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Somerford Primary School is a highly inclusive learning environment which supports pupils with a wide range of special educational needs. Our SENCO, Luke Thorne is responsible for ensuring children who are identified as having a special educational need are able to access learning within the classroom. Should you have any concerns with regards to your child and their progress at school, you should firstly discuss these with the class teacher. Our staff are able to provide appropriate interventions that help many children make accelerated progress in their learning. Where this is not the case, a further meeting with Mr Thorne and the class teacher can be made via the school office. This meeting is an opportunity to discuss what else can be put in place to help support your child while they attend school.
SEN REPORT TO PARENTS
THRIVE APPROACH
Somerford Primary School has introduced the Thrive Approach for all children who attend. Mr Thorne is a licensed Thrive Practitioner and can offer children, their families and the staff who support them advice and interventions to help them develop their self-regulation and engagement to learning. If your child is identified as requiring further Thrive support, Mr Thorne will contact you to discuss what needs have been identified and to implement a more in-depth assessment. The school also offer Family Thrive sessions for families whose children require Thrive assessments and these are supportive sessions to help families develop strategies to help with behaviours that challenge, based upon child development principles and leading neuro-scientific research.
PLAN, DO, REVIEW PROCESS
At Somerford Primary School, we operate a plan, do, review system to ensure children with additional needs are well provided for. If a teacher identifies a child as not making good progress, you will be advised of this and they will be placed on targeted interventions to help them catch up with their peers. If this intervention is not successful, a review of the challenge will be carried out and either a different intervention put in place, or an Individual Education Plan will be written and you will be consulted on the content of the plan. After the plan is implemented, it will be reviewed and the child will either come off the plan, as sufficient progress will have been made, or the plan will be modified or changed as per the need of the child. If a child’s progress continues to be significantly behind that of their peers, it may be necessary to ask for other professionals to offer advice and support. We currently work with NHS Speech and Language, BCP Educational Psychology and BCP BOOST Outreach Service for many of our children with SEN. If the school feel this support is necessary, we will discuss this with you prior to any consultation with other professionals.
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| The Umbrella Group ASD support |
| Please find below and attached the latest update from the Umbrella Group which supports parents/carers of children and young people with ASD. |
| An Introduction to Autism & Neurodiversity for Parents/Carers (BCP families) |
| Please see below a list of dates for the “Introduction to Autism and Neurodiversity for Parents” run by the Linwood Partnership for this year and into 2025. Parents/carers should email ltsa@linwood.bournemouth.sch.uk to book. No diagnosis is necessary and there is no charge to attend. 1 or 2 spaces per family available. Please note these sessions are available to BCP families only |