If your child has special educational needs and/or a disability and you would like to know more about what we have to offer please contact us by email office@meridian.cambs.sch.uk.
Our SENDCo (Special Educational Needs/Disability coordinator) is Mrs Louise Cadwallader.
Please use the link below for information about the Cambridgeshire Local SEND offer:
SEND stands for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. A child has SEND if they have a learning difficulty or disability that means they need extra support to learn or access school life.
Children may be identified through:
Children identified with SEND or potential SEND will be placed on our Wave framework (see above).
If you have concerns, please speak to your child’s class teacher.
We value parental insight and will work with you to decide next steps.
We will follow our SEND process flowchart (see above).
Who is the SENDCo and what do they do?
The SENDCo is Louise Cadwallader and she is responsible for:
The SENDCo can be contacted via the school office: office@meridian.cambs.sch.uk
We support children with a range of needs, including:
Support is tailored to each child.
All children:
Needs will be met through High Quality Teaching (HQT) and Ordinarily Available Provision (OAP).
Wave 1 children:
Mild additional needs will be monitored by the class teacher and met through adaptation and OAP.
They may receive additional support in class - part of group or individual intervention/s or catch up programmes.
They may need specific additional classroom resources to support learning.
Wave 2 children:
Targeted provision as part of the Assess, Plan, Do, Review (APDR) cycle.
Additional interventions to those accessed in class.
Wave 3 children:
They will be accessing specialist provision in school.
Their needs may warrant focused investigation and support from outside agencies.
We will have or be in the process of applying for an EHCP.
Most support happens within the classroom so children learn alongside their peers.
We keep parents informed through:
We encourage open communication at all times. If you wish to find out how your child is progressing at anytime, please contact the class teacher.
An Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) is a legal document for children with more complex needs. It outlines:
Does my child need an EHCP to get support?
No. Many children receive effective support through SEND Support without an EHCP.
An EHCP is only needed when a child requires a higher level of specialist support.
How does the school support children’s emotional wellbeing?
We support wellbeing through:
We aim to help children feel safe, confident and ready to learn.
How does the school support transitions?
We support transitions:
This may include extra visits, transition books, meetings with parents and sharing information with the previous/next school.
We may suggest:
We see parents as partners in supporting children’s learning.
If you need additional support at home, please see our communications from the Education Inclusion Family Adviser.
We encourage you to:
You can also access independent advice through your local SEND Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS).
Please see our policy page for our SEND policy.
Please find our SEN Information Report below which gives you information about our provision for children with special educational needs:
Please see below useful links and documents, including the presentations we share during our SEND coffee mornings.