SEND
Haughmond Schools
Please find below our school information report and Shropshire local offer website link:
School Information Report
At Haughmond Schools we believe that:
- All children should be valued regardless of their abilities or difficulties
- All children are entitled to a broad and balanced curriculum which is differentiated to meet individual needs
- All teachers are teachers of children with SEND
- All children can be enabled to fulfill their potential through effective teaching and learning, supporting and encouraging
- effective assessment and provision for children with SEND will be secured with partnership with parents/carers, children, the Local Education Authority and any relevant outside agencies
- The SEND section of this website contains information about SEND and some of the many ways in which we seek to fulfill our responsibilities to those children who may need support during their time with us.
What do we mean by the term Special Educational Needs?
Definition of Special Educational Needs from the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Code of Practice: for 0-25 years (2014)
A child or young person has SEND if they have a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for them. A child of compulsory school age or a young person has a learning difficulty or disability if they:
- Have a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of others of the same age; or
- Have a disability which prevents or hinders them from making use of educational facilities of a kind generally provided for others of the same age in mainstream schools or mainstream post-16 institutions.
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Mrs Baines-Price is our SENCO. She can be contacted via email at baines-price.c@haughmondfed.net or by ringing the school directly on 01743 462087 |
SEND Areas of Need:
The 2014 SEND Code of Practice outlines four areas of special educational need that include a range of difficulties and conditions:
- Communication and interaction
- Cognition and learning
- Social, Emotional and Mental health
- Sensory and/or physical needs
By clicking on each of the areas above you will be taken to the pages that give examples of these area of need with descriptions and links to suggested websites for gaining more information.
Please find the following link very useful:
The code states that:
"Many children and young people have difficulties that fit clearly into one of these areas; some have needs that span two or more areas; for others the precise nature of their need may not be clear at the outset.”
Here are some emails, reference materials and contacts which you may find useful a useful support if your child has an additional need, as recommended by BeeU.
Please note you do note require a diagnosis to access some of this support:
Early Help Shropshire:
Support with managing behaviour is provided by Shropshire Council through Strengthening Families.
Telephone: 0345 678 9021
www.shropshire.gov.uk/early-help Online resources for parents are also available from: www.familylives.org.uk
The Parenting Team
01743 250950 https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/the-send-local-offer/early-help/the-parenting-team/
Empathy for Special Children:
This is a youth club providing activities for children and young people with a special education need including autistic traits. They provide activities aimed at boosting confidence in young people who struggle to access mainstream groups. They also offer support for families, including specific support for siblings www.empathyforspecialchildren.org
The Curly Hair Project:
The Curly Hair Project is a social enterprise which supports people on the autistic spectrum and the people around them, founded by autistic author Alis Rowe. We use cool things like animated films, comic strips and diagrams to make our work interesting and easy to understand. www.thegirlwiththecurlyhair.co.uk
Daisy Chain Autism Support Helpline:
A free, confidential service providing advice, support, and information for adults, young people and their families.
Telephone: 0800 031 5445
Autism Education Trust:
The AET is a partnership of autistic young people, parents, carers, academics and professionals, and provides resources, home education advice, tips and strategies. www.autismeducationtrust.org.uk/parents
Autism West Midlands:
This is the service available locally for support with autism and autistic traits. They provide peer support for families, advice and workshops. A diagnosis is not needed to access this support.
Telephone: 0121 450 7575 www.autismwestmidlands.org.uk
Autism Hub Shrewsbury:
Shropshire Autism Hub is an autism support service for people registered with a GP within Shropshire.
- Weekly drop in on Thursdays between 12 noon and 4pm.
- Peer Support
- Carer’s Support
- Social Activates
- Life Skills Workshops
- Drama – Alternative Theatre Company
- Signposting & Referral to other Health & Social Care Service
Telephone: 01743 539201
Email: advice@a4u.org.uk www.a4u.org.uk
Young Minds:
Telephone: 0808 802 5544 www.youngminds.org.uk
Shropshire Parent and Carer Council (PACC):
This is a parent carer forum for families in Shropshire with a child with a disability or additional need. They provide peer support and the opportunity to contribute to the design and review of local services. www.paccshropshire.org.uk
Parents Opening Doors (PODS):
This is a parent carer forum for families in Telford & Wrekin with a child with a special educational need. They provide peer support for parents, activities for young people, resources and training.
Telephone: 07775 342092 www.podstelford.org
Beat:
Resources available for support with eating disorders.
Telephone: 0808 801 0677 www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk
ARFID email resources:
Information and support for families can be accessed through:
- Endeavour - ARFID carer support group - Beat (beateatingdisorders.org.uk) Parent Support Group at BEAT
- Hummingbird - Online ARFID Support Group - Beat (beateatingdisorders.org.uk) Online ARFID support group from BEAT
- The Feeding Trust - Birmingham based feeding clinic up to 10 children per year in Shropshire are funded to access this via specialist commissioning arrangements – Check out the website though, some of the work they do with families is available for free
- The Birmingham Food Refusal Service - Birmingham Food Refusal Service - Helping families achieve stress free mealtimes Education and training Workshops are available
- ARFID Awareness UK Charity that offers information support and training for carers
- Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) | Orri (orri-uk.com) Orri is a private clinic but there are some resources and workshops they list on the Website that may be of interest
- www.eating-disorders.org.uk/information/avoidant-restrictive-eating-disorder National Centre for Eating Disorders
- https://www.feast-ed.org/family-guide-series/ Family guidance
Websites and Social Media
- The fun free way to help avoidant, picky, and fussy eaters: www.sensoryplaytoolkit.weebly.com
- Helping to understand supporting through food chaining on Instagram: @feedingpickyeaters
- Information and support for patients and carers: www.peacepathway.org/
- https://bebodypositive.org.uk/what-are-you-looking-for/
- CCI – Centre for clinical interventions – ‘overcoming disordered eating’ workbooks part B (N.B. All of this website is fabulous. There are also resources about anxiety, worry, self-esteem etc.) https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/CCI/Consumer%20Modules/Overcoming%20Disordered%20Eating%20-%20Part%20B/Overcoming%20disordered%20eating%20-%20Part%20B.zip
https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself
Helpful Books
- ARFID Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: A guide for parents & carers by Rachel Bryant-Waugh
- Food refusal and avoidant eating in children, including those with autistic spectrum conditions: a practical guide for parents and professionals by Gillian Harris
- Helping your child with extreme picky eating by Katja Rowell & Jenny McGlothlin
- The picky eaters recovery book by Jennifer Thomas
- Can"t eat, won"t eat by Brenda Legge
- Fussy Eater’s Guide Exploring Food: A book for children by by Alison Butterworth, Samantha Sargent, Kay Toomey (NEW from 2023) – highly recommended