SEND
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities inc. equalities
At Hardwick Primary School we value the abilities and achievements of all pupils. Our aim is to ensure that all children, whatever their need or disability, make good progress throughout their school life. We work closely with parents and other agencies to ensure that the needs of each child are met.
We work together to enable our children to become successful learners, to know and understand that they are valued and to prepare them for life in the local and worldwide community.
Hardwick Primary School seeks to provide an inclusive, broad and balanced curriculum for all pupils, according to their needs. All staff accept responsibility for providing all pupils with realistic learning goals in a broad-based, appropriate curriculum.
We believe in nurturing and developing the educational, social, emotional, cultural and spiritual aspects by curriculum design and teaching approaches.
Pupils with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) may require work to be presented and adapted to match their needs enabling them to participate effectively in curriculum and assessment activities.
Special Educational Need might be an explanation for delayed or slower progress but is not an excuse, and we make every effort to narrow the gap in attainment between vulnerable groups of learners and others.
Teachers endeavour to take account of these requirements and make provision, where necessary, to support individuals or groups of pupils.
We strive to make a clear distinction between "underachievement" – often caused by a poor early experience of learning - and special educational needs.
- Some pupils in our school may be underachieving but will not necessarily have a special educational need. It is our responsibility to spot this quickly and ensure that appropriate interventions are put in place to help these pupils catch up.
- Other pupils will genuinely have special educational needs and this may lead to lower-attainment (though not necessarily to under-achievement). It is our responsibility to ensure that pupils have the maximum opportunity to attain and achieve in line with their peers. Accurate assessment of need and carefully planned programmes, which address the root causes of any learning difficulty, are essential ingredients of success for these pupils. This policy ensures that curriculum planning and assessment for children with SEND takes account of the learning needs of the individual child at any point in their school life.
In this section of the website you will find ‘Our School’s Offer’ which outlines the provision we make for our children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Further information on SEND provision from the local authority, Suffolk County Council, can be found by following the link below.
The Local Authority’s ‘Local Offer’ for SEND can be accessed using this link: https://www.suffolklocaloffer.org.uk/
Our school SENCO, Mrs Cowling, will be happy to discuss or answer any questions or concerns you have about SEND at Hardwick Primary School. Please contact the school office to make an appointment. Our SEND named Governor is Andy Abbott and they can be contacted via the school office.
A Guide for Parents
The Department for Education has released a guide for parents and carers of children and young people aged 0-25 years who have special educational needs or disabilities (SEND).
To access the guide click on the link: www.gov.uk/send-guide-for-parents-and-carers
How can parents/carers get involved?
Suffolk Parent Carers Network [SCPN] is represented in overseeing the implementation of the SEND Reforms. As a parent/carer please feel free to use the contact e-mail address for SCPN for any queries and or questions. https://www.spcn.org.uk/contact-us/
Disability access
The school car park has a disabled parking space for visitors to use whilst on site and it can be used by disabled parents/carers for dropping off and collecting their children at the start and end of the school day.The front entrance allows wheel chair access and there is a ramp from the school playground to the main building. Wide corridors and doorways cater for easy access and wheel chair users.
Please read our school’s Accessibility Plan for details.
Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED)
Please see the following for details of how we meet the Public Sector Equality Duty.