SEND

BDMAT Vision for sEND

Our school is proud to be part of the Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust (BDMAT). We are committed to upholding the Trust’s vision and principles of belonging, which underpin everything we do.

BDMAT’s vision for SEND is to ensure that every pupil feels a true sense of belonging and is empowered to achieve their very best. This is driven by the Five Principles of Belonging, which guide our approach:

1. Dignity for ALL Children who learn at different rates are embraced; their education should be characterised by dignity and learning with support for their needs.
2. All empowered to enact change
   Accountability and action at all levels — everyone across BDMAT has the agency and responsibility to act.
3. Together we thrive
   Greater complexity merits greater expertise — All professionals working in BDMAT have a responsibility to provide a high-quality education for all where all children across the trust thrive.
4. Great destinations, different journeys
   Children who learn at different rates are embraced across BDMAT — education is characterised by recognising that some children may have a different journey but will still reach the destination they are capable of.
5. Celebrating every success
   Success does not look the same for all children within BDMAT — we value and celebrate a wide range of achievements and experiences, including different ways of participating in and contributing to society.

These principles are embedded in our daily practice and reflected in our SEND guarantee for all pupils across the Trust.

Inclusion at St Margaret’s

St Margaret’s is committed to inclusion and aims to provide an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and free from discrimination. We recognise the entitlement of all pupils to a balanced and broad curriculum and strive to minimise barriers to learning and ensure progress for all children in our school. We are committed, also, to promoting the understanding of the principles and practices of equality, treating our children as individuals, according to their needs, with an awareness of our diverse society and appreciating the value of difference. We are fully aware that,

as stated in the Code of Practice (2002), all teachers are teachers of children with special educational needs and that meeting special educational needs requires a whole school policy, which stresses that all children are valued equally. Such a positive policy relates to all children regardless of gender, race, colour, creed, disability or sexuality.

All Solihull schools have a similar approach to meeting the needs of pupils with Special Educational Needs and / or Disabilities (SEND) and are supported to ensure that all pupils, regardless of their specific needs, make the best possible progress in school. All schools are supported to be as inclusive as possible, with the needs of pupils with SEND being met in a mainstream setting wherever possible, where families want this to happen.

Solihull Council SEN Local Offer

With respect to access and inclusion the Local Academy Board and staff of St Margaret’s aim:

· To ensure that all pupils have access to a broad and balanced curriculum.

· For the children to enjoy their work and have a sense of fulfilment.

· To provide a differentiated curriculum appropriate to the individual’s needs and ability.

· To ensure the identification of all pupils requiring SEN provision as early as possible in their school career.

· To remove any barriers to learning through a personalised education.

· To ensure that ‘children with particular needs’ take as full a part as possible in all school activities.

· To ensure that parents of ‘children with particular needs’ are kept fully informed of their child’s progress and attainment.

· To ensure that ‘children with particular needs’ are involved, where possible, in decisions affecting their future SEN provision.