high quality of inclusive teaching with a flexible approach which is tailored to the individual needs of each child within the constraints of a mainstream educational establishment. Only where absolutely necessary do students receive intensive, small group or individual intervention, and then for short periods of time. Staffing The SEN department consists of the SENCO, Assistant SENCO and Teaching Assistants. This is supplemented by Local Authority services and specialist agencies. At present these include: Language and Learning Support Service Educational Psychology Service ASD Support Specialist Speech and Language Therapy Service Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAHMS) The SEN department also works closely with the school’s Pastoral team, Child Protection team and School Counsellor to provide pastoral support. The SENCO also has responsibility for: Exam Access Arrangement testing Catch-up reading and numeracy All teachers at Wrotham are teachers of SEN and thus all staff are involved in the identification and support of students with additional needs in their
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