The partnership with parents/carers plays a key role in enabling children and young people with SEND to achieve their full potential.

Parents are informed when students are placed on the SEND Register and are involved in all stages of the process. We recognise that parents hold key information and have knowledge and experience to contribute to the shared view of a child’s needs and the best ways of supporting them. All parents/carers of children with special educational needs will be treated as partners and will be supported and encouraged to play an active and valued role in their children’s education.

We are committed to working with parents and carers to identify their child’s needs and support. Parents and carers will be involved throughout the process through:

• Meet the tutor / subject teacher evenings

• Ongoing discussions with tutor, P&G team, SEND Executive Team

• Parent drop-in sessions

• Email contact

• Through a review of a child’s SEND Support Plan/Student Profile or the Annual Review of their EHC Plan

Teachers/SEND Executive Team and Support Staff work with children and young people to identify the support needed to meet agreed outcomes. The provision is planned, and interventions allocated to individual needs. The students are encouraged and supported to take an active role with setting their outcomes and discussing them with the SEND Executive Team or Support Staff.

The local authority’s SEND – Information, Advice and Support Service.

(SENDIASS) provides information and support to parents of children with SEND. A wide range of support and advice may be obtained by contacting this independent service. They can be contacted on:

SENDIASS Website: https://durhamsendiass.info/

E-mail: [email protected]

Helpline: 0191 5873541

When a child/young person is identified as SEND, teachers/SEND executive staff and Support Staff will work with them to identify the support needed to meet agreed outcomes. The provision is planned, and interventions are allocated to individual needs. Students, parents/carers are encouraged to take an active role in setting their outcomes by discussing them with the SEND team. Students are actively encouraged to contribute their views regarding their needs, how to best help them and the progress they have made. Students are encouraged to attend any review meetings held for them. They also have regular mentoring sessions with tutors in Time4Success to discuss their progress.