SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities)

Welcome to our SEND Page

At The Grove Infant and Nursery School, we strive to identify any special educational needs (SEN) a pupil may have and implement provision and support to ensure these needs are met.

Should you wish to speak to somebody about any aspect of SEND, please contact our Inclusion Leader is Sonya Parrott. You can contact her on 01582 761 849 or by e-mail - s.parrott@groveinfants.herts.sch.uk or via admin@groveinfants.herts.sch.uk

On this page you will find information about how we support pupils with a SEND and their families.

Should you want more detailed information about our SEND Policies, please click on the link below:-

SEND Policies

For more information and advice, please see the areas of SEND below.

Areas of SEND

Cognition and Learning

Support for learning difficulties may be required when children and young people learn at a slower pace than their peers, even with appropriate differentiation.' SEND Code of Practice 2015, section 6.30.

At The Grove Infant and Nursery School, we strongly believe that quality teaching is the first step in responding to all pupil's needs. Where we have identified that a pupil needs special educational provision, we have a suite of Reading, Writing and Maths interventions that are tailored to meet the needs of our children. For more information regarding the interventions, please refer to our SEND Policy (Reasonable Adjustments section).

Please find below information relating to cognition and learning.

Specific Learning Difficulties

Specific learning difficulties (SpLD) is broad term for particular learning difficulties. This includes learning difficulties such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and dyspraxia.

Please find links below with further information:

Communication and Interaction

Communication and interaction is an essential part of everyday life and it is an area of learning we heavily promote. Some of the ways in which we achieve this are through:-

PHSE Lessons where children are given opportunities to talk about feelings/thoughts. See our PHSE page for more information
Interactive Assemblies
Talk for Writing - enabling children to imitate language needed for their writing
Social/interactive Playground Games
Sunshine (Nurture) Group. See our Sunshine Club Page
Social/Communication and Interaction Interventions

Children and young people with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) have difficulty in communicating with others. This may be because they have difficulty saying what they want to, understanding what is being said to them or they do not understand or use social rules of communication. The profile for every child with SLCN is different and their needs may change over time. They may have difficulty with one, some or all of the different aspects of speech, language or social communication at different times of their lives.’ SEND Code or Practice 2015, Paragraph 6.28.

If you want to find out more information regarding communication and interaction, please see links below:-

Social, Emotional and Mental Health

Children and young people may experience a wide range of social and emotional difficulties which manifest themselves in many ways. SEND Code of Practice, 2015, 6.32.

Our pupils social, emotional and mental health needs are of great importance to us. We understand that a child's readiness to learn is greatly dependent on their state of well-being.

As such, we have a strong nurturing ethos here at The Grove Nursery and Infant School, apparent in the way we interact with our pupils, a broad and balanced curriculum and additional provisions to support our children's social, emotional and mental health needs.

For more information about how we support children's social, emotional and mental health needs, please see our Well-Being and Nurture page.

Please find links below with further information:

Hertfordshire School Nursing Team. Referrals can be made by the school or by parents/carers if there are concerns about your child's emotional health and well-being.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). CAMHS is an NHS service that assesses and treats children with emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties.
Young Minds. Find more information about children's mental health.
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD). ADHD is a behavioural disorder that includes symptoms such as inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness.
ADD-vance. ADD-vance is a registered charity with a team of over 20 dedicated trainers, coaches, admin staff and volunteers that support families of children whom have a diagnosis of ADHD and/or Autism.

Physical and/or Sensory Needs

Some children and young people require special educational provision because they have a disability which prevents or hinders them from making use of the educational facilities generally provided SEND Code of Practice, 2015, 6.34.

Sensory and physical needs can range from visual and/or hearing impairment, sensory seeking behaviours, physical disabilities and multi-sensory impairments. We work closely with parents/carers and where appropriate, external agencies to provision effectively for these children so that they have equal access to our curriculum and school life. We also have a small indoor and outdoor sensory area where children with sensory needs are able to access regularly.

Click the links below for more information.

Children's Occupational Therapy. The Children’s Occupational Therapy service offers a child and family centred approach to support children and young people with their independence in all aspects of daily living, such as self-feeding, dressing and participating in play and school activities. The service is available to children and families across Hertfordshire.
Children's Hearing Service. For more information and support about your child's hearing.
Children's Eye Service. For more information and support about your child's sight.
Community paediatrics. A specialist team working with acute paediatrics, speech and language, physiotherapy and occupational therapy.
Dyspraxia is a complex neurological condition, which affects muscle co-ordination and perception.