Inclusion and SEND
Our Inclusion Team
I am Helen Nazarko, the SENCO and Leader of the Inclusion Team. We pride ourselves in being an inclusive, nurturing, kind and supportive school. We have a large SEND community which we highly value and feel is such a strength of our school.
We offer a wide range of additional learning support and intervention to support all areas of need.
We have a very highly skilled Senior Learning Mentor who leads our Nurture provision and highly experienced TAs who support with Literacy difficulties and speech and language needs. We also have a very experienced (and super lovely) Child Welfare Officer in our Inclusion Team who offers support for families.
We are very much supported by the Brighton and Hove Inclusion Support Service (BHISS) who support individual children, class teachers and lead whole school training.
Building relationships with the children is really at the heart of what we do, we know that we all need to feel connected and supported to achieve our best. We work closely with our families to ensure that we are working as a team to support the children to reach their full potential.
We warmly welcome visitors so please do give us a call to arrange a visit soon. If your child has any additional needs, please let us know so that I can meet with you on your visit.
Useful inclusion links:
MIND
Mind in Brighton and Hove works to promote good mental health in our city and across Sussex. It seeks to empower people to lead a full life as part of their local community. https://www.mindcharity.co.uk/
Amaze
Amaze are a local charity supporting families with SEND in Brighton and Hove. They have a wealth of knowledge and experience. There is some really helpful guidance here about SEND including the plan-do-review cycle:
https://amazesussex.org.uk/parent-carers/info-advice-parent-carers/education/send-beginners-guide/
And further information here regarding the Education Health and Care Plan application process:
https://amazesussex.org.uk/parent-carers/info-advice-parent-carers/education/ehc-assessments-and-plan/
EHC needs assessments & plans (EHCPs) - Amaze
Early Help
Often when one person in a family has a problem, it will affect other people in the family. Early Help brings together professionals who will work with the whole family to try to make things improve for everyone.
Click here for more information
Carers Centre
Provide services for carers to help them cope with their situation, get the support to which they are entitled, and to participate in the community of our city
http://www.thecarerscentre.org/
Dialogue families plus
YMCA Dialogue has been delivering counselling and therapy to children and young people since 1994.
http://www.ymcadlg.org/health-and-wellbeing/dialogue/
All Sorts Youth Page
Allsorts is a project based in Brighton to support and empower young people under 26 who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or unsure (LGBTU) of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. http://www.allsortsyouth.org.uk/
