SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS POLICY STATEMENT

This Policy was developed in line with the 1993 Code of practice and with close reference to Mereway Middle School Mission Statement .

We aim to:-

• provide appropriate quality experiences/opportunities for pupils with Special Educational Needs.
• equip teachers with the knowledge/expertise to support pupils with Special Educational Needs.
• respond to changes in circumstances in Special Education
• provide appropriate Inservice Training Opportunities
• raise awareness, within our community of the differing needs of pupils today

We will:-

• identify and support pupils with a variety of special needs
• monitor and assess these pupils progress over a period of time
• ensure that all staff and governors are familiar with the established policy.
  

We will achieve the policy aims in the following ways:

• providing a framework whereby individual students strengths and weaknesses, can be identified, and assessed across a range of curricular experiences.
• establish procedures which ensure appropriate levels of support are given to individual children.
• establish procedures which ensure that individual progress is monitored, reviewed and evaluated over a given period of time.
• respond to individual pupils needs whilst ensuring access for all children to a broad and balanced curriculum.
• establish procedures which ensure that effective lines of communication are set up, in our school, with other schools, with external agencies and with parents.

This policy is applicable to staff, parents and governors of Mereway Middle School. It is also available to the Northamptonshire Support Teaching and Educational Psychologist service (STEPS).

It was written by a working party which consisted of the Special Education Co-ordinator, the Special Needs Governor, a teacher, a parent and a member of the Curriculum Support Team.

Date of Acceptance:

Further information and assistance with implementation is provided in the Policy Details. The appendix contains documents which may be of further use to staff when planning and teaching pupils with Special Educational Needs.

Policy Review - this policy will be reviewed every year.

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