SEN Specialist Expertise

Our Inclusion Manager is Ms Mel Carruthers, she holds a degree in teaching qualification a headship qualification and the NASENCO award (a statutory requirement for all SENCOs in a mainstream school or academy).    One of

our Year 1 teachers also holds the NASENCO award. 

All staff have undertaken a range of training in many SEN areas including but not limited to:  Autism, cognition and learning, Zones of Regulation, speech and language, Oxfordshire ordinarily available toolkit and attachment training

More details of the SENCO’s role can be found in the SEN Policy which you can find in the School Policies section of our website.

External Specialists and Other Bodies

The school enjoys good working relationships with a wide range of people who provide services to children with SEND and their families.

The external specialists may:

• Act in an advisory capacity
• Extend expertise of school staff
• Provide additional assessment
• Support a child directly
• Consult with all parties involved with the child

These include:

Oxfordshire educational Psychology Service

Oxfordshire Educational Psychology Service | Oxfordshire | Education Services

Specials Education Needs Support Service (SENSS)

They work with children and young people with:

·       Deafness/hearing loss

·       Vision impairments

·       Multi Sensory Impairments

·       Communication and Interaction Difficulties (includes autism, speech, language and communication needs)

·       Down Syndrome and Complex Needs

·       Physical Disabilities

·       SEN-ICT-AAC   

Family Information Service | Special Educational Needs Support Services (SENSS) (oxfordshire.gov.uk)

Children's integrated therapies team

Children’s Integrated Therapies - Oxford Health NHS Foundation TrustChildren’s Integrated Therapies

Speech & Language Therapy - Children’s Integrated TherapiesChildren’s Integrated Therapies (oxfordhealth.nhs.uk)

Occupational therapy - Children’s Integrated TherapiesChildren’s Integrated Therapies (oxfordhealth.nhs.uk)

Physiotherapy - Children’s Integrated TherapiesChildren’s Integrated Therapies (oxfordhealth.nhs.uk)