Special Education Needs
Special Education Needs and Disabilities
Code of Practice for Pupils with Special educations Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
In September 2014, a new Code of Practice was launched in schools in England with regard to pupils with Special educational Needs and/or Disabilities. Please click here to access the full document.
All schools are required to publish a ‘Local offer’ setting out their SEND provision in clear, jargon-free terms. Our local offer comprises three key documents:
A) Our school's annual SEN Information Report
B) Our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Policy
C) Our Accessibility Plan
Links to each of these documents are available below.
Each school's Local Offer forms part of Dorset's Local Offer.
Click here to go to Dorset's Family Information Directory.
Admission Arrangements for Pupils with SEND
Under the school’s admission arrangements, pupils with SEND are treated no less favourably than their peers without SEND.
SEND Policy
We have redrafted our SEND Policy to align it with the new Code of Practice.
Our new policy can be viewed by clicking the link below.
The policy includes information about how the school prevents those pupils with SEND from being treated less favourably than pupils with no SEND.
Mrs Hancock is our Inclusion Leader (SENCo). Should you have any queries, please contact her through the school office.
The Dorset Xchange
The Xchange is a news and information network for families with children and young people who are disabled in the Dorset Council area.
As well as giving you access to details and information you need, the Xchange means:
- you can help in the planning and development of services that you need
- we know more about the needs of more children who are disabled and their families across Dorset
- it's clearer where services and resources need to be located
When you join The Xchange, your application automatically provides the details needed by us at Dorset Council to keep a record of children who are disabled in our area. This is a government requirement. Please click here for more information.