Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)
Changes to Special Educational Needs and Disability
and the New Code of Practice
On 1st September 2014, the Government introduced the Children and Families Act 2014 which clearly describes how children and young people with SEND and their parents should be supported. This new law has meant the biggest change in SEND for 30 years with different professionals expected to work more closely together to ensure the needs of children and young people with SEND and their parents receive the support they need. Children, young people and their parents will also have a say in the support and services on offer in their local area. This is called the local offer and can be viewed here.
Long Mead Community Primary School, as part of the Tonbridge Federation, is committed to ensure these changes are made in consultation with children, parents, staff and Governors. We have already held consultations with parents who have children with SEND at both Long Mead and Hugh Christie Schools and have drafted the SEND Policy based upon feedback from these meetings. You can view the SEND Policy here. This document will be presented to the Governing Body as soon as possible for approval before a final version being made available through the website.
Paul Bargery, as Federation SENCO leads Special Educational Needs support at Long Mead. If you wish to discuss any aspect of SEND with him, please contact him at the school on 01732 350601 or by email on pbargery@tonbridgefederation.co.uk
Useful documents and links:-
- SEND annual report (Feb 2021)
- Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) – Information for Parents
- Feedback from Parent Consultation re: SEND
- Tonbridge Federation SEND Policy / SEN Information Report
- KCC Special educational needs and disability (SEND local offer)
- Special Educational Needs and Disability – A guide for parents and carers – August 2014 published by the Department for Education
- Letter from Edward Timpson, Minister for Children and Families – April 2014
- SpeechLink Parent Portal - a parent support site for children with speech and language difficulties
- Mainstream Core Standards - Guide for Parents
- KCC SEND Strategy 2021 - 2024