Kirk Merrington Primary School

South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor DL16 7JB

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Home / SEND / Our SEN Provision / The kinds of SEN that are provided for:

The kinds of SEN that are provided for:

At Kirk Merrington Primary School, we have experience of supporting children and young people with a wide range of needs including:

Communication and Interaction

  • Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SCLN)
  • Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC)

Cognition and Learning

  • Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD)
  • Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD)

Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs

  • Mental Health Difficulties
  • Social and Emotional Needs

Sensory and/or Physical needs

  • Gross and Fine Motor Needs
  • Sensory Processing Needs
  • Hearing Impairments
  • Visual Impairments
  • Physical Disability
  • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Across our school, we have a variety of children with varying types of need. Below is an overview of the types and levels of need across our school, in September 2019

Currently, across the school,10% of our children have Support Plan for SEN. 

  • 0.7% of children have a physical disability or visual impairment.
  • The data influences the planning of CPD (Continuous Professional Development) for the staff at Kirk Merrington Primary School.

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

SEN Information Report

  • Introduction
  • Our SEN Provision
    • The kinds of SEN that are provided for:
    • Our approach to teaching children & young people with SEN
    • How we adapt the curriculum and learning environment for children & young people with SEN
    • How we identify, assess and review children with special educational needs
    • How children with SEN engage in all activities?
    • How we evaluate the effectiveness of SEN Provision
  • Support for Emotional & Social Development
  • Looked After Children with SEND
  • SEN Transition
  • SEN Specialist Expertise
  • Consulting with our SEN Pupils, Parents & Carers
  • Compliments, Complaints & Feedback
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South View

Kirk Merrington

Spennymoor

DL16 7JB

Tel 01388 816 230 · Email kirkmerrington@durhamlearning.net


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