Special Educational Needs

Our ethos

At Marton, we sow the seeds of education for all children, no matter their needs or abilities, and nurture the development of all our pupils so they can grow to lead confident, independent and healthy lives within a community.

Early understanding and identification is crucial for children with a special need or disability. Staff, in partnership with parents, pupils and where needed, outside agencies, monitor, assess, plan and provide the best education possible for each individual child.

At Marton & District Primary School, we pride ourselves on our inclusive, community-focused environment where all of our children are treated with respect and integrity. Children build up trusted relationships with staff and peers and are then encouraged to become independent learners and thinkers. Children with a special need or disability are treated in the same way and staff work hard to ensure that all children are included in all aspects of school life.

This page is here to support parents and children in understanding Marton's Local offer. It also offers information on some types of special needs that you, as parents and carers, have asked for support on, and suggests other local agencies who can offer more support.

Inclusive education policy for SEND

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SEND Information Report

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What is a special need?

In England, the government defines special needs as:

A child has special educational needs if they have a learning problem or disability that make it more difficult for them to learn than most children their age. They may have problems with schoolwork, communication or behaviour.

'Special educational needs' is a legal definition and refers to children with learning problems or disabilities that make it harder for them to learn than most children the same age.

https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/children-special-educational-needs

There are four main areas of Special Educational Need:

cognition and learning

communication and interaction

social emotional mental health

physical and sensory

What is the SEND Code of Practice?

The SEND code of practice is a statutory code containing:

details of legal requirements that you must follow without exception

statutory guidance that you must follow by law unless there’s a good reason not to

It explains the duties of local authorities, health bodies, schools and colleges to provide for those with special educational needs under part 3 of the Children and Families Act 2014.

The code, which applies to England, is for:

headteachers and principals

governing bodies

school and college staff

special educational needs (SEN) co-ordinators

early years providers

other education settings

local authorities

health and social services staff

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-support-easy-read-guide-for-parents

Cheshire East's Local SEND Offer

https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/livewell/local-offer-for-children-with-sen-and-disabilities/local-offer-for-children-with-sen-and-disabilities.aspx

Cheshire East's Toolkit for SEND

https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/livewell/local-offer-for-children-with-sen-and-disabilities/education/supporting-send-in-education/send-toolkit.aspx

What is CEIAS?

CEIAS is the Cheshire East Information, Advice and Support Team.

They offer free confidential support and information to children and young people with SEND, their parents and or their carers. They aim to ensure that you feel more informed and are able to be fully involved in decisions relating to special educational needs provision.

More information and contact details can be found at http://www.ceias.cheshireeast.gov.uk/home.aspx

What is Mental Health?

You can find more support and resources regarding mental health and well-being here.

Who can I contact? Where can I go for more information or support?

School: SENDCo
Your GP
Visyon https://www.visyon.org.uk/
CAMHS https://www.mymind.org.uk/services-and-contacts/east-cheshire/macclesfield-primary-mental-health-service-camhs/
SWaNS CIC https://swanscic.org/
The Cheshire East Live Well website provides a full list of details for services which are available in the area

https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/livewell/livewell.aspx

What is Autism?

Who can I contact? Where can I go for more information or support?

School: SENDCo
Your GP
CEAT - The Cheshire East Autism Team https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/livewell/local-offer-for-children-with-sen-and-disabilities/education/supporting-send-in-education/pupils-with-asc/autism.aspx
Ruby's fund - sensory and soft play https://www.rubysfund.co.uk/
Space4Autism https://space4autism.com/
The Cheshire East Live Well website provides a full list of details for services which are available in the area

https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/livewell/livewell.aspx

What is ADHD?

Who can I contact? Where can I go for more information or support?

School: SENDCo
Your GP
The ADHD national support charity: https://www.adhdfoundation.org.uk/

A guide for young people: https://www.adhdfoundation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Young-Persons-Guide_FINAL.pdf

What is Dyslexia?

Who can I contact? Where can I go for more information or support?

School: SENDCo
The dyslexia association https://www.dyslexia.uk.net/what-is-dyslexia/
British dyslexic association https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/
Facebook support group for parents with dyslexic children https://www.facebook.com/groups/dyslexiasupportforparents

Empowering parents booklet: https://cdn.bdadyslexia.org.uk/documents/Empowered-Parents.pdf?mtime=20200324144644

What can Marton offer?

The following are examples of what Marton and District can offer at different stages of provision for children with different needs. Please note that these are not exhaustive lists and that the specific interventions, resources and support offered to individual children are dependent on their specific needs.

If you are not currently part of our Marton family and are considering whether we are the right school for your child, please contact us so we can discuss how we can best support them.