SEND

Please open the attachment below to view our school's Inclusion Policy and further information regarding Special Educational Needs and Able, Gifted and Talented.

Mrs Lesley Middleton, Head of School, is our SENCo and Able, Gifted & Talented Subject Leader, she may be contacted by email: lmiddleton@weldon.pdet.org.uk

Parent SEN Support Group

We are keen to work more closely with our parents of children with SEN (Special Educational Needs).

We hope that over the year we could provide:

· Parent to parent support

· Specific workshops

· Visiting speakers

· A chance to chat, share experiences and support each other

Please come along to our meetings where we meet as a group over a cuppa

with Lesley Middleton and Kirstin Howarth, ask at the school office for the next meeting date and time.

Complaints about SEND provision

We urge parents / carers with any concerns regarding the SEND policy or the provision made for their child to speak to the academy as soon as possible and, in the first instance, to the class teacher or the SENCO.

If parents / carers feel their child's needs are still not being met they should make an appointment to see the Head of School/Executive Headteacher.

If concerns are still unresolved parents / carers may wish to engage with PDET’s Complaints policy procedures. NB - any issue relating to statutory SEN assessments should be pursued with the relevant Local Authority and not via PDET’s Complaints policy. If parents / carers require further advice / support, they should use the local Information, Advice and Support Service for Special Educational Needs and Disability SENDIASS:

Information Advice Support Service for SEND in Northamptonshire (telephone 01604 364772)