--- title: "Special Educational Needs" url: "https://stbridgets-par.cumbria.sch.uk/key-information/special-educational-needs" school: "St Bridget's CofE School" --- # Special Educational Needs ## ### SEND [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-cofe-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/send/SEND.png)](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-cofe-school/images/gallery/send/SEND.png) ## Special Educational Needs At St Bridget's, the learning of all pupils is assessed regularly and where pupils are not making the expected levels of progress a plan is put in place to support the child in making progress. Parents will be kept informed of the support needed. The plan is then implemented by the teacher and reviewed regularly by the SENCO. When targets are met, new targets will be set to support the child in making progress with their learning. Miss Walsh is the SENCO. Types of Special Needs identified at St Bridget's come under four categories. These are: Cognition and Learning, Communication and Interaction, Emotional, Social and Mental and Sensory and Physical. We cater for children with a variety of needs including: - Specific learning difficulties - Moderate learning difficulties - Speech, language and communication difficulties - Autism Spectrum Conditions - Social, emotional and mental health difficulties The teachers work closely with the headteacher and SENCO to meet the needs of individual pupils and staff receive regular training on specific educational needs. For children with Education Health and Care plans, regular meetings take place to assess how the child is progressing towards their targets. [www.cumberlandsend.co.uk](http://www.cumberlandsend.co.uk/) is the link to the local offer Children with SEND may have involvement with the following professionals, who school will work closely alongside: - Educational Psychologist - Speech and Language Therapist - Specialist advisory teachers - Health visitors - School nurse team - Family Action [Family Action](https://family-action.org.uk/our-work-impact/) Below, you will find links to some useful documents regarding SEND at St Bridget's. ### SEN Documents SEND Policy 2025 293 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-cofe-school/files/documents/SEND_Policy_2025.pdf) SEN Information Report September 2025 200 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-cofe-school/files/documents/SEN_Information_Report_September_2025.pdf) SEN Ambition and Access in Art 73 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-cofe-school/files/documents/SEN_Ambition_and_Access_in_Art.pdf) SEN Ambition and Access in Science 72 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-cofe-school/files/documents/SEN_Ambition_and_Access_in_Science.pdf) SEN Ambition and Access in PE 71 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-cofe-school/files/documents/sen-ambition-and-access-in-pe%20(1).pdf) SEN Ambition and Access in Mathematics 74 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-cofe-school/files/documents/sen-ambition-and-access-in-mathematics(1).pdf) SEN- Ambition and Access in EYFS 106 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-cofe-school/files/documents/SEN-_Ambition_and_Access_in_EYFS.pdf) SEN- Ambition and Access in Writing 105 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-cofe-school/files/documents/SEN-_Ambition_and_Access_in_Writing.pdf) SEN- Ambition and Access in Reading 106 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-cofe-school/files/documents/SEN-_Ambition_and_Access_in_Reading.pdf) SEN- Ambition and Access in RE 108 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-cofe-school/files/documents/SEN-_Ambition_and_Access_in_RE.pdf) SEN- Ambition and Access in PSHE 108 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-cofe-school/files/documents/SEN-_Ambition_and_Access_in_PSHE.pdf) SEN- Ambition and Access in Music 106 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-cofe-school/files/documents/SEN-_Ambition_and_Access_in_Music.pdf) SEN- Ambition and Access in MFL 109 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-cofe-school/files/documents/SEN-_Ambition_and_Access_in_MFL.pdf) SEN- Ambition and Access in History 108 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-cofe-school/files/documents/SEN-_Ambition_and_Access_in_History.pdf) SEN- Ambition and Access in Geography 109 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-cofe-school/files/documents/SEN-_Ambition_and_Access_in_Geography.pdf) SEN- Ambition and Access in DT 110 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-cofe-school/files/documents/SEN-_Ambition_and_Access_in_DT.pdf) SEN- Ambition and Access in Computing 108 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-cofe-school/files/documents/SEN-_Ambition_and_Access_in_Computing.pdf) ### SEND IAS [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-cofe-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/send-ias/SEND_IAS.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/st-bridget-s-cofe-school/images/gallery/send-ias/SEND_IAS.jpg) ### Key Information - 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