1. How would you inform me if you have concerns about my child ? How do you identify children with special educational needs ? Will my child have access to resources ? Can you support children with a variety of special educational needs ? How do you support children’s medical and social needs ? How will you support my child both in and out of the classroom ? What can I do to help my child at home ? How will I know that there has been an improvement ? What qualifications and training do your staff members have ? Who can I contact for further information ? Do you have access to other agencies and professionals ? How can I be involved in the school ? How will I be able to raise any concerns that I may have ? What questions do you have about how we support children with additional needs at The Willows ?

2. How will I be able to raise any concerns that I may have ? How would you inform me if you have concerns about my child ? How do you identify children with special educational needs ?

3. How will I be able to raise any concerns that I may have ? First contact should be with the class teacher Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo): Sharon Morris Family Support Leader: Lisa Godfrey How would you inform me if you have concerns about my child ? How do you identify children with special educational needs ? Will my child have access to resources ? Can you support children with a variety of special educational needs ? How do you support children’s medical and social needs ? How will you support my child both in and out of the classroom ? What can I do to help my child at home ? How will I know that there has been an improvement ? What qualifications and training do your staff members have ? Who can I contact for further information ? Do you have access to other agencies and professionals ? How can I be involved in the school ?

4. How would you inform me if you have concerns about my child ? Depending on the circumstances your child’s teacher would: personally invite you in for a meeting make a phone call home to arrange a meeting. How will I be able to raise any concerns that I may have ? How do you identify children with special educational needs ? Will my child have access to resources ? Can you support children with a variety of special educational needs ? How do you support children’s medical and social needs ? How will you support my child both in and out of the classroom ? What can I do to help my child at home ? How will I know that there has been an improvement ? What qualifications and training do your staff members have ? Who can I contact for further information ? Do you have access to other agencies and professionals ? How can I be involved in the school ?

5. How do you identify children with special educational needs ? There is a continuous cycle of : observations formal and informal assessment planning activities to help with any difficulties establishing what improvement we would expect to see putting support in place looking at what has happened and planning the next step. How will I be able to raise any concerns that I may have ? How would you inform me if you have concerns about my child ? Will my child have access to resources ? Can you support children with a variety of special educational needs ? How do you support children’s medical and social needs ? How will you support my child both in and out of the classroom ? What can I do to help my child at home ? How will I know that there has been an improvement ? What qualifications and training do your staff members have ? Who can I contact for further information ? Do you have access to other agencies and professionals ? How can I be involved in the school ?

6. Will my child have access to resources ? Can you support children with a variety of special educational needs ? How do you support children’s medical and social needs ? How will you support my child both in and out of the classroom ?

7. How will you support my child both in and out of the classroom ? How will I be able to raise any concerns that I may have ? How would you inform me if you have concerns about my child ? How do you identify children with special educational needs ? Will my child have access to resources ? Can you support children with a variety of special educational needs ? How do you support children’s medical and social needs ? What can I do to help my child at home ? What qualifications and training do your staff members have ? How will I know that there has been an improvement ? Who can I contact for further information ? Do you have access to other agencies and professionals ? How can I be involved in the school ? High quality teaching and a curriculum to match needs Differentiated activities Individual and group intervention Extra resources and support Advice from external agencies

8. How do you include children with a variety of special educational needs ? How will I be able to raise any concerns that I may have ? How would you inform me if you have concerns about my child ? How do you identify children with special educational needs ? Will my child have access to resources ? How do you support children’s medical and social needs ? How will you support my child both in and out of the classroom ? What can I do to help my child at home ? What qualifications and training do your staff members have ? How will I know that there has been an improvement ? Who can I contact for further information ? Do you have access to other agencies and professionals ? How can I be involved in the school ? Welcoming and accessible environment Mixed ability working within the classroom Support provided but independence encouraged Support during club activities

9. How do you support children’s medical and social needs ? How will I be able to raise any concerns that I may have ? How would you inform me if you have concerns about my child ? How do you identify children with special educational needs ? Will my child have access to resources ? Can you support children with a variety of special educational needs ? How will you support my child both in and out of the classroom ? What can I do to help my child at home ? What qualifications and training do your staff members have ? How will I know that there has been an improvement ? Who can I contact for further information ? Do you have access to other agencies and professionals ? How can I be involved in the school ? Ongoing dialogue with parents School staff with up to date First Aid training Meetings with health care professionals School Nursing Team Health Care Plans Role play Circle time Nurture group Discussions with children Family Support Team Behaviour Support Service (BSS) Team Around the Child (TAC)

10. Will my child have access to resources ? How will I be able to raise any concerns that I may have ? How would you inform me if you have concerns about my child ? How do you identify children with special educational needs ? Can you support children with a variety of special educational needs ? How do you support children’s medical and social needs ? How will you support my child both in and out of the classroom ? How will I know that there has been an improvement ? What qualifications and training do your staff members have ? What can I do to help my child at home ? Who can I contact for further information ? Do you have access to other agencies and professionals ? How can I be involved in the school ? Necessary resources provided in the classroom Other resources provided appropriate to the activity or individual need

11. How will I know that there has been an improvement ? What qualifications and training do your staff members have ? Do you have access to other agencies and professionals ?

12. How will I know that there has been an improvement ? How will I be able to raise any concerns that I may have ? How would you inform me if you have concerns about my child ? How do you identify children with special educational needs ? Will my child have access to resources ? Can you support children with a variety of special educational needs ? How do you support children’s medical and social needs ? How will you support my child both in and out of the classroom ? What can I do to help my child at home ? What qualifications and training do your staff members have ? Who can I contact for further information ? Do you have access to other agencies and professionals ? How can I be involved in the school ? During regular reviews between parents, pupils, teachers and relevant agencies we would look to see if: targets have been met confidence has increased work has improved greater independence is shown.

13. What qualifications and training do your staff members have ? How will I be able to raise any concerns that I may have ? How would you inform me if you have concerns about my child ? How do you identify children with special educational needs ? Will my child have access to resources ? Can you support children with a variety of special educational needs ? How do you support children’s medical and social needs ? How will you support my child both in and out of the classroom ? What can I do to help my child at home ? How will I know that there has been an improvement ? Who can I contact for further information ? Do you have access to other agencies and professionals ? How can I be involved in the school ? Training for all staff is current and appropriate to their role within the school. Additional training is provided to support specific needs.

14. What can I do to help my child at home ? How will I be able to raise any concerns that I may have ? How would you inform me if you have concerns about my child ? How do you identify children with special educational needs ? Will my child have access to resources ? Can you support children with a variety of special educational needs ? How do you support children’s medical and social needs ? How will you support my child both in and out of the classroom ? What qualifications and training do your staff members have ? How will I know that there has been an improvement ? How can I be involved in the school ? Do you have access to other agencies and professionals ? Who can I contact for further information ? Homework Reading Support learning targets

15. How can I be involved in the school ? Who can I contact for further information ? What can I do to help my child at home ?

16. How can I be involved in the school ? How will I be able to raise any concerns that I may have ? How would you inform me if you have concerns about my child ? How do you identify children with special educational needs ? Will my child have access to resources ? Can you support children with a variety of special educational needs ? How do you support children’s medical and social needs ? How will you support my child both in and out of the classroom ? What can I do to help my child at home ? What qualifications and training do your staff members have ? How will I know that there has been an improvement ? Who can I contact for further information ? Do you have access to other agencies and professionals ? Talk regularly with the teacher Ask questions Volunteer to help in class Become a parent governor

17. Do you have access to other agencies and professionals ? How will I be able to raise any concerns that I may have ? How do you identify children with special educational needs ? How would you inform me if you have concerns about my child ? Will my child have access to resources ? Can you support children with a variety of special educational needs ? How do you support children’s medical and social needs ? How will you support my child both in and out of the classroom ? What can I do to help my child at home ? What qualifications and training do your staff members have ? How will I know that there has been an improvement ? Who can I contact for further information ? How can I be involved in the school ? Educational Psychologists Early Years Support Team Learning Support Services Sensory and Communication Team County Inclusive Resource Communicate Speech and Language Therapists (Until the end of March 2015) NHS Speech and Language Therapy Service School Nursing Team Behaviour Support Service

18. Who can I contact for further information ? How will I be able to raise any concerns that I may have ? How do you identify children with special educational needs ? How would you inform me if you have concerns about my child ? Will my child have access to resources ? Can you support children with a variety of special educational needs ? How do you support children’s medical and social needs ? How will you support my child both in and out of the classroom ? What can I do to help my child at home ? What qualifications and training do your staff members have ? How will I know that there has been an improvement ? Do you have access to other agencies and professionals ? How can I be involved in the school ? Teacher Family Support Leader SENCo Headteacher SEN Governor Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Information, Advice & Support Service Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Information, Advice & Support Service ( formerly Parent Partnership) Further information sources: Suffolk Infolink Parent guide to the new SEND changes Parent guide to the new SEND changes SEND Code of Practice 0-25