SENCo Conference 2015 Should we call our school SEN Report 'Local Offer'? No. The SEN report is different from the school’s local offer. The SEN Information Report should include a weblink to the school’s local offer. The Lamb inquiry of 2009 into parental confidence in the SEN system found that families struggled to find their way through layers of bureaucracy and wanted clear, accessible information. The SEN Information Report is designed to help meet this need. School governing bodies require information about their SEN provision under Section 69 of the 2014 Children and Families Act. This section lists schools’ reporting duties with regard to the admission, inclusion and access of disabled pupils, and this information can be published within the SEN Information Report. The word implies information about something that happened in the past. ‘report’ However, the SEN Information Report should contain current information about provision and can also form the substance of the SEN report to governors, i.e. information about what has been achieved. Section 6.79 of the new SEND Code of Practice lists what information is required. Can we have a list of SEN Team with their contact details? SENAT Managers (Job share) Emily Heaton Monday all day, Tuesday all day and Wednesday morning only Ext 465779 Lynn Attwood Wednesday all day, Thursday all day and Friday morning only Ext 465779 Central Team Jo Godwin SEN Case Officer 463062 – Andrew Orr SEN Case Officer 463861 AOrr@swindon.gov.uk – Karen MacDonald SEN Business Support Administrative Officer 465747 – North Team Jill Hearn SEN Case Officer 463086 – Mel Sansome SEN Case Officer 465749 MSansome@swindon.gov.uk – Chris Kimber SEN Business Support Administrative Officer 463085 (Mon, Tues & Wed – am) CKimber@swindon.gov.uk Kevin O’Grady SEN Business Support Administrative Officer 463085 (Wed pm, Thur & – Fri) KO'Grady@swindon.gov.uk South Team Keri Niblett SEN Case Officer 463089 KNiblett@swindon.gov.uk – Mel Sansome SEN Case Officer 465749 MSansome@swindon.gov.uk – Nicki Rawlings SEN Business Support Administrative Officer 463084 – NRawlings@swindon.gov.uk Kevin O’Grady SEN Business Support Administrative Officer 463085 (Wed pm, Thur, Fri) –
SENCo Conference 2015 Should we call our school SEN Report 'Local Offer'? No. The SEN report is different from the school’s local offer. The SEN Information Report should include a weblink to the school’s local offer. The Lamb inquiry of 2009 into parental confidence in the SEN system found that families struggled to find their way through layers of bureaucracy and wanted clear, accessible information. The SEN Information Report is designed to help meet this need. School governing bodies require information about their SEN provision under Section 69 of the 2014 Children and Families Act. This section lists schools’ reporting duties with regard to the admission, inclusion and access of disabled pupils, and this information can be published within the SEN Information Report. The word ‘report’ implies information about something that happened in the past. However, the SEN Information Report should contain current information about provision and can also form the substance of the SEN report to governors, i.e. information about what has been achieved. Section 6.79 of the new SEND Code of Practice lists what information is required. Can we have a list of SEN Team with their contact details? SENAT Managers (Job share) Emily Heaton Monday all day, Tuesday all day and Wednesday morning only Ext 465779 Lynn Attwood Wednesday all day, Thursday all day and Friday morning only Ext 465779 Central Team Jo Godwin – SEN Case Officer 463062 Andrew Orr – SEN Case Officer 463861 AOrr@swindon.gov.uk Karen MacDonald – SEN Business Support Administrative Officer 465747 North Team Jill Hearn – SEN Case Officer 463086 Mel Sansome – SEN Case Officer 465749 MSansome@swindon.gov.uk Chris Kimber – SEN Business Support Administrative Officer 463085 (Mon, Tues & Wed am) CKimber@swindon.gov.uk Kevin O’Grady – SEN Business Support Administrative Officer 463085 (Wed pm, Thur & Fri) KO'Grady@swindon.gov.uk South Team Keri Niblett – SEN Case Officer 463089 KNiblett@swindon.gov.uk Mel Sansome – SEN Case Officer 465749 MSansome@swindon.gov.uk Nicki Rawlings – SEN Business Support Administrative Officer 463084 NRawlings@swindon.gov.uk Kevin O’Grady – SEN Business Support Administrative Officer 463085 (Wed pm, Thur, Fri)
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