Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

* Transitions

We have many meetings at the moment for those children transitioning to Secondary schools as well as those starting with us in September. If you wish further support from what you receive, please contact us via the office or email: sendco@gracefederation.co.uk and we will get back to you with support.

Mrs Harper and Mrs Mackey

Special Needs

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. 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.

If you have any further concerns regarding SEND, this Government document will offer further reading: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-guide-for-parents-and-carers

This document will inform you of the support we can offer your child.

This information Report and Our School Offer outlines the support the school provides for children with additional needs and disabilities.

Information Report and School Offer 2021

For further guidance of support on offer in our local area, search the Family Support Directory, or Lincolnshire Local Offer following this link:

Lincolnshire Local Offer

If you have concerns over your child's development, look at this flowchart to discover the next steps

Flowchart - Parent

Who are the SEND team?

Mrs Harper and Mrs Mackey 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.

If you need to contact them, you can email them direct using the email address:

sendco@gracefederation.co.uk or telephone: 01476870649 / 01476561077