SENCo - The Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator- Ali Brown (Currently in transition from - Steve Bolsover- Deputy Head - who is also the schools safeguarding Lead)

• Our SENCO Ali Brown is also an Associate Assistant Headteacher and has an important role to undertake with our Senior Leadership Team, head teacher - Mr Jassa Panesar - and the governing body, in determining the strategic development of SEND policy and provision in the school. Her overview on all SEND issues includes a delivery of rigorous and regular training for teachers and staff which enables everyone working at Campion school can be SEND aware and able to work knowledgably and confidently with SEND pupils.
• This also means that all members of staff working with your child in school cab be made aware of their individual needs and /or conditions and what specific adjustments need to be made to enable them to be included and make progress.
• Oversee the work of the SEND Manager who ensures that all staff working with your child in school are supported in delivering the planned work / programme for your child, so they can achieve the best possible progress. This may involve the use of additional adults, outside specialist help and specially planned work and resources.
• Ensuring that the SEND Policy is rigorous and thorough in approach and ambition and is adhered to so that all pupils are receive a consistent and high quality response to meeting their needs in school. 

SEND Governor Fergus Durrant

                        Responsible for:

• Ensuring that the school has an up-to-date SEND Policy. Ensuring that the school has appropriate provision and has made necessary adaptations to meet the needs of all children in the school.
• Ensuring that the necessary support is made for any pupil who attends the school who has SEND.

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                  The SEND Manager – Access Department – Ali Brown

• Ali Brown strategically manages and oversees all areas of the Access department (SEND Dept). She is directly responsible for the following;
• Ensuring a strong and cohesive partnership between Teachers, our outside specialist professional team and the Access department takes place to provide a high-quality service which meets the individual and group needs of our SEND pupils across all areas. This includes cognition and learning, social emotional and mental health needs, sensory and communication conditions and physical impairments through a variety of group and individual interventions and strategies.

• Ensuring that the Governing Body is kept up to date about any issues in the school relating to SEND.
• Coordination of the Core Skills programme ensuring that quality of teaching and learning in small group interventions takes place and additional TA support for SEND pupils in lessons is delivered in accordance to statutory guidance and in line with the school policy. 
• For those pupils with an EHCP, liaising and meeting with SENDAR and parents/carers to plan provision and monitor progress.

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Other Access Department staff and their roles;

The Access Team is a very valued and important part of Campion School.

Our Teaching Assistants work in lessons support in the following ways.

• Work with teachers in the classroom to support learning and assist pupils to access the curriculum.

• Support the implementation of differentiation and specialist support strategies in the classroom.
• Work with the SEND Manager, Access Coordinator and class teachers to identify areas of support for pupils with SEND.
• Delivery of some specific SEND programmes e.g Speech and Language Therapy practise and delivery of timetabled Tutor time small group intervention programmes to improve literacy, numeracy, spelling and social skills. 
• Provide keyworker support for a small number of pupils by monitoring and encouraging good progress and well-being.