At Dr South's CE Primary School, we are committed to providing an environment where everyone is nurtured and valued and can achieve their full potential. We know that all of the children in our school have unique talents, but that, at some point, many children may find aspects of school – be they academic, social, emotional or behavioural – challenging. All staff at our school share a commitment to supporting any child with an additional or special need, be this a short-term problem related to a very small part of the curriculum or school life, or more complex needs.

We strive to provide the support each pupil needs in order for them to become a motivated and successful learner. This support takes different forms for each child, but some of our strategies include:

• Inclusive ‘first teaching’ in the classroom, with activities adapted to meet the needs of each child. Work planned for each child is based on detailed and careful ongoing assessment by well-trained teachers and teaching assistants, and is designed to engage and motivate all pupils
• Clear feedback to pupils through high quality feedback about their learning
• Good relationships with parents and carers, built on regular contact and a number of more formal meetings – including, for example, parent consultations, structured conversations, or pupil profile review meetings (for those pupils on the SEN register) each year
• Individual targets for addressing each child’s specific next steps in learning
• A range of proven intervention programmes, delivered by teachers and teaching assistants, including 1 to 1 or small groups during the school day
• Emotional literact sessions with our trained Emotional Literacy Support Assistant ( ELSA)
• Working closely with other agencies, including speech therapists, the educational psychology service, and CAMHS, to develop the support we are able to provide and to assist with target-setting and intervention work
• A clear and regularly reviewed behaviour and anti-bullying policy aimed at ensuring Dr South's is welcoming and inclusive to all pupils, regardless of any difficulties they may face

• The documents in this section of the website provide more detail about our approach to supporting pupils with special educational needs. If you would like to find out more, please contact Mrs Liz Halsey, (SENCo) via the email office.3655@dr-souths.oxon.sch.uk or Mrs Helen Watson, Headteacher. You can also find out more about some of the support which Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) offers more generally by looking at their Local Offer – link available below.

  Further SEND Information:

• SEN Information Report
• UK SEND Code of Practice
• Local guidance and SEN policies
• OCC Local Offer

• The following policies can be found on our policies and statutory documents page:

• Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Policy
• Accessibility Policy and Plan
• Supporting Children with Medical Needs including Administration of Medication Policy
• Behaviour Policy
• Anti-Bullying Policy