Consultation with Children and Young People with SEND
Teachers/SENCO and Support Staff will work with children and young people to identify the support needed to meet agreed outcomes. The provision is planned and interventions are allocated to individual needs. The children take an active role with setting their targets, discussing them with the class teacher/SENCO. The children have regular meetings with support staff to discuss their progress and support.
Consultation with parents and carers of children and young people with SEND
We are committed to working with parents and carers to identify their child’s needs and support. Parents and carers will be involved throughout the process.
The SEND children attending our nursery are aged 2-4 years so consulting with them to seek their views about how we are meeting their needs has to be age appropriate, especially when many often have communication difficulties. We use the following strategies:
- Have regular meetings and discussions with parents about what we have planned for their child and how to link this with interests and passions demonstrated at home.
- Make close observations during school to identify the types of activities and experiences that most engage each child so these can be developed further and be used inform future planning.
- Involve SEND children with selecting their own activities and encouraging them to select their own resources within activities to follow their interests.
- Extend and develop a range of resources that they show a preference for.
- Most importantly, ensure the children with SEND are happy, motivated and enthusiastic about their learning and progress effectively. Working in partnership together with families is key to securing success, ensuring that every child reaches their full potential.
Consultation with parents and carers of children and young people with SEND
We are committed to working with parents and carers to identify their child’s needs and support. Parents and carers will be involved throughout the process.
There is a range of ways this can be done, for example:
- Termly parents/ carers evenings and feedbacks;
- Ongoing discussions with a class teacher and/or SENCO;
- An ‘open-door’ policy, where parents and carers are welcome to come into school to discuss any concerns that they may have;
- Through a review of a child’s SEN Support Plan or EHC Plan.
- Through parental workshops. These have previously been held on Developing Talk and Healthy Eating.
- Asking for Parent views at meetings and in questionnaires.
If you would like to discuss your SEND requirements in detail please contact the school to arrange an appointment.
