St Joseph'sCatholic Primary Academy
Learning and serving together in the light of God's love
Inclusion & SEND
Learning and Serving together in the light of God's love.
St Joseph’s Catholic Academy, as part of The Blessed Peter Snow Academy Trust, values the abilities and achievements of all its young people and is committed to providing the best possible environment for learning.
Who should I speak to about Inclusion and SEND?
Your first contact for discussing needs or concerns about pupils should be the class teacher, who oversees inclusive, adaptive teaching for all pupils within the classroom and can give you more information about your child's progress and attainment.
KEY STAFF MEMBERS
SENDCO: Rebecca Ruddy
Headteacher & Designated Safeguarding Lead: David Marshall
KS2 Lead: Mrs Bainbridge
KS1 Lead: Mrs Ashley
EYFS Lead: Mrs Hirst
Governor for SEND: Carley Cowburn
Correspondence to the SENCO should be sent c/o school address or senco@stjosephscps.co.uk
The Local Offer
The Local Offer has been developed as part of the new Children and Families Act. It aims to provide information on education, health and social care provision available for disabled children and young people and those with special educational needs, in a way that can be accessed quickly and easily.
How do we define SEND?
Pupils have special educational needs if they have a difficulty accessing the curriculum, temporarily or more long-term, which calls for special educational provision to be made for them.
Pupils have difficulty accessing the curriculum if they:
- Have persistent and significant difficulties in learning in comparison with the majority of children of the same age;
- Have a disability, which prevents or hinders them from making use of educational facilities of a kind generally provided for children of the same age.
(It is recognised that some pupils/students may experience difficulty in accessing the curriculum in some areas whilst having have a particular gift or talent in other areas).
There are four areas of Special Educational Needs:
- Cognition and Learning
- Communication and Interaction
- Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Physical and Sensory
At St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, we offer a wide variety of strategies to support our children within the four areas of Special Educational Needs.
What information do schools provide?
Schools have a duty to provide information about special educational needs that is accessible to pupils, parents and carers. This is called the SEND Information Report. We need to make sure this information is kept up to date.
SEND Information Report
send information report 2025.pdf
SEND Policy
Disability Access
