SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS POLICY (SEN POLICY)

All pupils at Portal House have Special Educational Needs and have a current SEN Statement issued by the Local Education Authority.  This document clearly states individual needs and what provision is required to address the identified needs.

For all pupils at Portal House the main or dominant Special Educational Need will be of a Social, Emotional and Behavioural nature.  Most pupils have additional Special Educational Needs, such as learning difficulties, specific learning difficulties, mild autism – including aspergers syndrome, ADHD, ODD and other medical or psychological conditions.

Our policies, procedures, staff and environment enables us to meet the special educational needs of the pupils.

All pupils have equal access to our broad and balanced curriculum.  We teach the full National Curriculum.  Where necessary the curriculum content is differentiated to meet individual needs.   The level of support a pupil may receive is tailored to individual needs.  All pupils have Individual Education Plans (IEP’s) which address their main special educational need. – Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties.  Targets are discussed and set with individual pupils and shared with parents/carers.  Progress towards targets is monitored and reported to parents on a weekly basis.

All pupils have individual learning targets as well for each curriculum subject.  These are also discussed and set each term and shared with parents/carers.

We support the national agenda to promote social inclusion and where appropriate pupils are encouraged to return to mainstream education on a part-time or permanent basis.

Each classroom/learning environment is spacious and well resourced.  We have specialist

areas for Science, Art, Design and Technology (resistant material workshop, textiles room and food technology kitchen,) Music, P.E. (gymnasium, fitness room, playground area, sports field).  Each tutor room has a Smartboard and a computer for each pupil.