SEND at Christ the King Catholic School

Key contacts and documents

SENCo: Mrs Sophie Short

Email: senco@ctk.thedcet.com    Telephone: 01980 622039

Class teacher contact: office@ctk.thedcet.com Please use the subject line: "FAO [teacher name]"

SEND Policy (Trust): https://www.thedcet.com/content/large/documents/policies/live_policies_as_updated_by_ss/dcet_send_policy_v4.pdf

School policies (including Accessibility Plan, Complaints): Policies

Wiltshire Local Offer: https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/local-offer

 

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What is SEND?

The term 'Special Educational Needs and Disabilities’ has a legal definition, referring to children who have learning difficulties or disabilities that make it harder for them to learn than other children of the same age. Many children will have special needs of some kind at some time during their education. Help will usually be provided through our ordinarily available provision as part of our school universal offer, sometimes with the help of specialists. If your child has special educational needs, they may need extra help in a range of areas. These can include:

• reading, writing, number work or understanding information
• expressing themselves or understanding what others are saying
• making friends or relating to adults
• behaving well in school
• organising themselves
• some kind of sensory or physical needs which may affect them in school

Our intent and values

Our Catholic ethos shapes how we welcome, teach and care for every child. This report explains how we identify need, plan support, review progress and work in partnership with our families.

This links to our over‑arching Trust vision of ‘aspiring to give children an all-round education rooted in Christian values in a nurturing environment where they flourish, become lifelong learners and fulfil their potential.’ We achieve this by:

• planning for diversity from the outset and adapting provision so every pupil can flourish;
• rooting our curriculum and pastoral care in Christian values and a nurturing environment;
• enabling pupils to become confident, compassionate, life‑long learners; and
• living our Trust values of Stewardship, Respect, Curiosity, Forgiveness, Love and Resilience.

At our school we support our families by communicating clearly, acting early when concerns arise, and co‑designing support around each child. Therefore we ask that parents share concerns promptly, attend review meetings, and work with us on agreed strategies at home.

SEND Information Report

Please navigate through our SEND information report using the links below, or via the menu bar at the top of the page.