Students identified as having a SEND need are placed on the register. This register is reviewed termly. If your child is a new addition to the SEND register, we will have a meeting with you to discuss need and a letter will be sent to you to clarify what the next steps of support will be for your child. 

Medical needs are assessed via School Nurse, GP or Children’s Mental Health Services (CAMHS/SOLAR) and a review will be held in school to ascertain the levels of support required following a diagnosis from a member of the healthcare profession. Health referral teams such as physical therapy or sensory support service are appointed directly by the NHS and Local Authority and often work within school to support students to offer minimal disruption to their attendance to school.

Dyslexia screening is available within school through our link with STS. Although this screening cannot diagnose dyslexia, it will provide an assessment as to the level of risk present. Strategies and support provided for the profile of difficulty are provided internally by our LSA and class teachers, and externally (if required) from the Support Services from the Local Authority. In school, Mrs Gallier is also trained to deliver visual stress tests to ascertain if a coloured overlay would support your child's need further. 

Speech, Language and Communication difficulties can also be assessed in school. Students who are identified on the register for this need will be assessed to establish the intervention that is required. We use Language Link and Speech Link screening programmes. For our Year R children, we use the NELI programme to support language need further. Externally, we can request assessments from the Educational Psychology Service (EPS), SISS Autism team and CAMHS/SOLAR; requests of this type are completed by the SENDCo or ASD lead (Mrs Manton).

Exam Access Arrangements testing is completed internally and will be applied for where appropriate. Valley Primary is committed to providing students with the necessary arrangements to be successful.

Teachers can consult with the SENDCo regarding academic concerns for students that are not progressing in line with their peers or are showing specific difficulties. Following this, the relevant support is appointed and delivered from a member of staff within our LSA/TA/HLTA team. This may be dropping into lesson to support or withdrawal from lesson for a specific intervention. 

Occasionally support is put in place following parental request and this is considered on an individual student basis by the SENDCo.