Special Educational Needs
SEND stands for Special Educational Needs and Disability. Children and families with SEND are entitled to specialist provision and services.
At Buckingham Primary Nursery we celebrate all children and families. We embrace diversity and recognise the rich contribution of each unique child. We believe that children and families need person-centred services which promote full social participation, enabling everybody to maximise their health, well-being and life chances.
- We do not discriminate against any individual on grounds of gender, transgender, race, disability, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, background or religious belief.
- We aim to provide a broad and balanced curriculum that meets the needs of all pupils promoting their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
- We always focus on children’s achievements and look at children as learners no matter what their starting points are. We do not use a deficit model of what children cannot do.
- We believe that every child and adult has something unique that they bring to the nursery
- We value their contribution and aim to nurture and develop each individual
- We respect, value and celebrate our differences
- We support each child’s well-being, self-image and confidence in their abilities to play, learn and achieve
- We recognise that we all learn from each other
- Everyone has a fundamental right to a fair and equal education
- SEND in Nursery and the Early Years Provision
Our inclusive provision offers families with SEND a range of options to meet their specific support needs. We always try to find a way to engage and support children and families as best we can. Children with SEND are supported by their Key Person, members of the SEND team and where appropriate, external professionals and agencies.
All children in our provision have individual planning and documentation that reflects their personal interests and curiosities. Children with SEND also have a specific action plan, which uses a small step approach to support their learning. This is reviewed on a regular basis with parents. We also create a one page profile for each SEND child. This gives all staff and external colleagues vital information about the child, improving their understanding of the child’s unique needs, helping to ensure high well-being.
We also support families by:
- Working closely with the Specialist Support Services (SSS) formerly known as Portage
- Completing the Portage Development Profile with parents
- Working collaboratively with health colleagues – speech and language services, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, community paediatricians and health visitors
- Consultations with the Education Psychologist Service
- Applying to the High Needs Funding block for money to provide 1:1 support for those children who need extra support.
- Applying for an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) with parents and writing advice to support the EHCP
- Supporting parents to attend appointments
- Supporting parents to complete applications for Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
- Supporting families with the Early Help Assessment (EHA)
- Signposting
- Publicising the Local Offer
- If you would like to speak to a member of team about any concerns, please contact us.
Our SEND team is led by Mrs Lisa Smith (SENDCo). Mrs Smith can be contacted via the school email address office@bps.bucks.sch.uk or 01280 812864. Our Nursery SEND lead is our Deputy Manager Mrs Emma Tarbuck who can be contacted via the nursery email: bpnursery@bps.bucks.sch.uk
For further information please see our Local Offer below:Local