Class Teacher

If you have concerns about your child you should speak to your child’s class teacher first. You may then be directed to the Inclusion Manager.

The Class Teacher is responsible for:

• Adapting and refining the curriculum to respond to strengths and needs of all pupils.
• Checking on the progress of your child and identifying, planning and delivery of any additional support.
• Contributing to devising personalised learning plans to prioritise and focus on the next steps required for your child to improve learning.
• Applying the school’s SEN Information Report/policy.
• Line managing additional TA support that is available within every class.
• Following any recommendations made by the Inclusion Manager or external specialist.
• Carrying out on-going assessment within class.

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Inclusion Manager

Depending on when and how your child’s special needs have been identified you may speak to the school’s Inclusion Manager. You can request a meeting through the class teacher or directly through the school office.

The Inclusion Manager is responsible for:

• Coordinating day to day provision for children with SEND
• Line Managing the specialist SEND “team” of staff and developing the school’s SEND School Offer/ policy.
• Providing specialist advice and facilitating training to ensure that all staff are skilled and confident about meeting a range of needs.
• Making referrals to and liaising with a range of agencies outside of school who can offer advice and support to help pupils overcome any difficulties.
• Assessing or organising assessment of children where there are additional concerns.
• Ensuring that parents/carers are:
  1. Involved in supporting their child’s learning and access
  2. Kept informed about the range and level of support offered to their child
  3. Included in reviewing how their child is doing
  4. Consulted about planning successful movement (transition) to a new class or school
• Analysing progress of SEND children
• Updating the school’s SEND register
• Reporting to Governors
• Ensuring that the Administration of Medicine policy is adhered to and that the medical needs of children are met
• Monitoring and organising provision for children who are Looked After

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The Head Teacher

The Head Teacher is responsible for:

• The day to day management of all aspects of the school, including the provision made for pupils with SEND
• She will give responsibility to the Inclusion Manager and class teachers but they are still responsible for ensuring that your child’s needs are met.
• Organisation of appropriate training in relation to SEND
• Delegating support staff to classes
• The Head Teacher must make sure that the Governing Body is kept up to date about any issues in the school relating to SEND

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The SEND governor

The SEND governor is responsible for:

•  Supporting school to evaluate and develop quality and impact of provision for pupils with SEN across the school.

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Speech and Language Therapist

At present the school purchase speech and language therapy support from therapist, who is contracted to work 18 days per year.

She is responsible for:

• Assessing children identified as being at risk of a speech and language delay or disorder
• Setting targets to identify the child’s additional needs
• Providing recommendations regarding how to meet the needs
• Modelling, monitoring the provision, and reviewing the progress made by children with speech and language difficulties
• Communicating with parents
• Liaising with the school’s SEND team and class teachers

If you would like to speak to the speech and language therapist this can be arranged through the Inclusion Manager.

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School Nurse

The school nurse who visits Friars Primary School is available to meet parents by appointment following a referral. They also have a service where parents can contact them directly through text messaging. For queries relating to school nursing, please contact the Inclusion Manager.

The school Nurse is responsible for:

• Liaising with the Inclusion Leader and other members of staff
•  Writing and reviewing individualised Health Care Plans for children aged 5 and over.
• Providing training for members of staff (e.g. epilepsy training, epi-pen, asthma or sickle cell training)
• Carrying out Health reviews for children on Child Protection Plans or children who are Looked After.
• Attending meetings for children where there are safeguarding concerns
• Contributing to EHC plans where a child has a medical need
• Liaising with parents regarding medical needs
• Contributing to the school’s annual health week/health promotion
• Developmental checks to monitor children’s height and weight
• Administering immunisations