St Martin's RC Aided Primary School
Voluntary Aided Primary School (Roman Catholic)
St Martin's RC Aided Primary School has published their Local Offer providing information on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- Mrs K Tilling
- Contact Position
- Headteacher
- Telephone
- (0118) 937 5544 (0118) 937 5544
- admin@stmartins.reading.sch.uk
- Website
- St Martin's Catholic Primary School ~ website
- Scan to visit this website
Where to go
- Address
-
Pendennis Avenue
Caversham Park Village
Reading
Berkshire - Postcode
- RG4 6SS
Directions to RG4 6SS
Inclusion Information
- Wheelchair access
- Yes
Childcare Information
Ofsted Information
- Ofsted Report:
- See the Latest Ofsted Inspection Report
Local Offer
- Description
- Contact Name
- Chloe Jenkins
- Contact Telephone
- 0118 9375544
- Contact Email
- senco@stmartins.reading.sch.uk
- Links
- St Martins Catholic Primary School - website Accessibility Plan SEND Policy
- Local Offer Age Bands
- Primary (4-10 years)
- SEN Provision Type
- Universal
- Local Offer Updated
- 24/06/2022
Schools Extended Local Offer Response
Description
School Name: St Martin’s RC Primary School
Address: Pendennis Avenue, Caversham Park Village,
Reading, RG4 6SS
Telephone: 01189375544
Email: admin@stmartins.reading.sch.uk
Website: www.stmartinscaversham.co.uk
Ofsted link: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspectionreport/provider/ELS/110038
Head teacher: Mrs Katherine Tilling
SENCo:
Name: Chloe Jenkins
Contact: senco@stmartins.reading.sch.uk
Date of latest Accessibility Plan: September 2020-July 2023
Date completed: January 2021. (New accessibility plan currently being written)
By whom:
Name: Erika Kirwan
Whole School Approach:
High quality first teaching and additional interventions are defined through our annual dialogue across the school to create a provision map which allows us to consider what we offer EVERY child in our school and what we offer additionally to meet the needs of individuals or groups. We aim to embed our high expectations amongst staff about first quality teaching through monitoring and discussion and make differentiation and the personalised approach to teaching and learning and key priority.
Underpinning all our provision in school is the graduated approach of :
Assess Plan Do Review
All teachers are responsible for every child in their care, including those with Special Educational Needs.
Assess: Through continuous teacher assessment, gap analysis and more formal assessments, suitable for the year group.
Plan: During regular pupil progress meetings (PPM), an action plan is drawn up to ensure the needs of all children are being met (e.g. intervention work, taking advice from Senco/outside agency) in order that children continue to make adequate or accelerated progress.
Do: Staff ensure that they carry out actions agreed at the PPM
Review: Through assessment information used to inform the next PPM, action plan is reviewed and changed in order to continue to meet the needs’ of each child.
School Policies and documents underpinning this SEN information report include:
• Accessibility plan
• SEND policy
• Teaching and Learning policy
• All curriculum subject policies
• Assessment policy
Legislative acts taken into account include:
• Children’s and families Act 2014, Equality Act 2010, Mental Capacity Act 2005
1: The kinds of special educational needs for which provision is made at the school
- 1.1: Do you have children with SEND in your school?
Yes.
- 1.2: What kinds of SEND do those children have?
A wide variety of SEND including specific learning difficulties, speech and language difficulties, medical needs, Autism, ADHD, Downs Syndrome.
2: Information related to mainstream schools about the school's policies for the identification and assessment of pupils with SEND
- 2.1: How do you know if a pupil has SEN?
We recognise that children learn at different rates and that there are many factors affecting achievement, including ability, emotional state, age and maturity. We understand that many pupils, at some time in their school life, may experience difficulties affecting their learning, and we recognise that these may be long or short term. At St Martin's Catholic Primary School, we aim to identify problems as early as possible and provide teaching and learning contexts that enable each child to achieve their full potential. The earlier action is taken, the more responsive the child is likely to be.
- 2.2: How will I know if my child is receiving SEN support?
The schools aim to work in partnership with parents and carers.
They will do this by:
• working effectively with all other agencies supporting children and their parents
• giving parents and carers opportunities to play an active and valued role in their child's education
• making parents and carers feel welcome
• encouraging parents and carers to inform the school of any difficulties they perceive their child may be having or other needs the child may have which need addressing
• instilling confidence that the school will listen and act appropriately
• focusing on the child's strengths as well as areas of additional need
• allowing parents and carers opportunities to discuss ways in which they and the school can help their child • agreeing targets for the child
• keeping parents and carers informed and giving support during assessment and any related decisionmaking process about SEN provision
3: Information about the school's policies for making provision for pupils with SEND whether or not pupils have EHC plans
- 3.1: Where can I find information about the school SEN Policy?
On the school website or contact the school office for a paper copy.
3a: How the school evaluates the effectiveness of its provision for such schools
- 3a.1: How do you make sure that the SEN provision is helping pupils make better progress?
Through monitoring of provision – data analysis, meetings with all stakeholders, pupil progress meetings, observations, annual reviews, working with outside agencies and book scrutiny.
- 3a.2: How do you check other outcomes for children with SEND, such as independence and well-being?
The wellbeing of pupils is always central to any conversation about progress.
3b: The school's arrangements for assessing and reviewing the progress of pupils with special educational needs
- 3b.1: How do you check and review the progress made by pupils with SEN?
See above.
- 3b.2: How will I find out about the progress my child is making?
Parents evenings, meetings with staff and formal reports.
- 3b.3: How will I be involved in those reviews? Who else will be there?
Parent’s knowledge of and wishes for their child is central to our practice. Other professional involved with a family or child will be involved where appropriate.
3c: The school's approach to teaching pupils with SEND
- 3c.1: How do your teachers help pupils with learning difficulties or disabilities to learn?
Appropriate strategies are agreed to meet pupils’ needs and any training required is sought. (see provision map)
- 3c.2: How can I find out more about what my child is learning at the moment?
Termly letters, school website, parents evening, homework and discussion with staff.
3d: How the school adapts the curriculum and learning environment for pupils with SEND
- 3d.1: How have you made the school buildings and site safe and welcoming for pupils with SEN or disabilities?
The schools comply, as much as possible within the constraints of their buildings, with relevant accessibility requirements, with some limited space for small groups and individual withdrawal sessions. Parts of the buildings can be accessed by wheelchair users and include a toilet for disabled. Staff are trained and have experience of working with a wide range of agencies. The accessibility plan is updated annually and is available from the website. The curriculum is scaffolded or adapted as appropriate to meet the needs of every learner in the class.
3e: Additional support for learning that is available to pupils with SEND
- 3e.1: Is there additional support available to help pupils with SEND with their learning?
See provision map
3f: Activities that are available for pupils with SEND in addition to those available in accordance with the curriculum
- 3f.1: What social and extra-curricular activities are available for students with SEND?
All clubs are open to all pupils. Letters and website show clubs on offer. We endeavour to include all pupils in all out of school trips depending on appropriate risk assessments.
3g: Support that is available for improving the emotional and social development of pupils with SEND
- 3g.1: What support will there be for my child's overall well-being?
Emotional and mental health is high on the agenda for our school. We have an ELSA (emotional literacy support assistant) and access other professionals with relevant expertise. We run a lunch club.
4: In relation to mainstream schools, the name and contact details of the SEN Co-ordinator
- 4.1: Who should I contact if I want to find out more about how the school supports students with SEND?
The Headteacher or Senco.
- 4.2: What should I do if I think my child may have a special educational need or disability?
We would encourage parents to be open and honest with school and make an appointment to discuss concerns as soon as possible.
5: Information about the expertise and training of staff in relation to children and young people with SEND and how specialist expertise will be secured
- 5.1: What training have the teachers and other staff who support children and young people with SEND had?
Trauma training
Scaffolding
Literacy planning
Phonics – Little Wardle
Maths mastery
Cognitive overload/retrieval
Interventions- Catch-Up
Literacy and Maths
Therapeutic Thinking
Approach
ACES training
Anti-bullying training
ELSA- training and network meetings
Supporting children with
ASD - termly training/network meeting
Speech and language support and training for individual programmes by
Speech and Language Therapist
Speech and Language training on word maps and children with Down Syndrome
Makaton -sign language
Downs Syndrome Training
Dyspraxia training
Positive Handling training
6: Information about how equipment and facilities to support children with SEND will be secured
- 6.1: What happens if my child needs specialist equipment or other facilities?
The school can provide some limited funding, however high cost, specialist equipment would need to be obtained via the local authority or the NHS.
7: The arrangements for consulting parents of children with SEND about, and involving such parents in, the education of their child
- 7.1: How will I be involved in discussions about and planning for my child's education?
Parent’s knowledge of and wishes for their child is central to our practice and we welcome regular contact.
- 7.2: How will you help me to support my child's learning?
Some parents will be involved in a more formal schedule of meetings.
8: The arrangements for consulting young people with SEN about, and involving them in their education
- 8.1: How will my child be involved in his/her own learning and decisions made about his/her education?
The annual review process for pupils with EHCPs upholds the value of the pupil’s contributions for their wants and needs for the future.
Within the classroom, the children are encouraged to develop responsibility for their own learning.
9: Any arrangements made by the governing body relating to the treatment of complaints from parents of pupils with SEND concerning the provision made at the school
- 9.1: Who can I contact for further information?
Should a parent or carer have a concern about special provision made for their child, they should, in the first instance, discuss this with the class teacher. If the concern continues this should be referred to the Senco or Headteacher, who will try to resolve the matter and can advise on formal procedures for complaint. At all stages parents are able to seek advice from Parent partnership Service. Refer to School Complaints Policy.
10: How the governing body involves other bodies including health and social care, LA support services and voluntary organisations, in meeting the needs of pupils with SEND and in supporting the families of such pupils
- 10.1: Who else provides services in school for children with SEN or disabilities?
The Senco co-ordinates working with external professionals such as: primary mental health worker, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, speech and language therapist, educational psychologist, sensory consortium, social care, Daisy’s dream.
- 10.2: How can my family get support from these services?
The Senco will advise on the relevance of services for individual pupils, however, families may request that the Senco supports them in a referral (e.g. for a family support worker).
11: The contact details of support services for the parents of pupils with SEND including those for arrangements made in accordance with clause 32
- 11.1: Who should I contact to find out about other support for parents and families of children with SEN or disabilities?
The school Senco
12: The school's arrangements for supporting pupils with SEND in transferring between phases of education
- 12.1: How will you help my child make a successful move into the next class or secondary school or other move or transition?
The Senco will link with the Sencos of the secondary schools to which children are transferring to pass on information/records regarding the nature of support required to allow children to reach their potential at their next placement. Transition programmes are put in place where required. Less confident children can be accompanied to the Secondary school on visit days by a member of the support staff.
Children entering school into Foundation Stage, visit the school prior to the beginning of the new school year and have an extended transition into school in September. Parents are offered individual meetings in school to meet the teaching team and pass on information relevant to the development of their child. Pre-school providers involve the Senco and class teacher in preschool meetings for children with SEND needs or other concerns.
If the school is alerted to the fact that a child may have a difficulty in learning, they will make their best endeavours to collect all relevant information and plan a relevant, differentiated curriculum.
13: Information on where the LA's SEN Information Report / Local Offer is published ORDINARILY AVAILABLE statement - Provision the local authority expects to be made available by schools, early years and post-16 providers)
- 13.1: Where can I find out about other services that might be available for our family and my child?
Brighter Futures for Children local offer website has this information.
14: Arrangements for assessing and reviewing children and young people's progress towards outcomes. This should include the opportunities available to work with parents and young people as part of this assessment and review
- 14.1: What opportunities will we as parents and our child have to review our child's progress towards the agreed outcomes?
For children with EHCPs outcomes will be monitored at least annually.
15: Who can I contact for further information?
The school’s Headteacher or Senco
16: What is the complaints procedure?
See above
17: Our external partners are
Educational Psychologist
Speech & Language
Therapist
Social Care
Children’s Action Team
Occupational Therapist
Physiotherapist
Behaviour Support
18: Is there any additional provision you have developed during the year?
The document can be found on the school website.
SEN Needs: Children and young people’s SEN are generally thought of in four broad areas of need and support. The following provision maps show the provision that may be available under those four headings.
Whole School Provision Map
Description
School Name: St Martin’s RC Primary School
Address: Pendennis Avenue, Caversham Park Village,
Reading, RG4 6SS
Telephone: 01189375544
Email: admin@stmartins.reading.sch.uk
Website: www.stmartinscaversham.co.uk
Ofsted link: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspectionreport/provider/ELS/110038
Head teacher: Mrs Katherine Tilling
SENCo:
Name: Chloe Jenkins
Contact: senco@stmartins.reading.sch.uk
Date of latest Accessibility Plan: September 2020-July 2023
Date completed: January 2021. (New accessibility plan currently being written)
By whom:
Name: Erika Kirwan
Whole School Approach:
High quality first teaching and additional interventions are defined through our annual dialogue across the school to create a provision map which allows us to consider what we offer EVERY child in our school and what we offer additionally to meet the needs of individuals or groups. We aim to embed our high expectations amongst staff about first quality teaching through monitoring and discussion and make differentiation and the personalised approach to teaching and learning and key priority.
Underpinning all our provision in school is the graduated approach of :
Assess Plan Do Review
All teachers are responsible for every child in their care, including those with Special Educational Needs.
Assess: Through continuous teacher assessment, gap analysis and more formal assessments, suitable for the year group.
Plan: During regular pupil progress meetings (PPM), an action plan is drawn up to ensure the needs of all children are being met (e.g. intervention work, taking advice from Senco/outside agency) in order that children continue to make adequate or accelerated progress.
Do: Staff ensure that they carry out actions agreed at the PPM
Review: Through assessment information used to inform the next PPM, action plan is reviewed and changed in order to continue to meet the needs’ of each child.
School Policies and documents underpinning this SEN information report include:
• Accessibility plan
• SEND policy
• Teaching and Learning policy
• All curriculum subject policies
• Assessment policy
Legislative acts taken into account include:
• Children’s and families Act 2014, Equality Act 2010, Mental Capacity Act 2005
1: The kinds of special educational needs for which provision is made at the school
- 1.1: Do you have children with SEND in your school?
Yes.
- 1.2: What kinds of SEND do those children have?
A wide variety of SEND including specific learning difficulties, speech and language difficulties, medical needs, Autism, ADHD, Downs Syndrome.
2: Information related to mainstream schools about the school's policies for the identification and assessment of pupils with SEND
- 2.1: How do you know if a pupil has SEN?
We recognise that children learn at different rates and that there are many factors affecting achievement, including ability, emotional state, age and maturity. We understand that many pupils, at some time in their school life, may experience difficulties affecting their learning, and we recognise that these may be long or short term. At St Martin's Catholic Primary School, we aim to identify problems as early as possible and provide teaching and learning contexts that enable each child to achieve their full potential. The earlier action is taken, the more responsive the child is likely to be.
- 2.2: How will I know if my child is receiving SEN support?
The schools aim to work in partnership with parents and carers.
They will do this by:
• working effectively with all other agencies supporting children and their parents
• giving parents and carers opportunities to play an active and valued role in their child's education
• making parents and carers feel welcome
• encouraging parents and carers to inform the school of any difficulties they perceive their child may be having or other needs the child may have which need addressing
• instilling confidence that the school will listen and act appropriately
• focusing on the child's strengths as well as areas of additional need
• allowing parents and carers opportunities to discuss ways in which they and the school can help their child • agreeing targets for the child
• keeping parents and carers informed and giving support during assessment and any related decisionmaking process about SEN provision
3: Information about the school's policies for making provision for pupils with SEND whether or not pupils have EHC plans
- 3.1: Where can I find information about the school SEN Policy?
On the school website or contact the school office for a paper copy.
3a: How the school evaluates the effectiveness of its provision for such schools
- 3a.1: How do you make sure that the SEN provision is helping pupils make better progress?
Through monitoring of provision – data analysis, meetings with all stakeholders, pupil progress meetings, observations, annual reviews, working with outside agencies and book scrutiny.
- 3a.2: How do you check other outcomes for children with SEND, such as independence and well-being?
The wellbeing of pupils is always central to any conversation about progress.
3b: The school's arrangements for assessing and reviewing the progress of pupils with special educational needs
- 3b.1: How do you check and review the progress made by pupils with SEN?
See above.
- 3b.2: How will I find out about the progress my child is making?
Parents evenings, meetings with staff and formal reports.
- 3b.3: How will I be involved in those reviews? Who else will be there?
Parent’s knowledge of and wishes for their child is central to our practice. Other professional involved with a family or child will be involved where appropriate.
3c: The school's approach to teaching pupils with SEND
- 3c.1: How do your teachers help pupils with learning difficulties or disabilities to learn?
Appropriate strategies are agreed to meet pupils’ needs and any training required is sought. (see provision map)
- 3c.2: How can I find out more about what my child is learning at the moment?
Termly letters, school website, parents evening, homework and discussion with staff.
3d: How the school adapts the curriculum and learning environment for pupils with SEND
- 3d.1: How have you made the school buildings and site safe and welcoming for pupils with SEN or disabilities?
The schools comply, as much as possible within the constraints of their buildings, with relevant accessibility requirements, with some limited space for small groups and individual withdrawal sessions. Parts of the buildings can be accessed by wheelchair users and include a toilet for disabled. Staff are trained and have experience of working with a wide range of agencies. The accessibility plan is updated annually and is available from the website. The curriculum is scaffolded or adapted as appropriate to meet the needs of every learner in the class.
3e: Additional support for learning that is available to pupils with SEND
- 3e.1: Is there additional support available to help pupils with SEND with their learning?
See provision map
3f: Activities that are available for pupils with SEND in addition to those available in accordance with the curriculum
- 3f.1: What social and extra-curricular activities are available for students with SEND?
All clubs are open to all pupils. Letters and website show clubs on offer. We endeavour to include all pupils in all out of school trips depending on appropriate risk assessments.
3g: Support that is available for improving the emotional and social development of pupils with SEND
- 3g.1: What support will there be for my child's overall well-being?
Emotional and mental health is high on the agenda for our school. We have an ELSA (emotional literacy support assistant) and access other professionals with relevant expertise. We run a lunch club.
4: In relation to mainstream schools, the name and contact details of the SEN Co-ordinator
- 4.1: Who should I contact if I want to find out more about how the school supports students with SEND?
The Headteacher or Senco.
- 4.2: What should I do if I think my child may have a special educational need or disability?
We would encourage parents to be open and honest with school and make an appointment to discuss concerns as soon as possible.
5: Information about the expertise and training of staff in relation to children and young people with SEND and how specialist expertise will be secured
- 5.1: What training have the teachers and other staff who support children and young people with SEND had?
Trauma training
Scaffolding
Literacy planning
Phonics – Little Wardle
Maths mastery
Cognitive overload/retrieval
Interventions- Catch-Up
Literacy and Maths
Therapeutic Thinking
Approach
ACES training
Anti-bullying training
ELSA- training and network meetings
Supporting children with
ASD - termly training/network meeting
Speech and language support and training for individual programmes by
Speech and Language Therapist
Speech and Language training on word maps and children with Down Syndrome
Makaton -sign language
Downs Syndrome Training
Dyspraxia training
Positive Handling training
6: Information about how equipment and facilities to support children with SEND will be secured
- 6.1: What happens if my child needs specialist equipment or other facilities?
The school can provide some limited funding, however high cost, specialist equipment would need to be obtained via the local authority or the NHS.
7: The arrangements for consulting parents of children with SEND about, and involving such parents in, the education of their child
- 7.1: How will I be involved in discussions about and planning for my child's education?
Parent’s knowledge of and wishes for their child is central to our practice and we welcome regular contact.
- 7.2: How will you help me to support my child's learning?
Some parents will be involved in a more formal schedule of meetings.
8: The arrangements for consulting young people with SEN about, and involving them in their education
- 8.1: How will my child be involved in his/her own learning and decisions made about his/her education?
The annual review process for pupils with EHCPs upholds the value of the pupil’s contributions for their wants and needs for the future.
Within the classroom, the children are encouraged to develop responsibility for their own learning.
9: Any arrangements made by the governing body relating to the treatment of complaints from parents of pupils with SEND concerning the provision made at the school
- 9.1: Who can I contact for further information?
Should a parent or carer have a concern about special provision made for their child, they should, in the first instance, discuss this with the class teacher. If the concern continues this should be referred to the Senco or Headteacher, who will try to resolve the matter and can advise on formal procedures for complaint. At all stages parents are able to seek advice from Parent partnership Service. Refer to School Complaints Policy.
10: How the governing body involves other bodies including health and social care, LA support services and voluntary organisations, in meeting the needs of pupils with SEND and in supporting the families of such pupils
- 10.1: Who else provides services in school for children with SEN or disabilities?
The Senco co-ordinates working with external professionals such as: primary mental health worker, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, speech and language therapist, educational psychologist, sensory consortium, social care, Daisy’s dream.
- 10.2: How can my family get support from these services?
The Senco will advise on the relevance of services for individual pupils, however, families may request that the Senco supports them in a referral (e.g. for a family support worker).
11: The contact details of support services for the parents of pupils with SEND including those for arrangements made in accordance with clause 32
- 11.1: Who should I contact to find out about other support for parents and families of children with SEN or disabilities?
The school Senco
12: The school's arrangements for supporting pupils with SEND in transferring between phases of education
- 12.1: How will you help my child make a successful move into the next class or secondary school or other move or transition?
The Senco will link with the Sencos of the secondary schools to which children are transferring to pass on information/records regarding the nature of support required to allow children to reach their potential at their next placement. Transition programmes are put in place where required. Less confident children can be accompanied to the Secondary school on visit days by a member of the support staff.
Children entering school into Foundation Stage, visit the school prior to the beginning of the new school year and have an extended transition into school in September. Parents are offered individual meetings in school to meet the teaching team and pass on information relevant to the development of their child. Pre-school providers involve the Senco and class teacher in preschool meetings for children with SEND needs or other concerns.
If the school is alerted to the fact that a child may have a difficulty in learning, they will make their best endeavours to collect all relevant information and plan a relevant, differentiated curriculum.
13: Information on where the LA's SEN Information Report / Local Offer is published ORDINARILY AVAILABLE statement - Provision the local authority expects to be made available by schools, early years and post-16 providers)
- 13.1: Where can I find out about other services that might be available for our family and my child?
Brighter Futures for Children local offer website has this information.
14: Arrangements for assessing and reviewing children and young people's progress towards outcomes. This should include the opportunities available to work with parents and young people as part of this assessment and review
- 14.1: What opportunities will we as parents and our child have to review our child's progress towards the agreed outcomes?
For children with EHCPs outcomes will be monitored at least annually.
15: Who can I contact for further information?
The school’s Headteacher or Senco
16: What is the complaints procedure?
See above
17: Our external partners are
Educational Psychologist
Speech & Language
Therapist
Social Care
Children’s Action Team
Occupational Therapist
Physiotherapist
Behaviour Support
18: Is there any additional provision you have developed during the year?
The document can be found on the school website.
SEN Needs: Children and young people’s SEN are generally thought of in four broad areas of need and support. The following provision maps show the provision that may be available under those four headings.
Whole School Provision Map
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