Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
The staff at Whitchurch are committed to providing care and education to all children, including those with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND).
A child has special educational needs if he or she has difficulties or disabilities that make it harder for him or her to learn than most other pupils of a similar age. Many children will have a special need of some kind during their education. Some children will need extra support and help from us, for some or all of their time at our school.
Mrs Beeley-Wisden is our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Co-ordinator (SENDCo).
If you have any concerns about your child or their progress, it is helpful to chat to their class teacher in the first instance. If you wish to speak to Mrs Beeley-Wisden, she can be contacted via admin@whitchurch.hereford.sch.uk or at Whitchurch on 01600 890571 or Weston on 01989 563933, so that she can discuss what support we can put in place to meet your child's needs and enable them to fulfil their potential.
For pupils at Whitchurch CE Primary School and Nursery, their needs are met using three levels of intervention, described as ‘waves of support’ which support access to the new National Curriculum.
Wave 1 is the provision of quality inclusive teaching which takes into account the learning needs of all the pupils in the classroom. It includes differentiated work, flexible groups and creating an inclusive learning environment.
Wave 2 is the provision of specific, additional time limited interventions provided for some pupils who need help to accelerate their progress or enable them to work at or above their age-related expectations. They are often targeted at a group of pupils with similar needs.
Wave 3 is the targeted provision for a minority of pupils where it is necessary to provide highly tailored intervention to accelerate progress or enable children to achieve their potential.
We also follow the SEND Assess, Plan, Do, Review Cycle as recommended in the SEND Code of Practice 2014, to inform the support we offer children with additional needs.
River Wye Federation SEN Information Report 2024-2025
Useful Information
The Local Offer (Herefordshire)
Herefordshire SEND Information, Advice and Support Services (SENDIAS)
The Book Trust (reading with your child)
Little Wandle (phonics and early reading support for parents)
