--- title: "SEND" url: "https://www.stmatthewspreston.co.uk/key-information/send" school: "St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery" --- # SEND ## SEND ### SEND Newsletters March 2025 552 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-matthew-s-cofe-primary/files/documents/Letter_2_-_Mar_25.pdf) September 2024 11.85 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-matthew-s-cofe-primary/files/documents/send-newsletter-autumn-2024.pdf) February 2024 581 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-matthew-s-cofe-primary/files/documents/Letter_2_-_Feb_24.pdf) #### What are Special Educational Needs and Disabilities? Under the SEND Code of Practice (DfE, 2014), a child is deemed to have Special Educational Needs or Disabilities, or SEND, if they have ‘significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of others of the same age’, or a disability ‘prevents or hinders him or her from making use of facilities of a kind generally provided for others of the same age in a mainstream school’. Special educational provision is needed for them, over and above that which can be met through high quality classroom teaching and differentiation. The broad areas of need are identified as: - **Communication and interaction** - **Cognition and learning** - **Social, emotional and mental health difficulties** - **Sensory and/or physical needs** They may be for a short period or throughout a child’s educational life. These may be identified before a child has even entered school or they may come to be recognised at a specific point in their education. #### What is the SEND Code of Practice? The SEND Code of Practice sets out statutory guidance for schools. A revised SEND Code of Practice was implemented in September 2014, with the main aim of developing better partnerships between children, parents/carers, educational settings, health professionals and social care. The revised SEND code of practice can be downloaded here: [SEND Code of Practice](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-code-of-practice-0-to-25) #### Who might be involved in supporting my child with SEND at St Matthew’s? At St Matthew’s, we have a large team of dedicated and experienced staff who support children with Special Educational Needs. This includes: • Class teachers • Learning Support Assistants & Special Support Assistants • Special Support Assistants with a specialism, for example, Emotional Literacy or Speech and Language • SENDCO – Tracy Young • Members of the Senior Leadership Team • Family Support Worker & Learning Mentor • Midday Welfare Assistants We are also fortunate to have excellent relationships with the: • Specialist SEND Service • Educational Psychologist • Behaviour Support teacher • Golden Hill Inclusion Support Team • Speech and Language Therapists (SALTS) • Occupational Therapists (OT) • Sensory Impairment Service • Early Help Team • Children’s Social Care who we work in partnership with to support our pupils with SEND. We also collaborate closely with the SEND Officer at the Local Authority. We recognise that children’s needs are most effectively met by working in collaboration with parents to secure the best outcomes for their child. This takes many forms for example Team around the child/family (TAC/TAF) meetings, Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings, multi-agency meetings, parent support from our Family Support Worker or simply a quick telephone call or email. If you have any questions, the first person to contact would be your child's class teacher. You are also very welcome to contact our SENDCO, Tracy Young. ### SEND Information Supporting Children with Medical Conditions Policy 2025-26 320 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-matthew-s-cofe-primary/files/documents/Supporting_children_with_medical_conditions_policy_2025_-_2026.pdf) SEND Information Report - 2025 397 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-matthew-s-cofe-primary/files/documents/SEND_INFORMATION_REPORT_2025_-_2026.pdf) SEND Report to Governors - September 2025 255 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-matthew-s-cofe-primary/files/documents/SEND_Governor_Report_2025_-_26.pdf) SEND Policy 2025-26 331 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-matthew-s-cofe-primary/files/documents/SEND_Policy_2025_-_2026.pdf) SEND & Disability Local Offer 2025 579 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-matthew-s-cofe-primary/files/documents/LO-PRESTONSTMATTHEWSCEACADEMY-06504_2025_-_2026.pdf) SEND - Intent, Implementation & Impact Statement 2025-26 258 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-matthew-s-cofe-primary/files/documents/SEND_Intent,_Implementation_and_Impact_Statement_2025_-_26.pdf) SEND Spring 2023 Newsletter 629 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-matthew-s-cofe-primary/files/documents/Letter_2_-_Jan_23.pdf) Report to Governors - January 2023 114 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-matthew-s-cofe-primary/files/documents/SEND_Governor_Report_2023.docx) Support for stammering 102 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-matthew-s-cofe-primary/files/documents/BST_Stammering.pdf) Info from Speech and Language therapist on how to support children who stammer What is Paired Reading? 395 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-matthew-s-cofe-primary/files/documents/Letter_2_What_is_Paired_Reading.pdf) How to use Paired Reading to support reading skills ### Key Information - [Ofsted and SIAMS Reports](https://www.stmatthewspreston.co.uk/key-information/ofsted) - [Academy Results](https://www.stmatthewspreston.co.uk/key-information/academy-results) - [Policies](https://www.stmatthewspreston.co.uk/key-information/policies) - [Pupil Premium](https://www.stmatthewspreston.co.uk/key-information/pupil-premium) - [Sports Premium](https://www.stmatthewspreston.co.uk/key-information/sports-premium) - [SEND](https://www.stmatthewspreston.co.uk/key-information/send) - [Governance](https://www.stmatthewspreston.co.uk/about-us/meet-the-governors) - [Safeguarding ](https://www.stmatthewspreston.co.uk/key-information/safeguarding) - [COVID Catch-Up Premium](https://www.stmatthewspreston.co.uk/coronavirus-covid-19/catch-up-premium-plan) - [Attendance](https://www.stmatthewspreston.co.uk/parents/attendance) - [![Artsmark Award](https://files.schudio.com/st-matthew-s-cofe-primary/images/partners/Am_Schl_Gld_RGB.jpg)](https://st-matthewscofe.lancs.sch.uk/about-us/our-awards) - [![EAL Quality Mark](https://files.schudio.com/st-matthew-s-cofe-primary/images/partners/EAL_Silver.jpg)](https://st-matthewscofe.lancs.sch.uk/about-us/our-awards) - [![Halo Code](https://files.schudio.com/st-matthew-s-cofe-primary/images/partners/halo_code.jpg)](https://st-matthewscofe.lancs.sch.uk/about-us/our-awards) ##### Location New Hall Lane Preston Lancashire PR1 5XB ##### Contact Us 01772 794482 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61587761925215) - [X](https://x.com/mackley_ma56490) © Copyright 2018–2026 St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.stmatthewspreston.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)