In Woodham Burn we believe that every child can reach their potential. Our SEND support is designed with child in mind. Please see below for the important contact details and check the links for more detailed information.
Roles within school
The following are the main contacts for Special Educational Needs and Disability at our school:
- Mark Dipple – Executive Head Teacher
- Rachel Wren – is our designated SEND Governor
- Fiona Anderson – SENDCO.
It is the SENDCO’s role to:
- Oversee the day-to-day operation of the school’s SEND policy
- Liaise with the relevant Designated Teacher where a looked after pupil has SEND
- Advise teachers on using a graduated approach to providing SEND support
- Advise on the deployment of the school’s delegated budget and other resources to meet the pupil’s needs effectively
- Liaise with parents/carers of pupils with SEND
- Liaise with and be a key point of contact for external agencies
- Ensure that the school keeps the records of all SEND pupils up to date
- Work with the head teacher and school governors to ensure that the school meets its responsibilities with regard to reasonable adjustments and access arrangements by contacting the school.
If you would like to discuss your SEND requirements in detail please contact the school to arrange an appointment.
Understanding Support for Children with SEND – Youtube video
Compliments and complaints
Compliments are always greatly received and can be passed on either directly to staff and the SENCO, or formally recorded via our regular questionnaires to parents or in the form of a letter to the Head of School. These positive comments will be published on this area of our school website.
We are happy to receive comments about any aspect of our work at any time. Please contact us either by telephone, email or letter.
We hope that complaints about our SEND provision will be rare, however, if there should be a concern the process outlined in the Trust Complaints Policy should be followed.
Further information can be found in the Complaints Policy in the School Policies section of your website or by visiting the Durham SEND Information, Advice and Support Service website.
If you would like to discuss your SEND requirements in detail please contact the school to arrange an appointment.
