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Local Offer

Lexden Springs School Local Offer

Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)

 

At Lexden Springs the Head Teacher acts as SENCO.

Lexden Springs Residential Special school offers the following specialist range of provision to support our children.

Our ethos for everyone is: Attend Aspire Achieve

Lexden Springs will teach learners to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to reach their full potential and develop independent skills for life

Lexden Springs is an all age (3-19) specialist provision for learners with special educational needs in cognition and learning who have an EHC plan or are in the EYFS and being assessed for an EHC plan.

Our ethos is based on learning, caring and respect for all. We accept, recognise and celebrate each child as an individual. We provide a safe, secure and happy learning environment in which we provide outstanding learning and achievement for all.

  • We ensure equal opportunities, where we aim for every individual learner to receive the very best individual provision possible to meet their needs
  • We work closely with parents and carers as we recognise this leads to the best outcomes for all learners.
  • We find out all the information we will need to know and work with you on an individual transition programme.

We welcome your views and comments as part of our partnership with you and ensure we have both informal and more formal ways of involving you:

Informally:
  • An open door policy which gives you the opportunity to chat face to face or on the phone before or after school rather than disturbing the class learning during the day. 
  • Daily use of the home-school communication book
  • Class assemblies, social events, meet the teacher coffee mornings and training session for parents E.g. makaton lessons
More formally:

Your child’s Education, Health and Care plan review

  • Annual reports
  • Parents’ evenings
  • Parents’ workshops
  • Surveys of parents’ views
  • Careers and Transition guidance workers
  • We always listen to young people as their welfare and happiness is absolutely central to us.

We will respond individually to our learner’s choices, preferences and needs and get to know each individual very well. This backed up with more structured procedures for gathering learners views:

  • The student council
  • Key workers
  • The EHC reviewTransition reviews
  • Target setting
  • Questionnaires
  • Individual observations
  • Our staff expertise

We have a committed staff base, selected for their experience, knowledge and aptitude for working with pupils with SEN and dedicated to the wellbeing and progress of each individual.

Small classes and high staff ratio (1:1, 1:2 or 1:3) ensure staff know learners exceptionally well.

We put in place a range of plans to meet learners’ holistic needs including:

  • Individual learning programme
  • Care plan
  • Communication passport
  • Medical plan
  • Manual handling plan
  • Positive behavior management plans
  • Epilepsy plans

Individual staff members take on specific areas of expertise within the school, supporting communication, personal care, curriculum areas, vocational and community learning, health and safety etc.

The school’s named SENCO is the Headteacher however all teaching staff fulfil the role and take responsibility for the progress of all their pupils.

All staff are trained annually on safeguarding and the school has specific Child Protection designated persons.