Special Needs and Inclusion

At Kirkbymoorside Community Primary School we aim to provide a caring and supportive environment where every child is valued and develops to their full potential.

Children develop at different rates and children who are identified as requiring additional support may only need a short-term intervention to help them ‘catch up’, but others may have a need or disability which affects their ability to learn in the longer term. In these cases, following consultation with parents/carers, they may be put on our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) register and additional support will be put in place.

The pupil’s ‘voice’ is central to any planning and decision making alongside parents/carers who know their children better than anyone else.

The relationship between parents and school is crucial in making sure each child reaches their potential and there will be regular meetings for any child with an additional need to discuss progress and set targets.

The following aims to inform you of the types of support available for your child at Kirkbymoorside Community Primary School, to explain who can help if your child needs additional support, and how this support can be accessed.

SENCO

Our school SENCO (special educational needs coordinator / Inclusion manager) is Ms Rachel Monaghan who can be contacted by telephone 01751 431517 or via the contact form) to answer any questions that you may have.

Complaints about SEN follow the general complaints procedure. Please see your child’s class teacher in the first instance, to see if your concerns can be immediately addressed. Should there be no improvement, please do make an appointment to see either Ms Monaghan (Inclusion Manager) or Ms Thompson (Head of School).

If you still feel that your view has not been listened to or answered to your satisfaction you can make a formal complaint by writing to:

Mrs Karen Hogg (Chair of Governors) and  Mrs Helen Arnold-Jenkins (SEN Governor)

Telephone 01751 431517

(Complaint policy / form available on the website)

 

SEND - Local Offer

All North Yorkshire maintained schools have a similar approach to meeting the needs of pupils with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND). They are supported by the Local Authority to ensure that all pupils, whatever their specific needs, make the best possible progress in school. The Local Authority publishes its Local Offer which provides information for children and young people with special educational needs (SEND) and their parents or carers in a single place.

Visit the North Yorkshire County Council website for more information.