SEND

What is Special Educational Needs?

‘A child or young person has SEN (Special Educational Needs) if they have a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for them.

A child of compulsory school age or a young person has a learning difficulty or disability if they:

1. Have a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of other children of the same age; or

2. Have a disability which prevents or hinders them from making use of the educational facilities of a kind generally provided for others of the same age in mainstream schools or mainstream post- 16 institutions.’

SEND Code of Practice 2015 p.15-16

The four areas of need that the Code of Practice identifies are:

• Communication and Interaction
• Cognition and Learning
• Social, Mental and Emotional Health
• Sensory and/or Physical Needs

Who is responsible for SEND and how do I contact them?

Our SENCo is Mr AJ Woodgates. He can be contacted through the school office on:

01822853270

mea.admin@stcmat.org

Devon SEND

Devon’s SEND Local Offer is the education, health and social care services and support for children and young people (0-25) with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Devon Local Offer

Devon Information Advice And Support

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