SEND Provision

The kinds of SEND that are provided for

Brandon Primary School provides for all forms of SEND as described in the SEND Code of Practice. At Brandon Primary School, we have experience of supporting children and young people with a wide range of needs. For example, the school currently or has recently educated children with:

• Communication and Interaction – This area of need includes children with Autism Spectrum Condition and those with Speech, Language and Communication Needs
• Cognition and Learning – This includes children with Specific Learning Difficulties, Moderate Learning Difficulties, Severe Learning Difficulties and Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties
• Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties – This includes any pupils who have an emotional, social or mental health need that is impacting on their ability to learn
• Sensory and/or Physical Difficulties – This area includes children with hearing impairment, visual impairment, multi-sensory impairment and physical difficulties.

At Brandon Primary Academy we have experience of supporting children and young people with a wide range of need including:

• Speech, language and communication difficulties
• Social, emotional and mental health problems
• Autism
• ADHD
• Sensory impairment e.g. hearing loss
• General learning difficulties
• Specific learning difficulties e.g. dyslexia
• Gross and fine motor difficulties including balance, coordination and handwriting
• Medical conditions

The school provides data on the levels and types of need both to our Multi Academy Trust and to the Local Authority. This is collected through the school census.