Special Educational Needs & Disability (SEND)
Our philosophy is one of inclusion and we warmly welcome children to our school who might need extra support with their learning.
We aspire to have all children working and learning together and achieve this through the exceptional skill of our staff. By allowing our children to individually adapt and personally learn, everyone has an opportunity to access and articulate the full curriculum, in the same environment.
We understand there are times when children’s needs are greater and they may require additional support in the classroom, and occasionally there may be times when children have very specific needs, and programmes take place out of the classroom.
During their school career children may also need extra support with learning, friendships, or with expressing themselves and managing their emotions. They may have a visual impairment, a hearing impairment or difficulty with physical mobility. At St. John’s we are committed to including everyone, working together with you and your child to support your child’s needs, and in doing so enhancing both our school and local community.
What is the Local Offer?
Bristol Local Authority has a duty to provide a ‘Local Offer‘ which provides detailed information about the support available for children with SEND in Bristol.
What can St. John’s Primary School offer your child if s/he has Special Needs?
At St. John’s CE Primary School, we embrace the fact that every child is different and, therefore, the educational needs of every child are different. We aim to be a fully inclusive school that provides an appropriate and high-quality education for all children, including those identified as having ‘special educational needs or disabilities’. We follow a graduated approach to support children at the appropriate time and in the appropriate way depending on their need, whether it’s for academic, social or emotional support.
Please click on the Graduated Approach Pyramid for further information.
If you have any questions about your child’s progress you are always welcome to discuss this with your child’s class teacher in the first instance.
You can also speak to our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinators (SENDCos):
Mr Tony Weir (Lower Redland Road) and Miss Lizzy Coombes Huntley (Worrall Road) via 0117 353 2090 or sendco@stjohnsprimary.org.uk.
By sharing information and knowledge, we can develop a good understanding of your child’s strengths and differences together.
The SEND Report below answers questions that you may have about our local offer and SEND provision. Our SEND Policy, Equalities Information and the Accessibility Plan are available on our policies page.
Other useful links:
Bristol Parent Carer Forum – https://www.bristolparentcarers.org.uk/
Bristol Parent Carer Events – https://www.bristolparentcarers.org.uk/events/
SEND and You – https://www.sendandyou.org.uk/
FLORA (Families, Local Offer, Resources and Advice) – https://www.bristolparentcarers.org.uk/2021/05/24/flora-bristols-send-local-offer/
National Autistic Society – https://www.autism.org.uk/
British Dyslexia Association – https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/
National Deaf Children Society – https://www.ndcs.org.uk/
Bristol's Written Statement of Action April 2020
Please find below Bristol’s Written Statement of Action (WSOA), and the Ofsted/CQC approval letter, published recently.
The Written Statement of Action is Bristol City Council’s response to the Ofsted/Care Quality Commission (CQC) Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) inspection which took place in our local area at the end of last year. It is a transparent, formal framework for improving SEND provision which has been developed with a number of partners and incorporates the views of parents and carers.
Ofsted require that the Written Statement of Action must be published on local websites, so that parents, carers, children and young people can understand the actions we are taking to improve the effectiveness of the local area in identifying and meeting needs, and improving outcomes for children and young people who have SEND.