Roles and Responsibilities.
Our SENCO, Hazel Waterhouse, is responsible for the operation of the Special Needs Policy and the co-ordination of specific provision made to support individual children with additional needs.
Our SENCO works closely with the SEND Governor, Jill Cavalier, to ensure appropriate support and provision for all children.
Other SEND staff work with the SENCO to deliver specific provision across the school.
Class teachers, with the support of the SENCO, liaise with parents/carers, children, outside agencies and teaching assistants to monitor progress and plan interventions or change interventions where necessary.
The SENCO has regular contact with a wide range of external agencies that are able to give more specialised advice.
Staff
Assistant Head and SENCO - Hazel Waterhouse
SEND Governor - Jill Cavalier.
Inclusion Manager - Jane Griffiths
Learning Mentors - Louise Szydlowska and Gemma Scott
ELSA trained Staff: Gemma Scott and Rebecca Cosh
Elklan trained teaching assistants - Speech and Language intervention - Amanda Edwards, Claire Gough and Kim Link.
Cool Kids trained Staff - Richard Butler, Gemma Scott, Jo Frost and Claire Jackson.
Speech and Language Therapists - Judy Land and Beth Davies.
Link Educational Psychologist - Severine Thompson
Link Clinical Psychologist - Sarah Taylor
Link Learning Support Advisory Teacher - Jessica Bussey
All staff plan for and deliver intervention sessions for children who may need additional support in the classroom.
SEND staff training and qualifications.
Our SENCO, Hazel Waterhouse, has completed and achieved the NASENDCO Award September 2013.
The staff at Short Wood Primary School have personal experience of working with children with both specific learning needs and behavioural needs. Some of our staff have attended a wide and varied variety of courses and have qualifications in the following:
Diabetes Awareness
Moving and Handling
Emotional Behaviour Course
Dyslexia
Intro to ASD and ADHD
Restraint Course
Bereavement training
Communication Friendly Classrooms
ELKLAN - Speech and Language support
Cool kids training
Talk Maths
Numicon
Asthma training
Selective Mutism
Understanding speech, language and communication difficulties
Makaton
Listen with Lucy
ELSA
All our staff have attended training in the following:
Child Protection and Safeguarding
Epi-pen training
Emergency First Aid
Overall School: 96.6%