Vision for SEND

We endeavour to achieve maximum inclusion of all students whilst meeting their individual needs by providing learning opportunities and materials appropriate to individual interests and abilities of each student. This ensures that all students have equitable access to the academy curriculum. We focus on individual progress as the main indicator of success, understanding that progress looks different for each child and that it is also important to monitor and celebrate progress in non-academic fields such as social skills and emotional and mental wellbeing.

Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

Assistant Headteacher & Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator (SENDCO):

Colin Gall

email: cgall@clapton.hackney.sch.uk

phone: 0208 985 6641 ext: 215

Governor with responsibility for SEND:

Frances Feeney

CLICK button for our SEND & Inclusion policy

Special Educational Needs and Disability and Inclusion Policy

SEND Report

We offer a warm, nurturing learning environment to all our students and have a staff team dedicated to supporting vulnerable students. In order to ensure effective person-centred support, all our SEND students have an identified key person who is the main link for their family at the academy. Some students may also be involved in additional small group support (before and after school) and additional help during the school day, individually or in a small group, focusing on specific needs. We are proactive in ensuring that all students attend school and that any barriers to attendance are effectively overcome.

For more information on particular aspects of our SEND offer click the buttons below:

What support does CGA offer students with SEND and their parents?

Who are the SEND support team at CGA?

How do I access SEND support for my child at CGA?

How will teaching be adapted to meet my child’s learning needs?

How is extra support allocated to students?

How are the staff at CGA helped to work with SEND students and what training do they have?

How can I let the staff at CGA know that I have a question or am concerned about my child’s progress?

How will CGA measure the progress of my child? How will I know about this?

How does CGA support students when they are moving between key stages or teaching groups or moving to a new school/college?

If my child has medical needs, how will they be supported? What training do staff have to support students with medical needs? Who has responsibility for students with medical needs?

What support is currently on offer to disabled students at CGA?

What transport is available to students at CGA?

Who are the other people providing services to students with SEND at CGA?

Where can I find information about wider SEND provision in Hackney? Where can I find a glossary of SEND key terms?

**CLICK picture above for presentation on autistic girls, young people & absenteeism**

CLICK: SEND and student voice project

Helpful Organisations:

CLICK PICTURE ABOVE for SOS!SEN, an organisation that has been supporting families for 20 years to help them secure the right special educational provision for children and young people with SEND.

CLICK PICTURE ABOVE for Independent Provider of Special Education Advice (known as IPSEA) who offer free and independent legally based information, advice and support to help get the right education for children and young people with all kinds of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

CLICK PICTURE ABOVE for Special Needs Jungle who highlight resources and successfully inspire and empower families to find their way through the complicated SEND system by providing resources, tips, facts and examples.

CLICK PICTURE ABOVE for Hackney Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Guidance Service (SENDIAGS) who provide impartial and confidential information, advice and support to parents and carers of children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) and children and young people (up to 25 years old) with SEND.