Special Educational Needs

Our School

Mrs Lisa Dunford

SEND Coordinator

sendco@broadmayne.dorset.sch.uk: Email

Special Educational Needs at Broadmayne First School

At Broadmayne First School we value each child as a unique individual. We aim to provide an environment where all children feel safe, valued and can flourish. We respond to individuals in ways which take into account their varied life experiences and particular needs. Every effort is made to enable all pupils to learn and grow independently. Broadmayne First School is committed to providing an education that enables all children to make progress so that they can achieve their best and become confident, happy individuals. We believe that Quality First Teaching provides the building blocks of excellent learning and excellent progress. We strive to ensure that every child recieves the best teaching and learning possible which will help our children to thrive.

We offer a range of support for children, beginning with our expectation for high quality and adaptive teaching and learning strategies within all lessons. Teachers and Teaching Assistants will also deliver more targeted interventions to individuals and small groups of children in a range of areas such as:

Gross and Fine motor skills

Phonics

Number fluency and facts

Handwriting

Speech and Language

Peer relationships

Emotional regulation

Our SENDCo works closely with class teachers to ensure that the children are thriving in their environment and making progress. At Broadmayne First School we follow the graduated approach. The Graduated Approach is a system that allows us to assess and provide targeted support to those children who need it. Within our graduated approach system, we follow the Assess, Plan, Do, Review cycle. We do this using a combination of One Page Profiles, Provision Maps and Support Plans for any child who is receiving additional support. Our parents are always involved in the Plan, Do, Review process.

Assess, Plan, Do, Review cycles are used to ensure that additional support programmes are being used effectively and applied fairly. We also work with a variety of external agencies to supplement the key areas identified above.

Please see the document below titled 'Flow Chart of SEND support for Parents' for more information on the processes we follow when supporting children who may need additional support.