Inclusion Lead
Include is proud of its inclusive ethos and is fully committed to ensuring all pupils, regardless of their background, additional educational needs, race or gender are able to fulfil their potential.
Key contacts
Our Inclusion Leader Ms Jo Shuter is available on the school telephone number 01865 792 484, or can be emailed at Joanna.Shuter@catch-22.org.uk
As Inclusion Leader, Ms Shuter’s role is to ensure that we fully meet the needs of all pupils at our school. Needs may include:
Learning | Physical |
Communication | Medical |
Social | Cultural |
Emotional | Safety |
Sensory | Children in Care |
Ms Shuter works closely with parents, carers, teachers, teaching assistants and external experts so that we can provide the support that may be needed.
We work hard to ensure that all of our pupils’ needs are identified at an early stage and will be met, monitored and reviewed regularly.
Code of Practice
In September 2014, a new Special Educational Needs (SEN) Code of Practice came into effect. The definitions below are used within that key document.
Definition of Special Educational Needs (SEN)
A child or young person has SEN if they have a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for him or her.
A child of compulsory school age or a young person has a learning difficulty if he or she:
(a) has a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of others of the same age; or
(b) has a disability which prevents or hinders him or her from making use of facilities of a kind generally provided for others of the same age in mainstream post-16 institutions. SEN code of Practice (2014, p.4) link to the SENT Code of Practice :https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/398815/SEND_Code_of_Practice_January_2015.pdf
Definition of a disability
Many children and young people who have SEN may also have a disability under the Equality Act 2010 – that is “…a physical or mental impairment which has long term and substantial adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities”. This definition provides a relatively low threshold and includes more children than many realise: “long term” is defined as “a year or more” and “substantial” is defined as “more than minor or trivial” SEN Code of Practice (2014 p.5)
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