All staff at Oasis Academy Clarksfield are teachers of SEND and are committed to providing the best learning opportunities for all children. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive school, working closely with parents/carers and a range of professionals to ensure the best education for all.

Who do I speak to if I am worried?

1.     Speak to your child’s class teacher.

2.     If you are still concerned, please make an appointment to meet with Miss Mohamed (the SENDCo) to discuss your concerns further. We work with class teachers to ensure that children’s needs are quickly identified and that the right provision is in place to help every pupil make good progress.

Additional support in school is known as provision.

All children’s progress is closely monitored. If assessments show that a child might need more support this will be highlighted by the Class Teacher at half termly pupil progress meetings (PPMs).

All children receive Quality First Teaching (Wave 1); which means your child’s needs can be met in standard classroom provision by making reasonable adjustments that ensure the progress of leaners in the classroom. At wave 1, children are receiving the universal offer provided at the academy, which means their needs can be met through adapted lessons and the use of supportive equipment and strategies such as number lines, key word banks, reward charts and so on.

If your child requires further intervention, this is classed as Wave 2 support. This means that your child will receive small group intervention or individual intervention (such as 1:1 reading). At wave 2, your child may be taken out of class in the school day and work with an adult alone or in a small group on intervention set by the class teacher.

If your child does not make sufficient progress at Wave 2, then after discussions with the class teacher, SENDCo and parents/carers, we may escalate the intervention to wave 3, known as targeted provision, and involve external agencies and specialists and/or provide specific provision for your child, where possible.

Wave 1: Quality first teaching
Wave 2: Small Group or individual intervention
Wave 3: Specific provision identified / External agencies involved

We are dedicated to giving all children the opportunity to reach their potential, no matter their starting point or background and we will do our best to ensure the most effective provision for your child.

In some cases, where a child has very significant SEND, we may feel as though we cannot meet your child’s needs best. If this is the case  then the SENDCo and Principal will discuss this with parents/carers, external professionals and specialists to find a school that matches your child’s needs and would give them the opportunity to thrive.

Provsision Offer

There are parent’s evenings twice each year and reports are written in the Summer term. In addition to this, children in receipt of High Needs Funding or who have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) will have an Annual Review meeting to inform and plan for next steps. Additional meetings are also held for parents/carers whose children are on the school’s SEN register. These meetings are held 3 times a year and are an opportunity to celebrate your child’s successes and discuss next targets with your child, class teacher and parents/carers

The school works with a number of specialist agencies to seek advice and support to ensure that the needs of all children are fully understood and met. These include:  Please Speak to the SEND or Pastoral Team if you need any guidance. These include:

• Behaviour Support
• CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service) 
• Children’s Centres 
• Community Paediatrician 
• Education Welfare Service 
• Educational Psychologist 
• Hearing Impairment Service 
• Occupational Therapy 
• School Nurse 
• Social Care 
• Special School Outreach Support 
• Speech and Language Therapy 
• Virtual School for Children who are Looked After 
• Visual Impairment Service

Some children with SEN can become particularly nervous about transitions.  As a school we try to make this as stress free as possible for both you and your child. 

When moving between classes a transition meeting will take place between the current teacher and the new teacher.  If appropriate there will be opportunities for your child to visit the new class and meet key staff.  A transition photo book can be used to assist with this change. 

When moving to secondary school the SENDCo will liaise with all of the receiving schools, regarding any child with additional needs. Successful arrangements and interventions currently used to support your child can be shared with the receiving school and additional visits to the new setting may be planned to help your child become familiar with the setting and to reduce any anxieties. In certain circumstances can also hold additional meetings with parent/carers, your child, current class teacher and SENDCo to ensure that transition will be as smooth as possible.