SEND

Please read our SEND Information Report to find out about the variety of ways that we at Foxfield identify and support our SEND pupils, to enable them to reach their full potential.

Please read the 2022 report below.

The Children and Families Bill requires Greenwich to publish and keep under review information about services they expect to be available for children and young people with special educational needs aged 0-25.

THE LOCAL OFFER IN ROYAL GREENWICH

Royal Greenwich offers a specialist website for children and young people with special needs and disabilities and their families. Useful information on a range of topics can be found on the site including:

Schools and educational help and support
General information and sign posting about different disabilities/services
Fun things to do
Social Care
Health Services
Services for under 5's
Getting prepared for adulthood
Money advice and benefits

Please follow or click the link below to visit the Royal Greenwich Local Offer website at www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/localoffer

Please click the button below to view the following Inclusion based policies:

SEND Policy & Information Report
Accessibility Policy & Plan
Intimate Care Policy
Behaviour Policy
Positive Handling Policy
EAL Policy
Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy

Policies

Useful Websites

SENDIASS - Special Education Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service

https://www.greenwichcommunitydirectory.org.uk/kb5/greenwich/directory/service.page?id=qiyJI_I5DhY

SENDIASS is a free service to Greenwich residents that provides high quality, bespoke, impartial and confidential support to ensure that our service users are at the heart of decision-making processes and are fully informed of their options and rights that affect theirs or their families lives.

www.ipsea.org.uk – A useful site for free, legally based Special Education advice
www.autism.org.uk – The National Autistic Society website, the main UK charity for supporting people with ASD and their families (contains lots of useful advice and resources)
www.attentionautism.com – For more information on Attention Autism and how you can support your child to develop attention and turn-taking skills
www.widgit.com/resources - Symbolled resources for different topics and areas of life, including resources for fire safety and about visiting the doctors/dentists
www.special-needs-kids.co.uk – An information directory for parents and carers
www.iassnetwork.co.uk – Advice and support for parents of children with SEN
www.autismuk.com – Lots of information on ASD
www.downs-syndrome.org.uk – Advice and support, including booklets to help with independent toileting, sleeping and managing behaviour
www.autismspeaks.org – A comprehensive site, with a useful resource library
www.oneplaceforspecialneeds.com/main/library_social_stories.html - A really useful set of social stories to share with children, covering topics ranging from coping with a new baby in the family to getting a haircut to making friends. The National Autistic Society website also provides guidance on writing your own personalised social stories

Useful, fun websites with highly visual games for using with your children to consolidate early skills: