Support Planning
When it is determined that a pupil has special educational needs, or a disability, the pupil’s parents or carers will be formally notified that special educational provision is being made. A pupil’s level of special educational need or disability will be recorded on the school data system (Bromcom).
The pupil’s strengths and needs are captured in a ‘SEND Pen Portrait’. These documents are made available to all staff through the Bromcom system in school. The SEND Pen Portrait includes the following information:
- Name
- Year group
- Category of SEND
- Strengths
- Areas of Difficulty
- Impact on Teaching and Learning
- Classroom Strategies
- Additional Interventions (where appropriate)
- External Agencies (where appropriate)
- Access Arrangements (where applicable)
- Pupil Voice
Some students will also have a ‘SEND Plan’ in addition to their SEND Portrait – this plan will detail any additional interventions or SEND programmes.
All parents and carers will receive a copy of the ‘SEND Pen Portrait’ and/or ‘SEND Plan’ during the Autumn Term of each academic year; they shall also be offered a meeting to discuss this profile. This document will be reviewed at two further points during each academic year – this is to ensure that the document remains an accurate picture of the pupil’s needs and enables a discussion of progress towards agreed student outcomes. Individual outcomes are discussed with the pupil’s subject teachers and communicated to parents through the school reporting system. At each review, parents and carers are invited to discuss the SEND Portrait via a TEAMs meeting. Parents and carers who are unable to access TEAMs will be offered an alternative meeting format.
There may be times when, despite the school having taken appropriate action to identify, assess and meet the special educational needs of a pupil, the expected progress has not been achieved. In this case it may be appropriate for the school or parents / carers to consider requesting an Education, Health and Care needs assessment from the Local Authority.
Students with an existing EHCP will follow the termly review process above and, in addition, parents and carers will be invited to attend a formal statutory annual review of the EHCP.
