Special Education Needs | Kinver High School

Special Education Needs & Disabilities

SEND Intent

Within the SEND department we have high expectations of everyone and share in our trust mission, ‘Excellence every day, unlimited ambition and transforming lives.’; delivering everyday excellence for all learners within our school community. Learners identified with additional needs are nurtured and supported to develop academically, socially, emotionally and morally to have the best outcomes for the future. We want to create an inclusive school community where our values of respect, resilience and relationships are at the forefront of our practice to ensure students have a sense of belonging in order to succeed. At Kinver High school we will provide all students with access to an ambitious, broad and balanced curriculum for every learner to have unlimited ambitions for the future. We are focused on creating an inclusive environment, where provisions are tailored to the needs and abilities of students to transform lives.

The aims of the SEND Department at Kinver High School

To make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability by ensuring increased access to the curriculum, the environment and to printed information for all.

To ensure that children and young people with SEN engage in the activities of the school alongside pupils who do not have SEN.

To reduce barriers to progress by embedding the principles from the National Curriculum Inclusion statement, this statement can be found by following this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum

To use our best endeavours to secure special educational provision for pupils for whom this is required, that is “additional to and different from” that provided within the differentiated curriculum to better respond to the four areas of need:

Communication & interaction,
Cognition & learning,
Social , mental & emotional health,
Sensory / physical

To request, monitor and respond to parent/carers’ and pupils’ views in order to evidence high levels of confidence and partnership.

To ensure a high level of staff expertise to meet pupil need, through well-targeted continuing professional development;

To support pupils with medical conditions so that they have, as far as reasonably possible, full inclusion in all school activities. This is ensured by consulting with appropriate health and social care professionals.

To work in cooperative and productive partnership with the Local Authority and other outside agencies, to ensure there is a multi-professional approach to meeting the needs of all vulnerable learners.

Kinver High School’s Special Educational Needs Policy and SEN Information Report