SEND at St Peter's

Welcome to our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) page. We hope you will enjoy reading about the variety of ways in which St Peter’s Church of England Primary School is able to support SEND pupils to reach their full potential. We are a fully inclusive school that pride ourselves on our skilled staff and working with families to find the best support for their children. 

The SENCO, here at St Peter's, is Mrs K Brandwood and can be contacted via the school office - 01706 648195

At St Peter’s, we are guided by God’s intentional creation. Just as man is created in love; we show love and mercy to all of mankind. Through being the ‘Good Soil’ Mark 4: 1-20, we allow all children to learn, love and grow together through Jesus and his teachings. We believe that each child, regardless of need, has a right to reach their full potential and fulfil their hopes and aspirations and that every child can make a positive contribution. We will work together with children and their families to ensure the best possible progress for all our pupils. We work to ensure that our children are not only ‘included’ but ‘belong’ to our Christian family.

Please see our Parental Flow Chart below of how you can get in touch if you feel your child requires additional support.

At St Peter's, we use the 'Three Waves of Provision' approach to support your child. See below for an understanding of how every child is best supported and challenged, and what this may look like in school. 

Please find further information about our school’s SEN provision through our SEN policy and SEN information report which is attached below.  Further linking policies, such as our school’s Accessibility Plan, Equality policy and Mental Health Policy can also be found below.   

Rochdale’s Local Offer website helps children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities and their families find the information and support they are looking for.  Please follow the link for further information.

https://www.ourrochdale.org.uk/kb5/rochdale/directory/localoffer.page

Parent Coffee Mornings

We hold termly parent coffee mornings/afternoon based on a range of different needs, where professionals in that area attend and are available to ask any questions you may have about your child.   Watch this space for the latest dates and updates.

Our next Coffee Afternoon is scheduled for Friday 7th March at 2pm.

This session will be hosted by Rochdale Parent Carer Voice and the School Nursing Team and will take place in our school canteen.

We hope to see you there!

Useful links and websites for parents/carers with further information on specific Special Educational Needs:

Rochdale's Ordinarily Available Provision (OAP) - This document outlines the provision that Rochdale Local Authority expects to be made available for children with SEND in mainstream schools.

Speech and Language Therapy - a link which shares more information about the Speech and Language Therapy services in Rochdale. 

Rochdale Additional Needs Service (RANS) - RANS work with a number of children across school and have several different agencies within them - a few that are involved at St Peter's are: The Team for Autism and Communication (TASC), Talk to Learn Team, Visual Impairment Team and the Hearing Impairment Team. See the flyer below for RANS TASC Team Parent support hubs which you can book on via school.  

The National Autistic Society Website - offering information, advice and support for parents on Autism. 

Rochdale CAMHS - This service is for supporting and promoting Mental Health and Well Being for young people. Their drop in service #THRIVE is extremely useful for parents seeking support and advice. Click Here for #THRIVE website

You can find a list of other services available from Healthy Young Minds by clicking here 

Rochdale Parent Carer Voice - A place to discuss SEN with like-minded families

The Neurodiversity Hub - The hub supports families whose children or young person are neurodivergent or have social communication difference.

The SEND Advice Line - This is an inclusive and confidential service in Rochdale which provided information and support to parents, carers and young people.

Calm Zone by Childline - a website that has a number of resources to support children in feeling calmer and managing their emotions. 

Barnados - Support for parents with children who have Special Educational Needs. Please see SHINE and SHINE + Posters below for more information on the parenting groups run by Barnardos for parents of children with additional needs. 

Kooth- Free, Safe and anonymous online support and counselling for young people. 

Rochdale Parent Carer Voice - A website that values the voice of parents who are carers for their children with Special Educational Needs.

Accessible Activities - A list of accessible activities for children with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities within the local area. 

SENDIASS (Special Educational Needs Disability Information Advice Support Service) - Provides free confidential and impartial information, advice and support to disabled children and young people aged 0-25, those that have or may have special educational needs, and their parents.