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Ramshaw Primary School

Oaks Bank, Evenwood, Bishop Auckland DL14 9SD

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Home / SEND / SEN Specialist Expertise

SEN Specialist Expertise

SENCO and SEN Staff

  • Our SENCO is Mrs D Colegrove BA (Hons) QTS d.colegrove200@durhamlearning.net
  • Medical Officer – Mrs K Stewart – Managing Medications in School, Pediatric First Aid.
  • Head Teacher – Mrs L Sturrock  NPQH, BA (Hons) QTS

More details of the SENCO’s role can be found in the SEN Policy which you can find in the School Policies section of our website.

Staff undergo regular training throughout the year and this is systematically fed back to staff and practitioners through the SEN forum in weekly meetings.

All teaching and support staff are given opportunities to improve their practice and develop their understanding of SEN issues through a comprehensive system of staff training.  Some training is carried out within school during staff meetings and Professional Development Days and other training is external.  The school also accesses training provided by the Community of Learning. The school’s SENCO regularly attends the Local Authority’s SENCO Network Meeting to keep up to date with local and national updates in SEND.

External Specialists and Other Bodies

The school enjoys good working relationships with a wide range of people who provide services to children with SEND and their families.

The external specialists may:

  • Act in an advisory capacity
  • Extend expertise of school staff
  • Provide additional assessment
  • Support a child directly
  • Suggest statutory assessment is advisable
  • Consult with all parties involved with the child

These include:

  • Durham County Council Local Offer
  • Durham SEND Information,  Advice and Support Service
  • Educational Psychology Service
  • Speech and Language Therapy
  • Advisory Teachers for support/advice on areas such as specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia
  • Occupational Therapy
  • EWEL Team
  • CAMHS (Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services)
  • School doctor/nurse
  • Other medical professionals
  • One Point
  • Parental Support Adviser

How We Secure Specialist Expertise

Our Additional Needs Budget is used to support children and young people with SEN.

This is used to support children and young people with SEND by:

  • Quality First Teaching
  • Additional classroom support
  • Individualised resources for children
  • CPD
  • Resources to support interventions

If a child has complex special educational needs, we could also receive additional funding from the Local Authority to meet the agreed outcomes.

SEN Information Report

  • Introduction
  • Our SEN Provision
    • The kinds of SEN that are provided for:
    • Our approach to teaching children & young people with SEN
    • How we adapt the curriculum and learning environment for children & young people with SEN
    • How we identify, assess and review children with special educational needs
    • How children with SEN engage in all activities?
  • Support for Emotional & Social Development
  • Looked After Children with SEND
  • SEN Transition
  • SEN Specialist Expertise
  • Consulting with our SEN Pupils, Parents & Carers
  • Compliments, Complaints & Feedback
  • Key Policies
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Ramshaw

Evenwood

Bishop Auckland

County Durham

DL14 9SD

Tel 01388 832411 · Email ramshaw@durhamlearning.net





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