Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

What are Special Educational

Needs and Disabilities (SEND)?

A Special Educational Need and is a difficulty or barrier that affects a child's ability to learn and to access the curriculum, whether long term or short term. A Disability is a long term health condition which causes a difficulty or barrier to learn or to access the curriculum. We are committed to meeting the educational needs of all our pupils and recognise that some of our children will need additional support.

Mrs Harper (SENDCo) and Mrs Mackey (SENDCo Assistant) lead SEND across the Grace Federation, where they work closely with the Class Teachers in monitoring progress of learners. They offer support to Teachers in suggesting strategies and intervention Programmes that could support the gaps in learning. They offer regular observations to see the barriers to learning and offer support there too.

Mrs Whitworth is our Learning Mentor trained to supports families through Early Help Assessment (EHA) and Team around the Child (TAC) with liaising with other professionals.

If you need to contact them, you can email them direct using the email address: sendco@gracefederation.co.uk or telephone:

01476 870649 (Denton) / 01476 561077 (Harlaxton)

Mrs. Harper Mrs. Mackey Mrs. Whitworth

SENDCo SENDCo Assistant Learning Mentor

Information Report and School Offer

Below, is our personalised Information Report and Our School Offer that outlines the support the school and Federation provides for children with additional needs and disabilities. Please have a read and contact the class teacher or SEND team should you wish to discuss this further.

Information Report and School Offer 2024

Family Support Directory / Lincolnshire Local Offer

We are fortunate to have access to the Family Support Directory, or Lincolnshire Local Offer. There is a wealth of resources from charities and agencies to support with specific needs. There are networking opportunities as well as links to groups and clubs. If you need any support in accessing further support for the family or home search here. We are more than happy to meet to share this fantastic resource should you wish. Follow this link:

Lincolnshire Local Offer

Graduated Approach

We follow the Graduated Approach following an assess-plan-do-review cycle. Teachers regularly undertake assessments both formative and summative to review progress. Where concerns lie, interventions and boosters happen to fill the gaps or support the barriers. Your child's class teacher may then get in touch to discuss steps of progress and share their ideas for next steps.

Following on from reading the Information Report and School Offer, if you have concerns over your child's development, take a look at this flowchart to discover the next steps you could take.

Parental Concerns Flowchart

Community Paediatrician

To get support from Community Paediatrician, to identify any specific need including neurodiversity, there are steps in which the school must follow before sending in a referral. There are different procedures whether the GP is Lincolnshire or Leicestershire, but both can help identify needs and support with assessment pathways. Please see the support guide below.

Community Paediatrics Referrals Chart

If you have any concerns or complaints about the support the school provides with regards to SEND, please refer to the school's complaints policy in our policy section.