The Birmingham Local Offer website includes information about the wide range of services that are available to support all areas of a child’s life (0-25 years) especially those with a Special Educational Need or Disability (SEND). This includes support with education, physical and mental health, social care, leisure activities and moving towards independence and adulthood. What is the Local Offer? Every Local Authority in England has a duty to provide children and young people, (0-25 years) with support if they have Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities - this is known as the Local Offer. Every Local Authority has to publish what support is available on a website: this is called the Local Offer Website. This Local Offer website gives information about the support that the local authority expects to be available across education, health and social care. The information on the website is clear and easy to find. It says who a particular service is for, how to apply, and how decisions are made about who gets that service.
The information you should be able to find on a Local Offer Website includes:
• Sources of support, advice and information for children, young people and families including support groups and forums.
• Special educational, health and social care provision for children and young people with SEN or disabilities
• Arrangements to identify and assess children and young people with SEN, including how an assessment can be requested.
• Other educational provision, for example leisure activities, sports or arts provision,
• Information about provision to assist in preparing children and young people for adulthood including post-16 education and training provision
• Arrangements for travel to and from schools, post-16 institutions and early years’ providers
• Childcare, including suitable provision for disabled children and those with SEND
• Support available to young people in higher education, particularly the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) and the process and timescales for making an application for DSA
• Arrangements for resolving disagreements and for mediation, and details about making complaints
Please see the links below for more information and resources to support your child's learning at home. Please get in touch if you need any further support.
Mr Griffin
SENCo
Current school overview | Total number of SEND: 50 children 23.1% of children in school Total number of EHCP: 1 Total number of SSPP: 3 40.8% of children with SEN are Pupil Premium Currently 17% of the Birmingham Pupil Population have SEND, compared to 14% nationally.
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What type of SEN do we provide for? | At St Alban’s Catholic Primary School we support children with a variety of differing special educational needs and we pride ourselves on being a highly inclusive school with an ethos which encourages and celebrates diversity and difference. SEND is categorised into the following areas in the SEN code of practice 2014:
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How do we identify and assess pupils with SEN? |
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Who is our Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) and how can he be contacted?
| Andrew Griffin Please see Mr Griffin on the school gate or call at the school office (0121 444 6530).
a.griffin@stalbanrc.bham.sch.uk
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What is our approach to teaching pupils with SEN and how do we adapt the curriculum and learning environment? |
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How do we consult parents of pupils with SEN and involve them in their child’s education? |
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How do we consult pupils with SEN, involve them in their education and improve their emotional and social development? | Pupil’s views are very important; they have a right to be involved in decisions about their education and they are made aware of the support that surrounds them in school. They will be fully involved and their views will feed directly into all policies, procedures and daily teaching of children with SEND. Pupils are given regular opportunities to:
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How do we support pupils moving between different phases of education? |
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How will we secure specialists, equipment and facilities to support pupils with SEN? |
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Who can young people and parents contact if they have concerns or a complaint? |
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Where can the LA’s local offer be found?
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