Inclusion and SEND
Read our School's SEND Information Report September 2024 here
Our Values:
Happiness
Kindness
Responsibility
Our Assistant Head & SENDCo, Mrs Thorne, works with children, parents/carers, staff and other professionals such as speech therapists and educational psychologists, to make sure that the SEND children at Charlton always receive the best and most appropriate teaching that will allow them to overcome their specific barriers to learning and make good progress.
We believe that all children should be given the support that they need so that they can fulfil their potential and flourish! ‘SEND’ covers a huge breadth of needs and as such, we place a vital emphasis on knowing the individual child, alongside working with the family and building trusted relationships. Some of our children with SEND need extra support, and we provide this in many ways. Some examples of how we do this include the following: scaffolding, explicit instruction, pre and post teaching of new vocabulary or concepts, fine motor skill activities, additional reading or phonics sessions.
At Charlton, children’s wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do. With any support that we put in place for a child, we always ensure that their wellbeing and a strong sense of inclusion remain a priority.
We hold regular SEND family meetings and frequently invite different organisations in to talk about a range of topics.
There is a lot of thought and planning that goes into meeting the needs of children with SEND. Take a look at our full documents to help you understand exactly what it is that we do for children with particular needs at Charlton.
We demonstrate our commitment to achieving our vision by:
· Celebrating strengths and valuing individuality and diversity. Our values, happiness, kindness, responsibility underpin our approach and our PSHE, Rights Respecting Schools, Promoting Positive Behaviour Policy and assemblies further support this.
· Aiming for early identification of children who may require extra support. We know that the earlier we identify SEND and provide support, the more successful our children will be.
· Having high expectations and ambitions for all our children by providing a broad and balanced curriculum that is inclusive and engaging so that regardless of race, gender, religion, background, abilities and/or need, our children thrive and achieve their potential.
· Making reasonable adjustments, using targeted approaches and reviewing progress using the assess, plan, do and review cycle.
· Working in collaboration with parents and children in key decisions, as well as planning and reviewing progress; we know that parents are the first educators of their child and that we need their knowledge and co-operation to plan effectively.
· Ensuring our staff have the knowledge and skills to support all children, including those with SEND, throughout our School. Every teacher is a teacher of special educational needs!
· Committing to providing support and resources, including working with external agencies when required.
If you have a questions about SEND please ask your class teacher or contact Mrs Thorne via the school office.
Information about the SEND services provided by Oxfordshire County Council can be found on these web pages:
SEND services provided by Oxfordshire County Council
Click here to access Oxfordshire’s guide to SEND
SEN in Oxfordshire in the Family Information Directory
Oxfordshire’s accessibility strategy can be read at here.
Other Useful SEND Websites and Links
Special Needs Jungle – A website run by parents, for parents – https://www.specialneedsjungle.com
Autism Family Support Oxfordshire http://www.afso.org.uk/
Autism Education Trust – https://www.autismeducationtrust.org.uk/
ADHD Foundation – https://www.adhdfoundation.org.uk/
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) – https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/camhs/