The school supports the special and additional needs of our students in accordance with the SEND Code of Practice, the principles of Inclusion and the Every Child Matters agenda. The department is staffed by a SENCo, an administration assistant, part-time teachers, a lead learning support assistant and a team of learning support assistants. Support is offered in the following ways: Transition of pupils to secondary school
- Tracking and monitoring of student progress
- In-class support for students with special and/additional needs
- Advice to staff, providing student information, strategies and support
- Training for teachers and support staff on a range of special and additional needs
- Examination access arrangements, including relevant literacy, screening and assessment
- Lunch Club, including homework support
- Social skills groups for selected students
- Individual and small-group withdrawal programmes for selected students
- Paired reading for KS3 students
– Advice and support for parents and carers
– External agency support for a range of students with additional needs
Further Contact Details:
Sarah Gwynn is listed as SENCO and Dawn Jenkins is Student Inclusion Manager.
SEND Co-ordinator: Sarah Gwynn
Get in touch with your special educational needs (SEN) co-ordinator (SENCO) by emailing equiries@aesessex.co.uk
Student Inclusion: Dawn Jenkins
Childrens Bereavment Counselling
Enquiries@hbbcounselling.org
01708 476912
Drugs/Alcohol, E.P.Y.DAS/YDPAS
Anytime up to 7.30pm 114 Springfield Rd CM2 6LF
Young Peoples Counselling Service
Hermitage Brentwood Claire White – 01277 230831
Donner Piper, Specialist Counsellor Eating Disorders 01245 354083
Police Community Support 01277 262212
Police Abuse Team 01245 502110
Sycamore Counselling 01245 359353 (may be a charge)
Bridge Counselling 01268 822800 (may be a charge)
