Welcome

Welcome to the information page for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) for Irby Primary School.

Mrs McHale has responsibility for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) within our school. It is a privilege to support all of our children, parents and staff to work together to set high expectations, inspire, challenge, achieve and celebrate learning in our school.

What do I do if I have a concern that my child might have special educational needs?

Come and talk to us - no problem is too small! If it is something that you, as a parent, are concerned about, then it is something to share with us. Your first point of contact is your child's teacher. They will be able to discuss your child's progress and any difficulties they may be having. Your child's teacher may suggest some further observation or assessment in order to collect more information and will make a note of your concerns. They may then suggest discussing your child's specific needs with Mrs McHale - our SENDCO. If you have any worries or concerns and would like to have a chat Mrs McHale is available on a Wednesday 2.45-3.15pm. Please contact the school office to arrange an appointment.  If you are unable to make this time then please contact the school office or come and see Mrs McHale at the end of the school day and other arrangements can be made.

Our school motto is… Be kind,   Work hard,   Never give up and as a school we endeavour to inspire all of our pupils successfully.

Code of Practice

Guidance on the special educational needs and disability (SEND) system for children and young people aged 0 to 25, from 1 September 2014.

Local Offer

Please click the link below to Wirral’s Local Offer, providing information for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.

Accessibility

Interventions

At Irby Primary School, we want to make sure that all our children do as well as they can and achieve their full potential. The main way we achieve this is through providing quality first teaching day to day in the classroom, which caters for the varying needs of the children in the class.

Sometimes, an intervention may be necessary to further support a child's development within a particular area of the curriculum or to help them develop their social skills or self confidence and self esteem. As a school, we utilise a range of specific interventions for the core subjects of English and Mathematics and also for communication and pastoral care. These interventions may be one to one or in small groups. The intervention programmes we regularly deploy can be viewed on the overview below, although this list is not exhaustive.

Children are identified for intervention using a range of methods that include data tracking, (attainment and progress), teacher assessment, classroom observation and informal observations of the children in the classroom and in the playground.

It is important to note that children identified for intervention are not always lower attaining children. Children are identified across a range of groups and are selected when teaching staff and senior leaders believe they have the capacity for further or accelerated progress at a given point.

If your child is identified to work in one of our specific intervention programmes, you will be made aware of this by the class teacher and will be given an update on the impact of the intervention during parents evening. We may also invite your child to work as a supportive peer or role model in an intervention group, you would also be informed of this.

Useful Information for Parents

Please find below links to some useful information for parents. Please check for regular updates as we add further events and information.

School Nurse

Our school nurse team can be contacted via Greasby Clinic on 0151 677 3679.