SEND
Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) Information Report (Local Offer)
Below is the SEND Information Report for our school, if there is anything you are unsure of, or if you would like to discuss the information in the document, please contact school (01915008790 or email primary@oxclose.net) to arrange a call or meeting with the SENDCo (Mrs Angela Butler).
Oxclose Primary Academy - 2023-2024
Although we are an academy, we have a similar approach as all Sunderland Local Authority’s (LA) maintained schools with regards to meeting the needs of pupils. The common approach focuses on meeting the needs of pupils with Special Educational Needs and; we are supported by the LA to ensure that all pupils regardless of their specific needs, make the best possible progress in school.
All schools are supported to be as inclusive as possible, with the needs of pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) being met in a mainstream setting wherever possible. The broad areas of SEND need are:
- Communication and Interaction
- Cognition and learning
- Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties
- Sensory and or Physical
What is the Local Offer?
The Children and Families Bill was enacted in September 2014. From this date Local Authorities (LA) and schools are required to publish and keep under review information about services they expect to be available for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) aged 0-25. The LA refer to this as the ‘Local Offer’. The intention of the Local Offer is to improve choice and transparency for families. It will also be an important resource for parents in understanding the range of services and provision in the local area.
Click here for Sunderland Local Offer website link
Sunderland SENDIASS
Sunderland SEND IASS are a service who offer confidential and impartial Information, advice and support for children and young people with special educational needs and their families. Click the link below to be taken directly to their website.
https://cyp.iassnetwork.org.uk/
What is the Special Educational Needs Information Report?
Schools utilise the LA Local Offer to meet the needs of SEND pupils as determined by school policy and the provision that the school is able to provide. Schools refer to this as ‘The Special Educational Needs Information Report’
Oxclose Primary Academy Special Educational Needs Information Report
Oxclose Primary Academy (Discover Learning Trust) is part of the Additionally Resourced Provision Partnership in Sunderland for children with Physical and/or Medical Needs as a barrier to learning. Other schools in the Partnership include Oxclose Community Academy (Discover Learning Trust) and Oxclose Community Nursery School.
There are 17 questions within the SEND Information Report, click on the question below for further information.
