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SEND Information Report
      2019/2020
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SEND at Upton Meadows
  SEND        Meet
provision      the      My Child’s   Outside   Partnership   The Local   Acronyms    Contact
at Upton    Inclusion   progress     agency       with         Offer     – What do     us
Meadows       Team                   support     Parents                    they
                                                                           mean?
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How does the                   What process           How are children
     Do children           school know if a               does the school         with SEND
     with SEND             child has SEND?                  follow once           supported in
   come to Upton                                          SEND has been           accessing activities
     Meadows?                                                identified?          available to those
                                                                                  without SEND ?

       What kind of                                                         How are children
      SEND does the                      SEND                                  with SEND
                                                                            supported in the
       school make                     provision
      provision for?                                                            school?
                                        at our
                                        school                        How does the school
 How do I know if my                                                    support social,
child is receiving SEND                                              emotional and mental
        support?                                                           health?

      What do I do if I                   How do you help class
    think my child needs                    teachers support
     additional support                    children with SEND?
        or diagnosis?                                                                 Home
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Do children with SEND come to Upton Meadows?
Yes - We are an inclusive school and aim to fully include all children in the
                            school curriculum.

            What are the admission arrangements for children with SEND?
     No child will be refused admission to school on the basis of his or her special
educational need, ethnicity or language need. In line with the Equalities Act 2010, we
will not discriminate against disabled children and we will take all reasonable steps to
     provide effective educational provision (see Admission policy for the school)

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How are children with SEND supported in accessing activities available
                           to those without SEND?

     As a school we use a variety of resources to support children with SEND in accessing
  activities both academic and social. All children have the opportunity to take part in trips
       and activities in school. Where additional resources are required to make these
trips/activities successful a discussion will be held with parents to plan appropriate support.
     Information is readily accessible and where needed will be adapted so that it meets
    individual needs. We have experience in school of pupils who have required access to
   enlarged texts; texts printed on different coloured paper; visuals used to support texts;
 reading pens (C-Pen) and as a school will seek advice from outside agencies about how to
                           effectively support pupils with disabilities.

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What kind of SEND does the school make
                      provision for?
      Children at Upton Meadows have additional needs in the
                        following four areas:
                                       Social,     Sensory and/or
Cognition and    Communication     Emotional and        Physical
Learning (e.g.   and interaction   Mental Health   difficulties (e.g.
  dyslexia)         (e.g. ASD,       (e.g. ASD,    visual/hearing
                   Speech and       Attachment,     impairment,
                    Language)         Anxiety)         mobility
                                                     difficulties)
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What do I do if I think my child needs
          additional support or diagnosis?

Your first point of   A meeting can then   If concerns remain
 call is to talk to    be arranged with    then a referral will
the class teacher        the SENCO to         be made to an
   about your          identify need and   outside agency for
    concerns.          arrange provision     further support.

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How does the school know if a child has SEND?
   The SEND Code of practice 2015 states that a child has SEND if:
   • They have a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational
     provision to be made
   • If they have significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of others
     the same age
   • Has a disability which prevents or hinders them from making use of facilities of
     a kind generally provided for others of the same age in mainstream schools

All teachers closely monitor the progress of children in their class and ask the SENCo for
      advice as soon as they have any concerns. The SENCo may then suggest a small
                     intervention group or additional resources to try.
 If after intervention there are still concerns the SENCo will suggest further assessment
and/or additional support. Following this the child may be placed on the SEND register.
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How do you help class teachers support
                 children with SEND?

       Training              SENCo Advice              Outside Agency
  The whole school      The SENCo will observe              Advice
 receives training on      in class and offer       Staff are able to seek
various SEND needs      suggestions to the class    advice from specialist
throughout the year.     teacher to help them          outside agencies
Staff attend courses      meet the needs of a       about how to support
    led by outside      child in their class. The    a child in their class.
  specialist agencies    SENCo will also work        This can be through
which are relevant to   with children to identify     discussions, direct
 the needs of a child       where they are            work with a child,
they are supporting.    experiencing difficulty.       observations and
                                                          resources.
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How are children with SEND supported in
                       the school?
            All children at UMPS are entitled to access the quality first teaching
                            delivered by teachers in the classroom.
        If a child is identified as having SEND the teacher and SENCo will create a
         plan of support in order to help them access the teaching. This support
        may include accessing a small group or 1:1 intervention; using additional
         practical resources in the classroom; altering the language that is used;
           working at a workstation or in a quiet free area of the classroom. This
                 additional support is tracked on the school provision map.
         Where outside agencies are involved with a child specific targets will be
                                  drawn up on a learning plan.

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What interventions and resources does the
           school have experience of?
              Interventions                           Resources
 A wide range of small group and 1:1    Resources are supplied through school
   interventions are used including:       and outside agencies. Resources
  Precision Teaching; Write from the       currently used in school include:
Start; Read, Write, Inc; Numicon; Toe    Writing slopes; Posture packs; Pencil
     by Toe; Language for Thinking;        grips; Weighted cushions; Visual
     Wellingborough Early Writing        support; Weighted blankets; Fiddle
  Programme; Reading for Meaning;       toys; Self opening scissors; Move n sit
 Mind maps; Socially Speaking; First    cushion; Junior Caring Cutlery; Privacy
 Class Number; Colourful Semantics;         screens; Portable workstation;
Playbuddies; Nurture groups and Pre-     Practical numeracy resources; Word
                teaching.                   banks; Reading rulers and Spell
                                                       checkers.                  Ba
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How do I know if my child is
                receiving SEND support?
Your child’s class teacher will have
spoken to you about any concerns           All children on the SEND register
  and you will have met with the               have been discussed with
               SENCo.                     parents/guardians and the SENCo.

                     Each term all children on the SEN
                        register will be offered the
                       opportunity to book a termly
                      review meeting with the SENCo
                             and class teacher.
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What process does the school follow
              once SEND has been identified?
                                                                            Step Four
                                                  Step Three               If there are
   Step One                Step Two
                                                   These are           ongoing concerns
  The parent,           Interventions/
                                                  reviewed at            about progress
  teacher and              individual
                                               termly meetings.         despite intensive
SENCo make the            targets and
                                               Outside agencies          outside agency
decision to place        strategies are
                                                  may attend.          support a decision
the child on the        identified and
                                               Provision is then        may be made to
 SEND register.         put into place.
                                                   adapted.             apply for an EHC
                                                                               plan.
Some children may stay at Step Three for a period of time if the support in place is
 meeting their needs. The SEND register is a working document and children will
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             move on and off the register depending on their need.
How does the school support social,
                   emotional and mental health?
We run a nurture group in        All classes are taught        Mrs Michelle Letts and Mrs Sue
the Hive. This is led by Mrs    PSHE weekly following          Johnson are our full time family
Andrea Bain and supported         the Jigsaw scheme           support workers who offer advice
    by Ms Nazia Kahn.                                         and support both at home and at
   Currently children in                                                  school.
 Foundation Stage and Key        We are a TAMHS gold
 Stage 1 access the Hive 4       school due to the high       Where more specialist support is
 mornings or afternoons a         importance given to          required we seek advice from
           week.               supporting mental health.      CAMHS, Jogo Behaviour Support
                                                                and Educational Psychology.
     Two Pastoral support         Two ELSAs (Emotional
  assistants work across the                                     At lunchtime we have a
                               Literacy Support Assistants)
  school supporting children                                     lunchtime club offering
                                  work across the school
    in implementing taught                                      support for children who
                                 delivering interventions.                                 Back
           strategies.                                               struggle socially.
TAMHS
    Targeted Mental Health in Schools
                           Every year we take
    We are a TAMHS
                             part in Mental                   ELSAs
     gold accredited
                           Health Awareness          We have two Emotional
        school in
                            Day. Last year we     Literacy Support Assistants in
   recognition of the
                            blew bubbles at             school who deliver
    support available
                           12noon to remind          interventions across the
   for mental health.
                           us it’s good to talk              school.
                           and share how we        Mrs Beshiri (Assistant Head)
   TAMHS courses run           are feeling.            manages the ELSAs.
throughout the year and
  staff regularly attend
   these to make sure
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      and relevant.
Nurture groups
We run a nurture group in school. The Hive is a small class designed to better develop
  a child’s social, emotional and mental health development through an adapted
      curriculum. Staff use the Boxall Profile to aid planning and assessment.

                                  The Hive Group
                                    The Hive is led by Mrs
                        Andrea Bain and supported by Ms
                       Nazia Kahn. Children in the Hive are
                      mainly from Foundation Stage and Key
                      Stage 1. The Hive runs two groups on a
                        Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
                            Friday morning/afternoon.
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Meet the Inclusion Team
                              Headteacher

      SENCo                  Nurture team       SEND Governor

       ELSAs                Learning Support    Family Support
                                                   Workers
    Speech and              Pastoral Support
Language Assistants            Assistants

    EAL Lead                   Gifted and
                             Talented Lead
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Headteacher                                     SENCo
                                              Mrs York is our school SENCo who is
                                                 responsible for organising SEND
  Ms Searing is the school’s headteacher.
                                            provision. She can be contacted through
 She oversees the work of the SENCo and
                                            the school office on 01604 683850 or via
    class teachers. She can be contacted
                                                              email:
through the school office on 01604 683850
                                                  sam.york@uptonmeadows.org
                or via email:
   head@upton-pri.northants-ecl.gov.uk
                                              Mrs Helen Treacy is our SEND admin
                                            assistant and can be contacted on 01604
                                                            683850 or
                                               helen.treacy@uptonmeadows.org

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ELSAs

 Mrs Rivas and Miss Begum
 are our Emotional Literacy
Support Assitants. They work
across the school and can be
contacted through the school
  office on 01604 683850.

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SEND                        EAL Support              Gifted Learners
Governor

 Our governing body    Mrs Ellie Austin is our EAL
                                                        Mrs York is our
  is currently under    lead. Mrs Austin can be
                                                     Gifted Learners lead.
     review. In the      contacted through the
                                                     She can be contacted
  meantime you can       school office on 01604
                                                      through the school
 contact our head of            683850.
                                                        office on 01604
     governors on
                                                            683850.
rob.andrews@upton
     meadows.org

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Family Support                         Pastoral
        Workers                            Assistants

 Mrs Michelle Letts and Mrs Sue
Johnson are our Family Support       Miss Mollie Worby and Mrs
Workers. They will be outside at      Amanda Cawley are our
the school gates between 8.40 –    pastoral assistants. They can be
  9am every morning or can be       contacted through the school
 contacted through the school         office on 01604 683850.
    office on 01604 683850.

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Speech and Language
           Assistants

Mrs Cranfield and Mrs McCrickard are the
 school’s Speech and Language assistants.
  They work 1:1 and in small groups with
    children developing their speech and
   language skills. Mrs Cranfield and Mrs
 McCrickard work closely with Speech and
 Language Therapists from the NHS. They
can be contacted through the school office
              on 01604 683850.

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Learning Support
 Nikki Bains       Gillian Waldron       Jo Adrian

   Aneesa Ali      Sian Cranfield     Sinetha Pawer

 Vicky Perrett       Zoe Williams    Sophie Edinborough

 Dawn Savage       Rashida Begum       Julie Wicks

Helen Treacy        Jakki Burke        Abby Clark

                    Tracy Martin
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My Child’s Progress

 Who should I                               How is progress of
 contact if I am                            children with SEND
worried about my                               assessed and
child’s progress?                                reviewed?

         How will my child be
                                 How will I be kept
           supported when
                                informed about my
         they move to a new
                                  child’s progress?
             class/school?
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Who should I contact if I am worried about my
                    child’s progress?
                                                              If you still have concerns
Your first point of call                                       about your child’s SEND
 is to talk to the class                                      provision please contact
  teacher about your                                                Northampton
  concerns. They can                                           Information and Advice
   then monitor your                                           Service (IASS). They are
    child and suggest                                            a service to support
interventions to try in                                          parents. They can be
           class.                  Please talk to us             contacted on 01604
                                 about your concerns.                  636111.

                           If concerns continue then please
                              talk to the SENCo – Mrs Sam
                                           York.
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How is progress of children with SEND assessed
                       and reviewed?
  All children’s progress is                                       Informing Parents
                                Assess Plan Do Review Model
  monitored and tracked                                        Parents evenings with the
    through the school’s                          Assess        class teacher and SENCo
  tracking system. Termly        Review
                                                What are the   are available twice a year
pupil progress meetings are       Is the
                                                 areas of      as well as termly reviews.
held with class teachers, the   support
                                                  need?        Provision/IEPs are agreed
 Headteacher and SENCo to       working?
                                                                  with parents at these
ensure children are making                                        meetings and copies
 progress. The school uses                                         provided. Outside
the assess, plan, do, review                         Plan
                                    Do                           agencies are invited to
model to ensure support in                         How can
                                  Put the                           meetings where
      place is suitable .                          we target
                                 plan into                             appropriate.
                                                  this need?
                                  action
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How will my child be supported when they
              move to another class/school?
                           Pupils create one page profiles that
                           share important information about
All children get to
                                       their needs.
  meet their new
  teacher in the                                                           Meetings are
summer term and                                                          held with staff to
 spend a day with                                                        pass on provision
them in their new      Foundation Stage offer stay and play sessions      that your child
    classroom.            in the summer term for new starters.            needs in place.

Social stories are provided for children who        Where a child is moving to a new school
 are anxious about the move. These have             visits are arranged for the child prior to
   photos in of their new classroom and             moving. The SENCo will also meet with
                  teachers.                        the new SENCo to handover information.
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Outside Agency Support
                            Educational Psychology

     Target Autism                                        Autism Concern
                            Multi-agency safeguarding
                               hub (MASH team)
       CAMHS                                                 Physiotherapy

                            We work closely with a
                                                             ADHD Matters
Jogo Behaviour Support    variety of outside agencies
                                   including:
                                                          Community Paediatrics
   Occupational Therapy
                                Specialist SEND Support       School nurse
    Speech and Language                  Service
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Partnership with Parents

         Where can I get
                                                   What can I do to
       further information
                                                   help my child at
        about support for
                                                       home?
             SEND?

Who do I contact for
                             What do I do if I’m                  How will I be
 more information
                             not happy with my                  involved with my
 about my child’s
                              child’s support?                  child’s education?
    progress?

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Partnership with Parents

  How can I help at home?                                             Where can I get further
Your child’s class teacher will   How will I be involved in my       information about SEND
      be able to give you              child’s education?                      services?
 suggestions about how you        We encourage parents to play      Northampton’s Local Offer
   can support your child at       an active and valued role in    lists all support available for
             home.                   their child’s education.        children with SEND in the
 At termly review meetings        We will listen to suggestions.              local area.
 more specific activities may     We have an open door policy       Northampton’s Information
         be suggested.            and will discuss with you any      and Advice Service (IASS)
    We recommend that all         changes we/you would like to     can signpost you to available
  parents read and practice            make to your child’s                    support.
  spellings and times tables.               provision.               SNIX is a magazine listing
  This can be done in many        We will also offer support and   extra curricular activities for
        different ways.                advice for at home.              children with SEND.
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What do I do if I’m not happy with my child’s
                     support?
 Please talk to us and     If after this you are    If your concerns
tell us your concerns.     still not happy then      are unresolved
 You can talk to your         Northampton’s              then the
 child’s class teacher,      Information and       complaints policy
  our Family Support      Advice Service (IASS)    is on our website
 Workers, the SENCo        are able to support     which details the
 or a member of the       you in ensuring your       procedure you
   senior Leadership         child’s provision        should follow.
         Team.            matches their need.

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Local Offer
                                The Local Offer
    Every local authority is required to publish a local offer which brings
together information about education, health and care services for children
     and young people from 0 to 25 with special educational needs and
disabilities. To access Northampton’s Local offer please click the link below.

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Acronyms – What do they mean?

        ADHD                  EHCP                ASD              CAMHS
   Attention Deficit        Education            Autism      Child & Adolescent
    Hyperactivity           Health and          Spectrum       Mental Health
       Disorder             Care Plan           Disorder           Service

    SALT                   EHA                  IEP                EP
  Speech &              Early Help           Individual        Educational
  Language             Assessment          Education Plan      Psychologist
   Therapy

                                               SEND                SENCo
     IASS                  OT                                      Special
                                              Special
Information &          Occupational                           Educational Needs
                                         Educational Needs
Advice Service           Therapy                                 Coordinator
                                           & Disabilites
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Contact us

01604 683850

sam.york@uptonmeadows.org

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