Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Mrs Aitken is our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator (SENDCo). If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to contact her or your child's class teacher.
phone: 0191 2573097
email: send@stjosephsrc-primary.co.uk
SEND Link Governor: Mr V Turner
Transition from other settings:
Before a pupil starts St Joseph’s, the parents bring their children to a Nursery visits and any special concerns about particular needs will be brought to the attention of the SENDCO. St Joseph’s has developed good relationships with feeder nursery schools and relevant information is shared prior to transition so that appropriate adjustments can be made.
When children join from another school, the teacher and SENDCO will gather relevant details about SEND from the parents and the previous school. Children transferring from St Joseph’s to a new school will have their SEND records sent on.
At point of transfer to secondary school, information is shared regarding vulnerable pupils and SEND records sent. When children with SEND move from one year level to the next information is shared between current teachers and the next in the summer term on a transition document and a face to face meeting. The SENDCO will also arrange meetings with class teachers to discuss children on the SEND register early on in the new autumn term.