SEND
Welcome to SEND at St Paul’s Catholic Nursery and Primary School!
Here you will find useful information and courses on how to support you and your child’s journey. You will see here at St Paul’s Catholic Primary School we are passionate about supporting all children in our setting and especially those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Please scroll down this page to see more about how we support children with Special Educational Needs in our school.
If you have any questions regarding SEND please feel free to contact me
SENCO - Mrs L Crook - lcrook@stpauls373.herts.sch.uk
Link Governor for SEN: Mrs R Odumosu
If you have any concerns regarding your child’s development or academic progress please use the SEND Pathway and Graduated Response to ensure you access the right support for your child.
Ordinarily Available Provision describes the support that a local authority expects to be made available for children and young people with special education needs and disabilities (SEND) in early years settings, mainstream schools, and colleges from within their own resources. Please click below for further information.
Named person for looked after children
Mrs K Worton-Geer
Hertfordshire Local Offer
The Hertfordshire Local offer is a website containing a wealth of information about SEN provision within Hertfordshire. The site contains information about local events, support groups and key contacts as well as key statutory guidance on SEN documents such as Education Health and Care Plans (EHCP) Personal Budgets and much more.
The Hertfordshire SEND Local Offer
SEN policy
SEN information report 26 27
Supporting Families
We are committed to supporting families with SEN children and promoting mental health welfare. Please click on the attachments at the bottom of the page for enrolment details.
We are committed to supporting families to thrive. Early intervention and support is available through our Families First Key Worker (Mrs Overett) and School Family Support Worker (Jane House).
Families First Portal Link:
SEND at St Paul's Catholic Primary School
At St Paul's Catholic Primary School we are proud to offer our children a multi-sensory nurture room and a sensory garden to enhance all children's unique skills and personal development.
Take a look at the attached document to see how we support our children with additional needs.
For our Accessibilty Policy and other school policies please visit the Policy area of our website:
For Loss & Bereavement Support
Our Local Services Offer Support and parenting courses
Take a look at the online courses and useful information available for parents
Click on the link below to access HAND News, the online newsletter from Hertfordshire Additional Needs Database.
http://www.hertsdirect.org/handnews
St Paul's Catholic School Support
SEND Provision at St Paul's Catholic Primary School
At St Paul's Catholic Nursery and Primary School we remain proud to provide a range of provisions to support the diverse and complex needs for the children that require this in our setting. Rated 'Good' in our latest OFSTED inspection in 2022 we will continue to adapt, develop and grow with the needs of our pupils. We have a sensory room and a newly created area called 'The Nest' to support our pupils with SEND and support their learning needs! We have lunch time provisions called 20/20/20 and an outdoor area for sensory play
- Speech Language Communication Service Directory
- Behaviours That Challenge Service Directory
- Deafness and Sight Loss Directory Support on a Page
- Physical Needs Directory Support on a Page
- Learning Difficulties Directory Support on a Page
