SEND Support

At Charles Darwin Primary, we are committed to ensuring that learners with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) are fully included in the life of the school and are able to thrive academically and socially.

If your child has an identified special educational need or an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), the first step is to talk to our SENCO. They can give you an overview of the kinds of reasonable adjustments and provisions which are typically made for learners with SEND at Charles Darwin Primary, to ensure that they can access the curriculum and enrichment opportunities.

Once your child’s place at Charles Darwin Primary is confirmed, we will discuss your child’s barriers to learning with you and your child in detail. We will also talk to your child’s current setting (if applicable) and any other professionals working with your child. Together we will draw up a plan with shortterm targets focused on your child’s special educational needs.

The plan will include provisions that reduce your child’s barriers to learning as well as strategies that your child’s teacher(s) can use in lessons.

Learning Plans, provisions and targets are reviewed on a termly basis with both you and your child and adjusted as needed to reflect their changing needs. If your child has an EHCP, the short-term targets will be linked to the EHCP outcomes.

We work with a number of outside agencies and providers to ensure your child receives the support they need to flourish. Whether this be a placement, an SRB, vision and hearing screening and support, speech and language therapists or working with an educational psychologist.

For more detailed information about what we do to support learners with SEND, please read our SEND Information Report on our website.