Welcome to our SEND page which is part of the Norfolk Local Offer for learners with Special Education Needs (SEN). You can view the Norfolk Local Offer here. The Local Offer website can help you find information on support in education, find a support network and find guidance amongst many other things!
I am your SENDCO – Mrs Vikki Marshall
I work across the Care Federation as SENDCO supporting staff and parents.
I work with pupils, parents/carers, staff and outside agencies to support pupils who need help with communication and interaction; cognition and learning; social, emotional and mental health; sensory and/or physical needs.
Our SEN Information Report is updated annually and describes our approach to supporting learners with additional needs. The Spixworth Information Report has been produced by all members of the school community including school staff, pupils, parents/carers, and governors. Our Information Report complies with Section 69 of the Children and Families Act 2014. We welcome any feedback on this document.Â
All governing bodies of maintained schools and maintained nursery schools have a legal duty to publish information on their website about the implementation of the governing body’s policy for pupils with SEN. This information is updated annually.
Special Educational Needs And Disabilities (SEND) Policy
How will the school work in partnership with me and communicate with us?
Progress Evenings with teachers
Meetings / Drop-ins with SENDCO
EHCP Annual review meetings with SENDCO
Email / text
Website / Newsletters
Annual Reports
Transition Meetings
Who are the best people to talk to about my child’s difficulties with learning, medical or special educational needs?
The class teacher
The SENDCO – Mrs Marshall
The Heads of School:
Sparhawk – Mrs Munday & Mrs Jackson
Spixworth Infants – Miss Owen
Woodland View – Mrs Payne
Executive Headteacher – Ms Jordan
We continue to work closely with our cluster schools and share knowledge and resources. You can find out more about how we do this in our Sprowston Cluster SEND Policy.
We offer a wide range of interventions to support learners across the curriculum, some examples are listed below:
Communication and interaction:
- Lego Therapy
- Autism Bucket Time
- Colourful semantics
- Blanks Levels questioning
- Talk Boost
Cognition and Learning:
- Catch-up Numeracy
- Numicon
- Little Wandle Phonics Catch Up
- Pre-teaching
- Memory Games
Social Emotional and Mental Health:
- ELSA
- Time for You
- Drawing and Talking therapy
Physical and Sensory:
- Sensory Circuits
- Access Through Technology
- Occupational Therapist recommendations
We are also able to access external support from specialist services and we take part in Local Authority Core Consultations. Staff are keen to keep skills updated and regular training is undertaken.
The Just One Norfolk site has a huge amount of resources to support you in supporting your young person from birth to older children and teens. The site can be translated into many languages and has accessibility features. We often use the emotional health and school life resources.
School and families can access speech and language support from Norfolk and Waveney Children’s Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT) Service.
Norfolk SENDIASS is a service that provides free and impartial information, advice and support about special education needs and disabilities. You can view the site here. They produce a monthly newsletter that you can subscribe to.
Norfolk has a wonderful suite of Parent/Carer Padlet giving access to a whole range of information:
Information to Share with Parents/Carers
You may find the following policies and information useful to refer to:
Advice On Seeking Neurodevelopmental Assessments
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Policy
Equality Information and Objectives Statement
