SEND
Special Educational Needs & Disabilities
Our School Offer
Welcome to our SEND page. We hope you will enjoy reading about the variety of ways that St John’s Infants is able to support SEND pupils to reach their full potential.
Our Special Educational Needs co-ordinator is Becky Maisey (NaSENCo accredited). Please contact the school if you would like to discuss our Special Educational provision. Alternatively you can contact Becky directly via rmaisey@stjohnsglastonbury.school
Our SEND governor is Bev Eatwell.
We are very proud of our unique school and especially of the nurturing ethos we have worked so hard to build up. We strive to make every child feel happy and safe, and for each and every one of them to feel valued and respected.
We are committed to narrowing the attainment gap between SEND and non-SEND pupils. We have high aspirations and expectations of all our pupils and we want every child to achieve and progress to the best of their ability. We do this through a variety of different provisions which always starts with high quality classroom teaching. Lessons are highly engaging with a wide range of resources and scaffolding and adaptations.
If children require additional support, they may take part in individual or small group intervention groups. These could be short-term specific interventions, Nurture Group or interventions developed on an individual needs basis. All interventions are monitored closely by the teacher and SENDCO to ensure the intervention is right for the child.
At St John’s Infants, we use a wide range of methods to support children’s learning and well-being. All children benefit from a soft landing to help them transition from the playground to the classroom. Some children may require additional adaptations such as:
- Toast club
- Fidget and calm boxes
- Adapted seating
- Sensory breaks
- Personalised planning
- Assess, Plan, Do, Review (APDR): APDR example
- Calm spaces in the classroom
Sensory Calm Room
We are very proud of our Sensory ‘Calm’ Room. Many children ca often feel overwhelmed in the classroom and the Sensory Room is a beautiful place to calm down and relax. It has a large interactive bubble tube, LED lights, Tonies story box, mirrors and a wide range of other resources.
We use a number of strategies to fully engage with SEND children. We use the child’s interests, likes and passions to make them feel happy in their learning environment. This is an example of a child’s personalised workstation.
Resources
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 the services available to support you and how to access them. Local Offer
Neurodevelopmental Pathway
For further information about what to expect when going through an autism or ADHD assessment, please click on the link below. This link also gives details about an advice line for parents.
Resources to support neurodivergent children
Somerset Parent Carer Forum have produced a 'Supporting your Neurodivergent Child' resource, which has a wealth of information including advice and strategies to use with your child. This can be found on the link below, or by clicking on the PDF below.
Further information can be found on their website:
https://somersetparentcarerforum.org.uk/home/information-and-resources/
The following link is a useful resource for parents, in the form of a Flipbook:
More resources, below: