Brookvale Primary School

Cognition and Learning Needs - Children who find learning, thinking and understanding harder than most other pupils. Communication and Interaction Needs - Children who find it difficult to interact with others and the world around them. Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs - Children who find it difficult to manage their emotions and behaviour... in a way that affects their everyday life. Sensory and/or Physical Needs - Children who have a disability that may make it difficult for them to manage their everyday life without changes to the physical environment or support through a range of personalised resources. We identify and assess pupils with SEND in a variety of ways. We know that children need additional help if: Concerns are raised by parents/carers, teachers, or the pupils previous school There is a lack of progress in the child's learning There is a change in the pupil's behaviour The pupil asks for help We also use the following to inform our assessments: Observations School based test results/teacher assessments Information from parents/carers Information from the pupil Specialised assessments carried out by one of our external agencies Information from a previous school or Nursery setting Results from end of Key Stage assessments Discussions with the Class Teacher and Teaching Assistant In line with the SEND Code of Practice, the school takes a graduated response in identifying children with additional needs, with a key focus on early identification where possible. We work together with parents/carers at all stages of the graduated response. Our pupils with SEND are set personal learning targets specific to their needs; these are derived from the four areas of the code of practice and informed by Birmingham's Learning Continua for speaking and listening, reading, writing and mathematics. We evaluate the effectiveness of our SEND provision by regularly reviewing the personal learning targets through the individual continua. Our expectation is that all children make at least expected progress from ...Read More