SEND

SEND

Lift Anglesey is an inclusive school where all pupils are encouraged to reach their full potential and to participate fully in the life of the school. The school admits pupils with a wide range of educational, medical, sensory, social, emotional and behavioural needs and, in partnership with parents and external specialist services, staff work together to provide a learning environment and experiences with are effective in meeting the individual needs.

Miss Arnold

Our SENDCo (Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities Coordinator.)
You can contact them through the main school office or:

Our vision for children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND) is the same as for all children. We strive to ensure access for all to educational excellence in preparing children and young people for their futures, seeking to continually improve attainment and progress for all and secure the highest levels of achievement appropriate to the individual learner.

We provide for the following main categories of special educational needs:

Communication and Interaction
Cognition and Learning
Social, Mental and Emotional Health
Sensory and/or Physical Needs

The Government provides some advice for parents and carers about Special Educational Needs and Disabilities which you can access here https://www.gov.uk/children-with-special-educational-needs

View our SEND policies here

The four areas of need are:

Cognition and learning support

For students with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, or moderate learning difficulties that affect students in a range of cognitive areas.

Social, emotional and mental health support

For students who struggle to engage in the social aspects of school, or who find it hard to cope with challenging emotions. This will range from students needing short-term assistance during a turbulent time in their life, to students with a recognised condition such as ADD or ADHD.

Communication and interaction support

For students who have speech, language and communication needs, a specific language impairment or a range of communication difficulties. Students who find it difficult to interact with others are supported within this area.

Sensory and physical support

Students whose need is primarily sensory and, or physical have their support overseen by the area of need leader in this team. This team would support students with hearing or visual impairments as well as students with physical needs.

More information

Do you have links to further SEND support?

Do staff have expertise in any particular areas of SEND?
In addition to more generalised knowledge, some staff have developed expertise in particular areas of SEND, including Autistic Spectrum Conditions, Social, Emotional and Mental health support as well as Dyslexia and Dyscalculia. Pupils and parents are actively encouraged to help make decisions about the pupil's academic, social or behavioural targets to promote their independence, confidence and self esteem.
The school offers a nurture facility, where pupils experiencing difficulties in the areas of social, emotional and behavioural development may benefit from working for one or more sessions a week in a small, co- operative group environment, developing social skills whilst accessing the National Curriculum.

What is in place to help pupils with physical disabilities?
We continuously review access and mobility arrangements to promote the integration of pupils with physical disabilities. Ramps provide wheel chair access to the ground floor of the school building and a lift offers wheelchair access to the Lower Hall and first floor. Disabled toilets are also located on both floors and we have a fully adjustable changing table in one of them. Liaison with external agencies ensures that further specialist equipment and learning resources are provided as required.

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