Special Education Needs (SEN)
School Administrator September 24th, 2006
All children are welcome at our Nursery. We never refuse entry to a child because of any special need.
If we know in advance that a child has special needs we make every effort to plan accordingly so that the child’s needs can be catered for before they start nursery.
We have the support of our Educational Psychologist as well as specialist services such as the Pre-5 team, Autistic Support Service and Physical Difficulties team.
If we become concerned about a child after they have started nursery we discuss our concerns with the parent. We may add the child to our Special Educational Needs register and make extra observations or give the child extra support during sessions. This is called Early Years Action. If we are still concerned about the child’s progress we hold a review and invite other professionals who may be involved such as the Health Visitor, Physiotherapist or Speech and Language Therapist. We may decide to refer the child to one of the above services.
We write an Individual Education Plan (IEP) and set some targets for the child to achieve. The child will be given extra support and nursery may receive some extra funding to help us. This is called Early Years Action Plus.
In severe cases, where the child is going to have long term difficulties we may make a request for Statutory Assessment and the child may then get a Statement of Special Educational Needs.
If you are worried about your child’s development you should talk to their keyworker.
If you want to know more about the Nursery’s arrangements for children with Special Needs please talk to our SEN Governor (Kate Clement) or our Special Needs Coordinator (Anne-Marie)
This year we have one child with a statement of special educational needs. Two children at Early Year’s Action Plus and five children at Early Years Action