special educational needs policy

Statement of intent

 

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

 

Aims

 

· We have regard for the DfES Special Educational Needs Code 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 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 practice and provision and, if needed, make adjustments.

 

Methods

 

· We designate a member of staff to be Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) and give his/her name to parents.

· We provide a statement showing how we provide for children with SEN/disabilities.

· We ensure that the provision for children with SEN/disabilities is the responsibility of all members of the setting.

· We ensure that our admissions practice ensures equality of access and opportunity.

· We ensure our physical environment is as far as possible suitable for disabled children.

· We work closely with parents of children with SEN/disabilities to create and maintain a positive partnership.

· We ensure that parents are informed at all stages of the assessment, planning, provision and review of their children's education.

· We provide parents with information on sources of independent advice and support.

· We liaise with other professionals involved with children with SEN/disabilities and their families, including transfer arrangements to other settings and schools.

· We use the graduated response system for identifying, assessing and responding to children's special educational needs.

· We provide a broad and balanced curriculum and appropriate support for all children with SEN/disabilities in order for them to develop to their full, individual potential.

· We use a system for keeping records of the assessment, planning, provision and review for children with SEN/disabilities.

· We provide resources (human and financial) to implement our SEN/disability policy.

· We ensure privacy of children with SEN/disabilities when intimate care is being given.

· We provide in-service training for practitioners and volunteers.

· We raise awareness of any specialism the setting has to offer.

· We ensure the effectiveness of our SEN/disability provision by collecting information from a range of sources e.g. IEP reviews, staff and management meetings, parental and external agencies views, inspections and complaints.  This information is collated, evaluated and reviewed annually.

· We provide a complaints procedure.

· We monitor and review our policy annually.

 

This policy was adopted at the EGM of Little Owls Pre-school held on 19th August 2007.

Little Owls Nursery, PO Box 22, The Pavilion, Recreation Ground, Great Milton,

Oxon, OX44 7WG Telephone: 07808 236251 | www.littleowls.org.uk

Patron: Raymond Blanc O.B.E | Registered Charity: 308310