At Knollmead, we aim to create a learning environment which promotes challenge, encouragement, acceptance, respect for achievements, and sensitivity to individual needs.
We identify those children with special educational needs as early as possible and quickly devise plans and strategies to meet their needs. These are monitored regularly with parents in line with our Special Educational Needs Policy.
If you are concerned that your child has special educational needs, we are keen for you come and share your concerns with the class teacher. If we identify difficulties, we will want to discuss them with you as soon as possible so that we can act together.
Please see our mainstream provision map here.
Knollmead’s Inclusion Aims:
- All staff are committed to offering all pupils the opportunity to thrive and fulfil their aspirations.
- We strive to create an inclusive teaching environment that offers all pupils, no matter their needs, starting points and abilities, a broad, balanced and challenging curriculum.
- Our ordinarily available offer is extensive and broad so that all children are included and can fully participate in the curriculum. Quality first teaching within the classroom provides an inclusive learning environment for all pupils.
- Additional interventions and thoughtful use of resources, such as pre teaching, use of visuals and multisensory learning ensures that all children can access learning and the curriculum alongside each other.
- We aim to reduce the barriers to learning and ensure that the curriculum is adapted to meet each child’s needs.
- We embrace each child’s differences and encourage pupils to understand themselves and others, their own needs and to advocate for themselves so that they become resilient and ambitious in their journey of learning.
- We take time to understand each child’s strengths and areas to develop and celebrate these.
- We believe that parents and carers know their child best and work closely with them to ensure the best outcomes for their child.
SENCo - Mrs S Salih
Special educational needs and disabilities: a guide for parents and carers
SEND and disability support changes: information for young people
Every local authority has a SEND Local Offer. The purpose of the local offer is to enable parents, carers, children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities to see clearly, from a single and regularly updated source, the services available to local families and how to access them. The offer covers services from birth to 25, across education, health and social care.
Kingston and Richmond children's services are provided by Achieving for Children. The SEND Local Offer sits within their AfCinfo website or you can use this direct link Local Offer website for Kingston and Richmond
SEND Local Offer leaflet (pdf)
Support for children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) (pdf)
If you don't live in Kingston or Richmond, your home local authority will also have a SEND Local Offer.
The role of this team in Kingston and Richmond is to ensure that parents and carers of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities are fully engaged with the services provided by Achieving for Children.
All local authorities must have a record or register of children with Special Educational Needs and / or Disabilities (SEND) in their area. If you live in either Kingston or Richmond, we encourage anyone whose family includes a child or young person whose has a special educational need or disability to register. Young people over 13 years can register in their own right.
When you register you have the option to ask for a Disability Awareness Card.
Special Educational Needs and Disability Register on Local Offer
Special Educational Needs and Disability Register leaflet (pdf)
Parent Carer Forums (PCFs) are independent groups run by parents for parents or carers of children/young people (aged 0 to 25 years) who have any form of special educational need or disability.
They receive funding from the Department for Education and their purpose is to ensure that the voices of parents, children and young people are heard in the planning and implementation of SEND services.
There is a parent carer forum for Richmond and one for Kingston. Again, other areas may have their own PCF.
The Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) in Kingston and Richmond offers advice and support across a wide range of subjects. This may include help with personal budgets and how to use the Local Offer plus information about:
The service is a free, confidential and impartial. It is for children and young people up to the age of 25yrs who have special educational needs or disabilities, and their parents or carers.
We're based at The Croft Centre, Windham Road, Twickenham TW9 2HP and at The Moor Lane Centre, Moor Lane, Chessington KT9 2AA.
Freephone number: 0808 164 5527
Email: [email protected]
Website: rksendiass.co.uk