Special Educational Needs
The School’s SEN Coordinator (SENCO) is Miss J. Catton
Email: sen@mundy.derbyshire.sch.uk
SEN Governor: Miss A Musson
The school operates an open door policy and parents are invited to see any member of staff at a mutually convenient time.
The Local Authority’s local offer includes information about provision for Children with special needs in the area. This can be accessed via the link below or information from the school office.
Derbyshire LA publish a Local Offer on their website; http://www.derbyshiresendlocaloffer.org/
Mundy C of E VC Junior School seek to help all children achieve their full potential across all aspects of their personal development in a secure and happy learning environment, and to grow into informed, responsible and caring members of society, with the ability to think for themselves and take authority for their actions. We plan to achieve this through a curriculum that is broad, balanced, relevant and manageable, and through the development of good relationships within and around the school so that everyone feels they have a valued contribution to make.
How is SEN defined?
A child or young person has special educational needs if he or she has a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for him or her; namely provision different from or additional to that normally available to pupils of the same age (Code of Practice SEN 2014.)
The school seeks to educate all children for life in a caring society. This is achieved by:
- Developing each child’s potential.
- Setting and expecting high standards of work and behaviour.
- Developing well-mannered, responsible, caring members of society.
At Mundy Junior School we follow the graduated response of; Assess, Plan, Do and Review (Please click on the hyperlinks below for more information on each section.)
How does the school know if my child needs extra help and what should I do if I think my child may have special educational needs?
How will both you and I know how my child is doing?
How am I as a parent involved in the decision making?
How will you help me to support my child’s learning?
How will the school staff support my child?
How will the curriculum be matched to my child’s/young person’s needs?
How is the decision made about the type and how much support my child will receive?
What support will there be for my child’s overall well being?
What specialist services and expertise are available at or accessed by the school?
What specialist services and expertise are available at or accessed by the school?
How will both you and I know how my child is doing?
How will my child be included in activities outside the school classroom including school trips?
How will the school evaluate the impact and quality of support and interventions my child receives?
Further Information:
How will the school prepare and support my child to join the school, transfer to a new setting or to the next stage of education and life?
What training have the staff supporting SEND had or what training are they having?
All staff receive regular updated training with regards to special needs including behaviour through staff meetings inset days and outside agencies delivering training.
How accessible is the school both indoors and outdoors?
The school was opened in 2005 and is fully wheelchair accessible as there are no steps. Both the field and the playground are easily accessible and wheelchair friendly. There are disabled toilet facilities. There are two disabled parking bays in the school car park. For further information, please refer to our Disability and Equality Policy.
How will my child be included in activities outside the school classroom including school trips?
There is a free breakfast club for all before school and free lunch time clubs. After school clubs are varied and all children are included although there may be a small charge for some which are not run by the school. The clubs follow a range of activities from sport to art and crafts, gardening and drama. All children are eligible to be elected to the school council, become a playground buddy, library monitor etc and are elected by their peers to hold these roles. All children are given opportunities to take part in extra-curricular Sporting Activities.