There are four broad areas of special educational need, these are:
- Communication and Interaction
This area of need includes children with Autism Spectrum Condition and those with Speech, Language and Communication Needs - Cognition and Learning
This includes children with Specific Learning Difficulties, Moderate Learning Difficulties, Severe Learning Difficulties and Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties - Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties
- This includes any pupils who have an emotional, social or mental health need that is impacting on their ability to learn. This broad area of need includes attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It also includes behaviours that may reflect underlying mental health difficulties such as anxiety, depression, self-harming and eating disorders.
- Sensory and/or Physical Difficulties
- This area includes children with hearing impairment, visual impairment, multi-sensory impairment and physical difficulties.
The provision for pupils with SEN may include some of the following interventions:
Support for children with physical needs:
- Quality First Teaching, accessing a broad and balanced curriculum
- Gross Motor Skills interventions
- Fine Motor Skills interventions
- Specialist support from outside agencies e.g. Occupational Therapy
- Specific physical therapy planned for by specialists
Support for children with speech, language and communication needs:
- Quality First Teaching, accessing a broad and balanced curriculum
- Daily Speech and Language interventions
- Specialist group support from outside agencies e.g. Speech and Language Therapy
Support for children with social, emotional and mental health difficulties:
- Quality First Teaching, accessing a broad and balanced curriculum
- Specialist support from outside agencies e.g. CAMHs and EWEL team
- ‘Connecting with Children’ one to one intervention
Support for children with cognition and learning needs:
- Quality First Teaching, accessing a broad and balanced curriculum
- Reading, Writing and Maths interventions
- Specialist support from outside agencies e.g. Educational Psychology Service
- Range of teaching and learning styles.
