SENDCo and Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion: Mrs A Campbell

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Support is the name given to the special educational provision that is delivered within a mainstream school – that which is different from, or additional to, what is typically available for children and young people. It often describes the support that goes beyond quality first teaching, and as such can include intervention programmes, targeted assistance from LSAs, and the potential involvement of external agencies.

At TGMS, we endeavour to enable our pupils with SEND to achieve excellent outcomes. Teachers ensure that no pupil falls behind in their learning and act quickly to close gaps. Pupils with SEND are identified quickly and supported in their learning in classrooms designed to ensure Accessibility of Opportunity; we believe that the classroom is the best place for pupils to learn academically, socially and spiritually, and it is our job to enable this. Teachers’ strong subject knowledge enables them to address pupils’ misconceptions swiftly. Our teachers develop individualised support for pupils, working collaboratively with parents, involving the following areas:

• Quality First Teaching (making reasonable adjustments to ensure Accessibility of Opportunity)
• Keeping expectations high and achievable
• Securing excellence in support and provision for vulnerable groups of pupils
• A well-designed, inclusive curriculum
• Adjusting the pace of lessons to reflect how children and young people are learning
• Differentiating language and tasks to support learning
• Having clear routes to gain specialist external support such as CYP Therapies (speech and language therapy, occupational therapy) and the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS).
• SEND Support is also the name given to the category/status of learners in receipt of such provision, as distinct from those with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs).

If you would like to organise a phone call or meeting with our SENDCo, Mrs Cambell, please email: office@tylersgreenmiddle.co.uk

You can also see what our parents say about the effectiveness of our SEND practices in the most recent Parents' and Carers' Survey.

Finally, please note Buckinghamshire Council's Local offer: https://familyinfo.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/send/

Ordinarily Available Provision

In Buckinghamshire, there is a drive to promote a consistent ethos of inclusivity and supportiveness for individuals with SEND across all schools in the county. A cornerstone of this ambition is the concept of ‘ordinarily available provision’: the principle that pupils at SEN Support should expect to receive the same core offer of help and intervention irrespective of the school that they attend. This links to the Children and Families Act 2014, Equality Act 2010, Education Act 2011 and the SEND Code of Practice.

Schools, parents/carers and professionals collaborated to produce Buckinghamshire’s Ordinarily Available Provision documentation, which outlines the special educational needs that children and young people may have across the four broad areas, with easy-to-use provision suggestions for all members of school staff and families alike, as well as strategies for the whole school and quality first teaching.

Please follow the below links to find a copy of this document and more information about Buckinghamshire Council's approach to SEN provision.

Ordinarily Available Provision document

Further information about Buckinghamshire SEN provision

SEND provision documents

Please see the core SEND documents used in Tylers Green Middle School to support pupils and parents.

APDR (document 1) - The Assess, Plan, Do, Review document records a child's area of need, targets and the provision the school provides. Using the child's progress, the teacher reviews it termly and will be shared and discussed with parents in Week 2 or 3 in a new term.

One Page Pupil Page (document 2) - this is completed with the children and gives an overview of their thoughts and feelings, which research indicates should be at the heart of effective SEND provision. It is shared with relevant staff members and parents at the termly meetings.

The SEND Cycle at TGMS (document 3) - this provides an overview of timeframes for target reviews and parent meetings.

Click on each document to enlarge it.