Our school aims to be a fully inclusive school community and to involve all members of the community in decision-making and policy development. We regard staff, parents and pupils as undertaking a joint enterprise to make learning exciting and positive for all of us. We are all members of a team working co-operatively to this end. The expertise of parents and carers is highly valued.
More details about our provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities, as well as children with special medical needs, including our approach, policies, what Devon offers and other useful information is available on the First Federation website here.
SEND coffee morning
Thank you to those parents and carers who came along to the SEND coffee morning on Wednesday 20th November 2024 9-9.30am in the school hall with Emily Jaworski the SENDCo. We discussed ways to make our whole school events more inclusive and some great ideas were shared and suggested so thank you!
SEND Workshops
Throughout the school year Emily Jaworski, the SENDCo will be running workshops for parents. Please can I ask you to let me know which workshops you would be most interested in by completing the form below. Here are some ideas; communication and interaction, speech and language, behaviour and emotions, ADHD, autism, sensory needs, social and emotional mental health, SEND systems in Devon, supporting dyslexic learners, supporting memory, executive functioning, demand avoidance strategies
Speech and Language
Click on the link below to take you to the Speech and Language Parent Portal.
This has lots of excellent information, resources and even a podcast to support parents in their children's speech and language development.
SEND workshop Behaviour and Emotions
Thank you to those who came to the Behaviour and Emotions online workshop on Friday 10th October 9.30-10.30 on Zoom. Please see the slides below with all of the links and book recommendations.
Thank you
Emily Jaworski
SENDCo
Autism and Us Free Workshops
Please see the following workshops which are free for parents of children on the Autism Assessment Pathway. To sign up, please email educationlearnersupport@devon.gov.uk
Autism and Us programmes
- Four weekly ‘live online’ sessions (approximately two hours each) related to the following topic or themes
- Weekly ‘live online’ sessions (approximately two hours each) related to the following topic or themes
No. | Programme topic | Programme one date | Programme two date |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Autism overview | Tuesday 24 September: 10am – 12pm | Thursday 14 November: 4.30pm – 6.30pm |
2 | Sensory | Tuesday 1 October: 10am – 12pm | Thursday 21 November: 4.30pm – 6.30pm |
3 | Communication | Tuesday 8 October: 10am – 12pm | Thursday 28 November: 4.30pm – 6.30pm |
4 | Understanding and supporting behaviour | Tuesday 15 October: 10am – 12pm | Thursday 5 December: 4.30pm – 6.30pm |
Booking a place on the programme
Apply direct by email to educationlearnersupport@devon.gov.uk to secure a place on either of the above programmes, or express your interest for forthcoming programmes.
We’ll confirm your booking request, and provide you with a direct link to the event. They will be delivered online ‘live’ via the Microsoft Teams platform.
Additional topic-based workshops
We will also be offering the following very popular themed or topic based workshops, which lead on from the Autism and Us programmes. These cover themes and topics that may be a priority area for you against your child’s presenting needs.
Workshop topic | Date and time |
|---|---|
DiAS (Devon Information and Advice Service) and PCFD (Parent Carer Forum Devon) | Thursday 17 October: 10am – 12pm |
Autism – Sensory processing and integration | Tuesday 5 November: 9.30am – 12pm |
Autism and girls | Wednesday 23 October: 9.30am – 12pm |
Autism – Demand avoidance and PDA | Wednesday 20 November: 10am – 12pm |
Autism – Communication (speaking children – support strategies) | Tuesday 10 December: 10am – 12pm |
Autism – Managing stress and anxiety | Thursday 7 November: 10am – 12pm |
Autism – Vulnerability and online safety | Thursday 14 November: 10am – 12pm |
Autism – Communication (non/limited speaking children – support strategies) | Thursday 21 November: 10am – 12pm |
Booking a workshop place
Apply direct by email to educationlearnersupport@devon.gov.uk to secure a place on any of the above topic based workshops.
We will confirm your booking request, and provide you with a direct link to the event. They will be delivered on line ‘live’ via the Microsoft Teams platform.
SEND support
Four areas of SEND
