SEND - Oakley School

Our vision for SEND at Oakley School

At Oakley School we strive to create an inclusive culture that enables pupils to be happy, confident, independent learners who grow to become the very best they can be.

We strive to achieve this by:

Reducing the barriers to learning across the 4 broad areas of need

Cognition and Learning

Communication and Interaction

Social, Emotional and Mental Health

Physical and Sensory Needs

Medical Conditions and Disabilities

Educating all pupils about Neurodiversity through the LEANS curriculum from the University of Edinburgh https://salvesen-research.ed.ac.uk/leans
Working collaboratively with pupils, parents and external agencies

Our vision is in line with the SEND Code of Practice 0-25 years July 2014. A copy of the Code of Practice can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-code-of-practice-0-to-25

Oakley SEND email address is Oakley-Send@stowevalley.com

Please be aware that, in line with our policy, your request will be acknowledged within 24 hours. It will then be passed to the relevant team, who will make contact with you.

Key Personnel

Special educational needs co-ordinator (SENCO); Mrs Katie Whitney

The nominated SEND governor is;Mrs Gill Humphris

Contact via: hum phris.g_g@stowevalley.com

If you have a general enquiry about SEND at Oakley School or you would like to arrange to talk to a member of the team, please email Oakleyschool@stowevalley.com and the most appropriate member of the team will be able to respond to you.

Definition of SEND

A child or young person has SEN if they have a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for him or her.
A child of compulsory school age or a young person has a learning difficulty or disability if he or she:

has a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of others of the same age, or
has a disability which prevents or hinders him or her from making use of facilities of a kind generally provided for others of the same age in mainstream schools or mainstream post-16 institutions

If you believe your child has a special educational need, learning difficulty or disability which has not been identified then please make contact with our SEND team to talk about your concerns. You can do this by emailing Oakleyschool@stowevalley.com

SEND policies

SEND A guide for parents and carers

The local offer

What is the Local Offer?

Every local authority must publish a Local Offer. The Local Offer tells you what support is available for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) and/or disabilities, and their families. It should include information about education, health and care provision. It should also tell you about training, employment and independent living for young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Warwickshire's Local Offer for SEND brings together information about education, health and care services for children and young people from 0 to 25 with special educational needs and disabilities. It can be accessed here: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/send

SENDIAS

Warwickshire SENDIAS (Special Education Needs Information Advice and Support Services) supports parents and carers of all Warwickshire children with special educational needs and disabilities, from 0 - 25 years of age. It is a free, confidential and impartial service for parents and carers, children and young people up to 25 years. Warwickshire SENDIAS offers independent support for parents and families who have children and young people with a SEND. We also provide this independent advice directly to young peoples aged 16 to 25 years with a SEND.

How does the service work?

The type and range of support offered includes:

Information regarding the local offer, local policy and SEN/disability law from independently trained staff;
Advice for parents/carers, children and young people on gathering, understanding and interpreting information and applying it to their own situation;
Personalisation of personal budgets;
Information on the county council's processes for resolving disagreements, its complaints procedures and means of redress;
Signposting children, young people and parents to alternative and additional sources of local and national information, advice and support;

Find out more about our services - Here are some FAQ's

Who is the service for?

The service is for parents who have a child/children up to the age of 25 that has/have Special Educational Needs and young people aged 16-25 who have Special Educational Needs young people 16 and over can access the service in their own right or with the support of their parents.

For more information please visit www.kids.org.uk/SENDIASS

How much does it cost?

This service is free.

To speak to a member of our team please call 024 7636 6054, alternatively you can e-mail warwickshire@kids.org.ukor contact us via post to KIDS, Exhall Grange Specialist School, Easter Way, Off Pro Logis Park, Coventry CV7 9JG.

Follow SENDIAS on social media:

Facebook - @warwickshireSENDIAS

Twitter - @warwickshireIAS