About Special Educational Needs (SEND)

Maf Jarvis (Leader of SEND FS and KS1) and Katherine Whidden (Leader of SEND KS2) are available to support any SEND issues with parents. If you need to speak to either of them, please contact the school office.

Our school has undertaken a review of its SEND policy to meet the requirements for Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) in line with the SEND Code of Practice effective from 1 September 2014.

Please click on the links below to find our current SEND Policy and SEN Information Report.

SEND policy

• SEND Policy March 24

• St Andrew’s SEND Information Report 2022-23
• Please read the following document which outlines the special measures in place while dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic.
  Covid 19 Special Arrangement SEND Policy Addendum January 2021

The Local Authority’s Offer is available here.

“Disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs make good progress throughout the school.” – Ofsted 2014

At St Andrew’s we use the Thrive approach, which helps to develop a child’s social and emotional wellbeing, enabling them to engage with life and learning. To read more about the Thrive approach, please click on Curriculum to the left, then Thrive.