St Peter's Catholic
Primary School
"Loved by Jesus, we love, we learn, we live and grow together for Him"
2. How do we identify children with Special Educational Needs?
Our Principles
- We work closely with parents—they know their children best
- We use a graduated response to identification of SEN
- We monitor the progress of our children regularly
- We monitor interventions to assess how effective they are in narrowing the gap
- If an approach is not working for a child, we change it
- We don’t assume that just because a child is achieving below their age or making slower progress, that they have a special educational need
- Together, we look at the teaching approaches first before deciding if the identification process of SEN is appropriate
- We use a ‘Matrix of influencing factors’ to determine whether there may be other factors impacting on progress
- If a potential SEN need is identified, we will carry out more detailed assessment, increase the frequency of reviews, we will consult with those with expertise and create a more personalised program of learning
- A child’s effort is taken into account as well as achievement
- We have high aspirations for all of our learners so that they learn inclusively and meaningfully alongside their peers