Welcome to the Sacred Heart Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) page.

My name is Miss Garland and I am the school’s Inclusion Lead and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator (SENDCo). As SENDCo, I work closely with the Headteacher, Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Parents and a vast array of other professionals to help ensure that the SEND (Special Education Needs and Disabilities) provision at Sacred Heart is the very best it can be. Some of my responsibilities include:

• the day-to-day operation of the school’s SEND policy
• the coordination of specific provision made to support pupils with SEND, including those who have EHC (Education and Health Care) plans
• providing professional guidance to colleagues
• working closely with staff, parents and other agencies
• using the provision in Manchester’s Local Offer to work with professionals providing SEN support to families
• liaising with Early Years providers, other schools, educational psychologists, health and social care professionals, and independent or voluntary bodies
• being a key point of contact with external agencies, especially the local authority and its support services
• liaising with potential next providers of education to ensure a pupil and their parents are informed about options and a smooth transition is planned

• working with the headteacher and school governors to ensure that the school meets its responsibilities under the Equality Act (2010) with regard to reasonable adjustments and access arrangements
• advising on the deployment of the school’s delegated budget and other resources to meet pupils’ needs effectively

In this section of the website you will also find details of:

• Manchester Local Offer – this details the support and advice offered by the Local Authority
• The School’s SEND Information Report – this details the way we implement our SEN policy
• SEND Policy – this details our approach to identifying SEN and the subsequent support and provision we provide to ensure all our pupils, including those with SEN achieve to their very best ability here at Sacred Heart
• Links to websites that can help you with your child’s Reading, Writing and Mathematics

If you have any questions whatsoever about your child and SEN Support/EHC Plans, please do not hesitate to call in and see me, or send me an email at:

senco@sacredheart-jun.manchester.sch.uk

Best wishes,

Miss Garland

SENDCo

Send Local Offer

Special Education Needs and Disability Advice and Support Service Manchester

SPACE Group (Supporting Parents and Carers Endeavour)