Special Educational Needs & Disabilities
Special Educational Needs (SEND)
The school SENDCO is - Mrs Jessop
Contactable via the school office by telephone or email
Many children will have Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) at some point in their education. A small number will need extra help in some way. Children whom have SEND have learning difficulties or barriers to learning can find it harder for to achieve their potential.
At St Joseph the Worker, we are fully comitted to supporting all of our children and their education in order for them to learn and achieve.
We have experienced and knowledgable staff at school whom will be able to offer you advice and support if you have any concerns about your child's learning and development.
All teachers are teachers of SEND pupils and as such provide quality first teaching which takes account of the particular individual needs of pupils with SEND within the classroom.
The class teacher is the initial point of contact for responding to parental concerns. If you have concerns regarding SEN issues the class teacher will refer you to the SENCO and a meeting will be arranged.
If we have any concerns about your child's learning or development then we will speak to the parents/carers and set targets for the child to work towards with some additional support. In addition, we have a strong link to a variety of agencies such as Speech and Language Therapists, Salford Learner Support Service and Physiotherapists so can support your child if they have extra needs which require outside advice.
The governors monitor the SEND support provided for pupils. The appointed SEND governors is Ms Angela Murphy.
In October 2018, we were successfully re-accredited with the Dyslexia Friendly Status award by Salford Learner Support Service.
Please see our school's SEND policy and information report for further information about how we support our children.
As part of Salford LA, please find the link to their Local Offer for Children and Young people with Special Educational Needs. On these pages you'll find our offer of support available locally for children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities.
http://www.salford.gov.uk/localoffer.htm
https://directory.salford.gov.uk/kb5/salford/directory/localoffer.page?localofferchannel=0
Salford Neurodevelopment offer https://www.salford.gov.uk/children-and-families/salfords-neurodevelopmental-offer/
Services across Salford have compiled this list of the support offer available to families for the academic year September 2024 to July 2025
These are courses/Webinars which parents can book on to. https://www.salford.gov.uk/children-and-families/salfords-neurodevelopmental-offer/overview-of-support-offer/
The school SENCO (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator) is Mrs Jessop. If you have any concerns or would like to discuss anything further, please make an appointment at the school office.
The SEND policy is available to view on the Key information section of the school website by clicking on the Special Educational Needs tab.
There are a range of websites and links below that you may find useful to find out further information:
A great website for speech and language is https://www.speakupsalford.nhs.uk/
http://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/dyslexic
https://www.gov.uk/children-with-special-educational-needs/overview
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-guide-for-parents-and-carers
http://www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/
Salford Family Forum
Are you a parent or do you look after a disabled child or young person?
Salford Family Forum can offer you support.
Tel - 0161 787 9628
A good website for support with Neurodevelopment https://www.salford.gov.uk/children-and-families/salfords-neurodevelopmental-offer/how-to-get-help/
Disabled Access
St. Joseph the Worker is a single storey building. There are ramps at all access points. We have widened doors to enable access for wheelchairs and mobile hoists. The school has a full accessibility plan and policy which ensures that our inclusion goes beyond access points and covers pupils being involved.
There are a disabled toilet and wet room changing facilities.
Mental Health First Aider
We have a designated Mental Health First Aider who is the school's designated person to lead the situation when there is a time of crisis or support pupils and staff in rehabilitiation, recovery and wellbeing.
Mental Health is taken very serously in our school for both staff and pupils. We have regular training and support for staff and ensure that we have strong links with agencies such as CAMHS (Children and Adults Mental Health Service)
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