Special Educational Needs

Your child’s class teacher will always be your first port of call should you have any concerns about your child’s learning. Other key people in relation to SEND are:

Mrs Hayley Sonnex – Executive Headteacher and designated teacher for Looked After Children (LAC)

Ms Choo Chean Laband – SENCO

Mrs Sarah Organ – SEND Governor

Mrs Angela Feeley – Pupil & Family Support Lead

We are also supported by a range of different agencies. There is more information about this in our SEND Policy & Information Report.

At Salhouse, we use a website called Provision Map. Children that are on our SEN Register have a SEN plan that is regularly reviewed. We use Provision Map as part of our ‘assess, plan, do & review’ process which allows us to set meaningful targets for children and regularly review the provision they receive.

https://www.provisionmap.co.uk

A provision map is a tool that provides an 'at a glance' way of documenting and showing the range of provision and additional support that we make available to our pupils. Please see below for our current Provision Map.

2024.09 Salhouse Provision Map

Please find below a link to our accessibility policy:

Accessibility Plan Salhouse Primary School

Schools across the county are receiving an increasing number of requests for Autism and ADHD referrals. Listed below you will find a 'Federation Fact Sheet' that states the types of assessments that exist, waiting times and who is able to refer. You will also find Local Authority advice on private assessments as well as screeners that you may be asked to complete as part of the referral process.

1. Federation Fact Sheet ASD & ADHD Referrals

2. LA Advice On Seeking Neurodevelopmental Assessments

3. Autism AQ 10 For Children Aged 4 11

4. ADHD SNAP IV Teacher And Parent Rating Scale

A Local Offer gives children and young people with SEND, and their families, information about what support services the local authority think will be available in their local area. Every local authority is responsible for writing a Local Offer and making sure it is available for everyone to see.

The link to the Norfolk Local Offer is here: https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/children-and-families/send-local-offer

Norfolk have also made a document that lists services that families may find useful and that can be found here:

SENCo Guide Part B For Parents And Carers

Family Voice: Their aim is to improve services for our children and young people by ensuring that families’ voices are heard by planners and decision-makers.

https://www.familyvoice.org.uk/

 Norfolk SENDIASS: Information, advice and support to children, young people and parents/carers about special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

https://www.norfolksendiass.org.uk/about-us/about-us/

They have some useful booklets that can be downloaded here: https://www.norfolksendiass.org.uk/information-booklets-resources/booklets/

SENDIASS also publish a regular newsletter that can be found here: https://www.norfolksendiass.org.uk/news/

Norfolk SEN Network: Their aim is to help parents of children with special educational needs (0 to 16), and young people themselves with special educational needs (16 to 25), to find the right educational placement or provision to meet their needs.

https://www.norfolksennetwork.org/

Sensational Families: Supporting local families with children with Autism, SEN, additional needs and disabilities.

https://www.sensationalfamilies.co.uk/

Just One Norfolk: NHS health advice website for families with young children to help parents quickly gain the information needed to ensure children live healthy lifestyles. https://www.justonenorfolk.nhs.uk/

Early Help: https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/article/40407/Early-help-for-children-and-families

Family Hubs: Family Hubs provide a place for you to access advice on how to take care of your child and ensure they are safe and healthy throughout their childhood and as they grow and develop. They are online and in person. https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/familyhubs

School & Communities Teams: https://www.schools.norfolk.gov.uk/schoolandcommunityteams

Child mental health support: All referrals are now done via the Just One Number website. These can be done by parents or professionals. https://www.justonenorfolk.nhs.uk/emotional-health/norfolk-waveney-access-to-mental-health-advice-support/

Speech & Language support Norfolk: https://www.justonenorfolk.nhs.uk/speech-language/

Young Carers: https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/youngcarers