Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) Information Report
SENCo: Charlotte Ratcliffe
At Stoke Minster Primary Academy we aim to provide a happy, friendly, safe, secure and stimulating environment where every child is valued, challenged and fully developed. We aim to give all the children in our care, the skills and knowledge necessary for lifelong learning, to provide opportunities to encourage them to develop their potential and to grow as balanced individuals. Every teacher is a teacher of every child, including those with SEND. All are to be enabled to fully participate in all aspects of school life, to enjoy school and to be valued, to make good progress and to achieve the highest standards possible.
Parent Resources
PEGIS Parent Support Group
http://localoffer.stoke.gov.uk/kb5/stoke/directory/service.page?id=uoPQvMdhQOc&localofferchannel=4-1
SENDIASS Parent Support and Advice
https://www.sendiass-stoke.co.uk/
Family Action
https://www.family-action.org.uk/what-we-do/children-families/send/send-info/
Special Needs Jungle
Dyslexia
'Dyslexia is a learning difference which primarily affects reading and writing skills. However, it does not only affect these skills. Dyslexia is actually about information processing. Dyslexic people may have difficulty processing and remembering information they see and hear, which can affect learning and the acquisition of literacy skills. Dyslexia can also impact on other areas such as organisational skills.' - British Dyslexia Assosiation, 2020.
https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/dyslexia/about-dyslexia/what-is-dyslexia
Autism
Autism is a disability that affects how people communicate and interact with the world around them. Other characterisations of Autism may be difficulties with social interactions and repetitive behaviour.
https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/what-is-autism
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/
Speech, Language and Communication Needs
Children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) may have difficulties in only one area or in more than one area. Children may have difficulties with listening and understanding or with talking or both.