Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

At Normanton Junior Academy we aim to provide a broad and balanced curriculum with high expectations and suitable targets for all.

We have an inclusive ethos which supports systems for the early identification of barriers to learning and participation. Teachers take account of children’s requirements and make provision to support individuals or groups of children. We recognise that children may have special needs at any time, or throughout their time in school.

Every school has to display their offer of special needs provision and services available for children with disabilities and special educational needs. This is called the ‘local offer’.

Our Local Offer, found above in the SEN Information Report, provides details on what services children, young people and their families can expect from our school. Knowing what is out there gives you more choice and therefore more control over what support is right for your child.

The intention is to offer choice and transparency for families, as well as providing a resource for professionals to detail the range of services and provision locally.

The local offer provides information for children and young people with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) and their parents or carers, in a single place.

What is a Local Offer?

The Local Offer provides information on what services children, young people and their families can expect from a range of local agencies, including education, health and social care.

Please click here for the Wakefield Local Offer – http://wakefield.mylocaloffer.org

Knowing what is out there gives you more choice and therefore more control over what support is right for your child.

The Local Offer provides information on a number of things, including:

• special educational provision;
• health provision;
• social care provision;
• other educational provision;
• training provision;
• travel arrangements for children and young people to schools, colleges and early years education; and preparing for adulthood, including housing, employment and leisure opportunities

Other relevant SEND policies, including Medical & Intimate Care, can be found here, by visiting our main Policies page

A copy of the School’s Complaint Policy can also be accessed via the Policies Page.

Correspondence to Parents/Carers

September 2022 – IEP Letter for Home/School Diaries

Wakefield Council – Information for Parents/Carers when your child is identified with Special Educational Needss

WISENDSS (Wakefield Inclusion and SEND Support Service) – Parent Leaflet