Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

"Overseal Primary School is a caring school where high expectations, together with a nurturing and inclusive approach, supports pupils to become successful learners. The school continues to move from strength to strength in terms of its superb inclusive practice." 

Inclusion Quality Mark flagship School 2024

At Overseal Primary School we are a mainstream primary school who provide quality first teaching. Many children will have special educational needs of some kind during their time in education. A few children will need extra help for some or all of their time in school.

The Code of Practice 2015 states that:

‘A student has SEND where their learning difficulty or disability calls for special educational provision, that is different from or additional to that normally available to Children and Young People of the same age.’

At Overseal Primary School we provide provision for children with needs within all the areas of SEN; communication and interaction; cognition and learning; social, emotional and mental health difficulties; sensory and physical needs.

Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENDCO)

At Overseal Primary School we are lucky to have two qualified SENDCO's who work together to oversee and support the delivery of SEND. The SENCO is responsible for managing and coordinating all aspects of SEND in the school.

We have a number of Teaching Assistants who support children with specific educational or health needs on an individual basis.  Furthermore, all of our Teaching Assistants and staff receive regular training, providing them with the skills to support pupils with additional needs, best-practise in delivering tailored interventions, supporting the mental health and well-being of learners and the delivery of specific and general medical care.

At Overseal our vision is: We value everyone, we all achieve and we all shine. We understand the law and legislation related to Send.

The Equality Act 2010 prohibits disability discrimination in schools and requires them to make reasonable adjustments for disabled pupils to ensure they can access education and other school activities. This includes both physical and mental impairments that have a substantial and long-term adverse effect on daily activities. Schools have a duty to anticipate potential disadvantages and proactively make adjustments to curriculum, physical environment, and information access for disabled students.

At Overseal it is our mission that every child deserves a positive primary education and experience.