SEND

SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) at Farington Primary School

A very warm welcome to our Farington Primary School SEND page. We value every child as an individual and recognise that all children, whatever their academic ability, can achieve and be successful. We are committed to providing an environment for learning for each child and fully inclusive teaching for all. We have an inclusive policy and aim to help all children to gain access to a curriculum with breadth and depth so that they can reach their full potential. We encourage in all members of our school, a code of positive behaviour, which promotes an understanding of the needs of others. We believe that every child should feel able to make a valued contribution to school life in order that self-esteem can develop. We aim to build each child’s self-esteem using a positive approach, while ensuring the setting of realistic, achievable goals which are closely monitored and reviewed.

We respect the fact that children:

· have different educational needs and aspirations;

· require a range of strategies to facilitate learning;

· acquire, assimilate and communicate information at different rates;

· need a range of different teaching approaches and experiences.

It is extremely important to us that, as experts in your child, we value the impact on outcomes of co-production with parents and professionals. 

Our Offer

Our mission and vision statement is the back drop for all we do in school, including our work with our pupils with additional learning needs. The SEND Information report document gives families information about the variety of ways we ensure we support our children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to achieve their full potential. We provide a full range of educational and pastoral support to all of our children and by setting realistic and measurable outcomes, those with SEND have the opportunity to make progress. The information here is general; each child is an individual and will receive unique provision and resources where necessary.

There are a number of reasons why a child may be identified as having SEND:

• They are having significant difficulty with their learning and making far less progress than would be expected.

• They have a specific learning difficulty, for example dyslexia.

• They have social, emotional or mental health difficulties.

• They have difficulties with social communication and interaction, for example Autism or language difficulties.

• They have sensory and/or physical needs, for example visual impairment or sensory overload.

Our Tailored Curriculum Offer

Here at Farington Primary School we are committed to ensuring that all of our children have access to a broad and balanced curriculum whatever their gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, needs or abilities.

We work very closely together as a staff and throughout the Rowan Learning Trust by taking positive action to ensure that our settings make appropriate provision through curriculum planning, delivery and assessment for children of differing abilities, alongside encouraging children to be involved in their own learning and to be aware of their targets.

Please see the links below to how our curriculum is tailored to meet the needs of al of our children, including those with SEND.

Example TLP (Teaching and Learning plan with Provision Map)

Our school SENDCo is Mrs J. Tate.  She can be contacted via j.tate@faringtonprimaryschool.co.uk. If you wish to make an appointment to see Mrs Tate, please do so via the office.

The Lancashire Local Offer sets out at the ‘local authority level’ what the Local Authority expects to be available in every school. This is available via this website: www.lancashire.gov.uk/SEND

The above website also contains links to many other agencies which provide support to children with SEND and their families.  The Lancashire Local Offer Facebook page has lots of information and support for parents including information on support groups and activities for children with SEND and their families in the local area: 

www.facebook.com/LancashireLocalOffer/

Local Offer

SEND Information Report 2024 - 2025