Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

At Iver Village Junior School we all believe that every child has individual and unique needs and that all children have a right to a broad, balanced, relevant and appropriately challenging curriculum inclusive of all children and scaffolded to meet their needs. We aim to create a positive and exciting environment in which all pupils can develop to their full potential and become confident, independent individuals.

We aim to:

Create an inclusive environment where the whole school community values the individuality of all our children giving all the opportunity to achieve their full potential
Ensure that our curriculum is responsive to all children whatever their individual need
Promote positive attitudes and individual confidence, ensuring all children experience success
Identify, assess, record & regularly review pupil’s special educational needs
Encourage parents/carers to be involved in planning and supporting all stages of their child’s development
Make efficient use of support services

We know that all children need different forms of support at various stages of their school career and we believe that each pupil has individual and unique ways to achieve their full potential. Adjustments are made to the learning environment and to the curriculum to ensure that children with Special Educational Needs can access the learning and progress to reach their potential and we liaise closely with outside agencies to facilitate this.
The 4 main areas of need are:

Communication and interaction needs - speech, language and communication needs, including Autistic Spectrum Conditions.
Cognition and learning needs - moderate non-specific learning difficulties, and specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, dyspraxia or dyscalculia.
Social, emotional and mental health difficulties - behaviour reflecting underlying mental health or emotional difficulties, attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, attachment disorder.
Sensory and/or physical needs - hearing, visual or multi-sensory impairments or physical disability.

Graduated approaches to support our children:

Contact us:

If you are concerned about your child's learning please speak to his or her class teacher in the first instance. You may also find it helpful to speak to our school's SENDCo: Miss Ellie Couves 01753 653059