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Special Education Needs & Disabilities

SEND Statement of Intent:

At Ellowes Hall, we are proud of our inclusive and diverse school community. Our real-world curriculum ensures all students thrive, gaining the skills needed to realise their goals. We have high expectations of everyone, ensuring aspirations are achieved by recognising the importance of early identification and fluidity of needs. In doing so, the implementation of a robust, whole school, graduated response, reduces learning barriers, whilst nurturing our young peoples’ social and emotional development.

We strive to uphold a truly inclusive broad and balanced curriculum, promoting resilience and a sense of belonging, through embedded practice, and inspirational teaching, adjusted to reach all abilities. Our ‘no limits on learning’ approach provides everyone with the opportunity to flourish.

Aims of the Team:

To make all possible reasonable adjustments, ensuring those identified as having SEND engage with the curriculum and whole school activities alongside peers.
To use our best endeavours in securing special educational provision for young people who require support which is additional to that provided within the differentiated curriculum.
To uphold liaison with parents/carers, and young people in the monitoring of needs and deployment of support.
To understand the fluidity of SEND and recognise that needs may change over time.
To ensure all teachers are teachers of SEND, having the expertise required to apply our robust graduated response, and provisions.
To work in partnership with the Local Authority and external agencies, ensuring a succinct approach is taken in optimising outcomes for all learners.

Meet the Team:

Miss Flavell

Assistant Head of Inclusion

(SENCo)

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Miss Phillips

Mainstream SENCo

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Mr Horton

Bungello SENCo

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Mrs Green

Bungello Head of Centre

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Ms. Elliot

Inclusion Manager

(Alternative Pathways)

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Miss Wainwright

Inclusion Manager (Therapy Lead)

Contact Details: SENCO@ellowes.dudley.sch.uk Bungello@ellowes.dudley.sch.uk

Our Teaching Assistants:

We are extremely proud of the vast knowledge and expertise demonstrated by our Teaching Assistants. They work tirelessly to enhance the learning journey of young people, providing specialised sessions on both a 1.1, and small group basis. Their experience and ongoing development allow them to deliver the most suitable provisions available, breaking down barriers, whilst nurture aspirations and engagement, in the following four broad areas of need:

Cognition and Learning
Communication and Interaction
Sensory and Physical
Social, Emotional and Mental Health

Provision Summary

Our graduated response is supported with the use of strategies which enhance high quality teaching practice, and when necessary, additional, research based, short-term interventions. The deployment of further interventions is considered after classroom strategies haven’t had the desired impact and staff have made a referral, supported by evidence to the SEND Department.