Special Educational Needs/Disability Policy

Statement of intent

We provide an environment in which all children are supported to reach their full potential.

Aims

• We have regard for the DfES Special Educational Needs Codes of Practice.
• We include all children in our provision.
• We provide practitioners to help support parents and children with special educational needs (SEN)/disabilities.
• We identify the specific needs of the children with SEN/disabilities and meet those needs through a range of strategies.
• We work in partnership with parents and other agencies in meeting individual children's needs.
• We monitor and review our practices and provisions and if necessary, make adjustments.

Methods

• We designate a member of staff to be special educational needs co-coordinator. (SENCO) and giving his/her name to parents.
• We provide a statement showing how we provide for children with SEN/disabilities.
• We ensure that provision for children with SEN/disabilities is the responsibility at all members of the setting.
• We ensure that our inclusive admission practice ensure equality of access and opportunity.
• We ensure that our physical environment is as far as possible suitable for the children with disabilities.
• We work closely with parents of the children with SEN/disabilities to created and maintain a positive partnership.
• We ensure that parents are informed at all stages of assessment, planning, provision and review of their children's education.
• We provide parents with information on sources of independence advice and support.
• We liaise with other professionals involved with the children with SEN/disabilities and their families, including transfer arrangements to other settings and schools.
• We provide a broad and balanced curriculum for all children with SEN/disabilities.
• We provide a differentiated curriculum to meet individual needs and abilities.
• We use a system of planning, implementing, monitoring, evaluation and reviewing individual educational plans (IEPs) for children with SEN/disabilities.
• We ensure that children with SEN/disabilities are appropriately involved at all stages of the graduated responses, taking in to account their level of ability.
• We use a system for keeping records of the assessment, planning, provision and review for children SEN/disabilities.
• We provide resources (human and financial) to implement our SEN/disability policies.
• We ensure the privacy of children with SEN/disabilities when intimate care is being provided.
• We provide in-service training for practitioners and volunteers.
• We provide a complaints procedure.
• We monitor and review our policies annually.