If you have any concerns or questions regarding SEND please contact Mrs K Evans or Mrs L McMillan, our Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCO) via the School Office

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities is a title used to describe a range of learning needs whether they be Physical, Intellectual, Social, Emotional, Cognitive or Behavioural.  At Hillmead we focus on the needs of the child.

We are proud to be an inclusive school.  Our school provides a broad and balanced curriculum for all our children. We will try to ensure that the Special Educational Needs of children are identified early, thoroughly assessed and comprehensively provisioned. If a child has a Special Educational Need or Disability we aim to create an environment to meet that need.

Our goal is to meet each child’s needs through effective adaptive teaching and support.  We will make reasonable adjustments to our systems to meet needs as well as offering additional provision when appropriate.

Examples of support include: Cloze procedure, visual support, now and next boards, wobble cushions, kick bands, assistive technology, sensory circuits amongst many others.

Teachers differentiate the work, set appropriate objectives and achievable targets. The new SEND Code of Practice encourages support through an Assess, Plan, Do, Review cycle. We always work closely with parents and their child. Parents are able to meet the SEND Coordinator or the class teacher to discuss their child's progress, needs and problems and work together to find solutions to enable each child to make the best progress they can.

For more specific information, please see Hillmead's SEND Information Report which answers the set of questions all schools are required to address on their website.

At Hillmead we work with lots of outside agencies to ensure our children get the best support possible. If you feel you as a family need further support, here are some useful websites to look at:

DSPL3 Website: DSPL3 Families

Aspects Family Support Service: Aspects Family Support Service