Special Educational Needs and/ or Disabilities (SEND)听

This page aims听to help parents understand how they can support their child if they have听Special听Educational听Needs听and/or a disability.听

What are Special Educational Needs听and/ or Disabilities?听

Usually called SEND, this means that a child has needs that are different from or additional to the majority of children of their age, in order to achieve their full potential.听This could be for a number of reasons and听here at Avanti Gardens, we听support these needs in a variety of ways, based on a child鈥檚 individual needs.听听

What听is听a听Special Educational Needs and/ or听Disability?听

Under the 鈥楨quality Act 2010鈥� a disability is defined as a physical or mental impairment that has a 鈥榮ubstantial鈥� and 鈥榣ong-term鈥� negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities.听听

At Avanti Gardens School, we consider the individual needs of each child and work together听with Parents/听Carers听and the child听to provide听the right support, to the best of our ability.鈥� This could be for a short period, or for longer. Not all children with SEN are disabled, and not all disabled children have SEN.听We follow the guidance in the SEND Code of Practice (2015), to听ensure听we听are doing听all that we can to meet the needs of our pupils.听

How do we support our pupils with Special Educational Needs听and/ or Disabilities?听

Additional听information about the way we identify and support our pupils can be found in the SEND Policy and听Information report.鈥� These documents set out to help听Parents/听Carers听to understand what we do听to support our SEND children and how this is implemented each day, including听the kind of support that we are able to provide.听

Click the links below to find out more:听

There is also more information about Bristol鈥檚 Local Offer including the online hub for听0-25 year听olds听with special educational needs or a disability, on the听website

Our SENDCo is Nicola Rogers. 听

Please call the main school number 01179听659听150 or email鈥�[email protected]鈥痠f you would like to contact her听to discuss your child.听听

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