At Montreal C of E Primary School, we aim to provide a relevant, broad and balanced curriculum for all our children. All children are valued, celebrated and are given opportunities to make the best possible progress regardless of their Special Educational Need and/or Disability (SEND). We strive to ensure children's academic progress and personal well-being is at the heart of what we do. We have high expectations of all children, we adapt the curriculum through high quality teaching using a range of approaches and resources to meet individual needs.
We monitor all children closely to help with early identification. Identifying individual barriers for learning help us to tailor support for individual needs and put in early intervention. Some example of additional support may be small targeted group work, extra support in class, overlearning, precision teaching, brain breaks, visual support and many more or specific interventions such as:
- Lego Therapy
- ELSA
- Read Write Inc phonics
- Drawing and Talking
- Pre-teaching to support gaps in learning
- Sensory circuit breaks
- NELI
- Speech and Language Therapy interventions – Usually provided from the Speech & Language Therapists
- Tutoring
If we feel the children require further support, we work closely in partnership with other professionals to support children with special educational needs for example:
Health visitor (up until the age of 5) Physio Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Community Paediatrician & Speech and Language Therapy services
Educational Psychologist & Behaviour Emotional Wellbeing Officer (BEWO)
Specialist Advisory Teachers for Early Years, Communication and Interaction, Speech, Language and Communication Difficulties, Physical and Medical Difficulties, English as an Additional Language.
Who can I contact, if I think my child may have Special Educational Needs?
Your first point of call is the Class Teacher or Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo).
Our Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator is Mrs Sam Little. She can be contacted via email: senco@montreal.cumbria.sch.uk or via the office 01946 811347.
What is the Local Offer?
The Local Offer gives children, young people and their families information about what services are likely to be available in their area.
Families Information | An introduction to SEND Local Offer (cumberland.gov.uk)
This link will take you to Cumberland Council Local Offer
If you wish to discuss your child's needs further you can contact the Special Educational Needs and Disability Teams at SENDSubmission@cumberland.gov.uk
SEND Information, Advice and Support Service (Cumberland)
Our Cumbria SEND Information, Advice and Support Service (SEND IAS) can also give you advice about SEN.
SEND