Special Educational Needs
The aim at Emerson School is that all children will achieve their full potential both academically and socially.
Quality first teaching is paramount to ensure we fulfil this aim for our children.
For some children, however, it is necessary to provide additional support and/or resources to enable them to achieve their targets in school and to reach their full potential.
This information has been provided to answer questions you may have about the Special Educational Needs (SEN) support that is being provided to help your child in school.
Our Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo) is Mrs Sarah Pearce.
If you need to contact her, please e-mail: office@emersonvalley.org.uk
The SENCo ensures that, as a school, we are following the Code of Practice as well as ensuring all practice in school is in line with our Special Educational Needs Policy:
LINK to SEND policy
LINK to SEND Information report
The SENCo will regularly liaise with staff to ensure that children are given the most appropriate support/resources for their individual needs. An extensive part of the SENCo role is to work closely with external agencies to gain specialist advice and support for individual children. They also ensure any requests for information on individual children are passed onto the relevant agencies and that parents are kept fully informed of this.
Ms Michelle Durrant – Learning Mentor for Years 3 and 4
Miss Rebecca Fraser – Learning Mentor for Year 5 and 6
Mrs Jacqui Avola – Senior Learning Mentor
Our highly experienced Learning Mentors provide support and intervention to key children and play a significant role in identifying any children with social or emotional needs. Our Learning Mentors support the induction of new children and are often the first point of contact for parents and other professionals for our new children. Our Learning Mentors provide individual and group support and also works directly with parents.
Our Learning Mentors also play a valuable role in supporting pupils with Special Educational Needs.
Information on the Milton Keynes SEND Local Offer can be found here.