Special Educational Needs
Our Local Offer
Long Sutton aims to provide the best learning environment and opportunities for your child. We are an inclusive, Christian school who work with you as parents and a wide variety of the local community and outside professionals. This enables us to provide the best possible outcomes and experiences for each child within our school. We aim to provide individualised provision to best meet the needs of all our children and any additional educational, social, emotional or physical needs a child may have.
Who do I see if I am concerned about my child?
- Firstly see your child’s class teacher. You can arrange to speak to them at a convenient time for you both.
- You can also arrange to speak and meet with the SENCO (Mrs Moseley) or the Headteacher (Mrs Reynolds). This can be arranged through the school office.
A reminder that you can find information on our local offer (SEN information report) below, or as a paper copy in the front office. This will hopefully answer some FAQs.
Somerset’s SEND Local Offer:
Somerset’s SEND Local Offer is our local hub of information and guidance for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), their families and professionals in Somerset. Explore services available to support you and how to access them.
Discover more at www.somerset.gov.uk/localoffer and www.facebook.com/LocalOfferSomerset
Somerset Graduated Response Tool
Quality first teaching underpins all educational provision. It focuses on inclusive practice and breaks down barriers to learning. For the majority of children this can be achieved by identifying specific barriers, followed by personalisation and differentiation using strategies as identified in the Somerset Graduated Response Tool. The Somerset Graduated Response Tool breaks down SEN into four broad areas of need. This targets specific support for teachers to plan and for any interventions to take place. You can learn more about the Somerset Graduated Response at: https://www.somerset.gov.uk/children-families-and-education/the-local-offer/education/what-to-expect-from-education/
Further support
Our PFSA (Parent and Family Support Advisor) is Victoria Gould. Referrals for support are made through the SENCo or Headteacher.
Our SEN Governor is Mrs Kate Stent
These include workshops around Dyslexia, Autism, Sensory issues, Social Stories, Emotional Based School Avoidance, sleep etc. They are very good sessions; I recommend booking in on them. Click here to book on to them.
Other useful links below :
- Autism Somerset
- The British Dyslexia Association
- Mental Health Support Team – Young Somerset
- Bereavement care
- Childnet, information for parents to keep children safe online
- NSPCC
- Somerset Parent Carer Forum
- Somerset Health and Well Being
- Somerset SENDIAS (special educational needs and disability information, advice and support)
- Short Breaks Team 01823 358117, information about accessible clubs in Somerset for all children and young people with a disability or additional need
