SEN Details

Canford School, Wimborne

This page displays the answers provided by the school to our SEN questionnaire. The box immediately below this text is where the school describes its SEN provision to parents in plain English (or at least that's what we asked for).

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Description

Canford aims to support all its pupils in effective learning. The special needs policy is broadly inclusive although it is recognised that some pupils may need extra support at times during their academic career. Communication between pupil, teachers and school is a vital part of its philosophy. Information about pupils with diagnosed difficulties along with suggested teaching strategies is entered onto the school database so that it can be accessed by staff at any time and INSET is offered on a regular basis. In the Shell year a group of about 8 pupils is selected to take Extra English classes rather than Latin or Classical Civilisation and in the 4th and 5th year a small group of pupils opt to do Learning Skills in place of a GCSE option. This enables them to focus on writing and general study skills and relieves the pressure at this demanding stage. One-to-one tuition from suitably qualified specialist tutors is available for those who require it, and is usually delivered in the form of a six week block of study skills. The Support for Learning Centre is fully equipped and pupils are made to feel welcome and can discuss their needs in a supportive atmosphere. 10-09

	Currently no provision for	Can provide for but no experience of	Experience of	Now provide for in school	Centre of Excellence for
					Please consider mentioning in the main description above
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Aspergers Syndrome Mild
Aspergers Syndrome Moderate
Aspergers Syndrome Severe
Autism Mild
Autism Moderate
Autism Severe
Semantic Pragmatic Disorder
Other Autistic
Behavioural Difficulties
Attention Deficit Disorder Mild
Attention Deficit Disorder Moderate
Attention Deficit Disorder Severe
Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorders Mild
Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorders Moderate
Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorders Severe
Emotional and behavioural difficulties Mild
Emotional and behavioural difficulties Moderate
Emotional and behavioural difficulties Severe
Conduct Disorders
Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
Oppositional Defiant Disorders
Tourettes and other tic disorders
	Currently no provision for	Can provide for but no experience of	Experience of	Now provide for in school	Centre of Excellence for
					Please consider mentioning in the main description above
Genetic and related Disorders
Down's Syndrome Mild
Down's Syndrome Moderate
Down's Syndrome Severe
Fragile X
Other genetic
Learning difficulties
Moderate learning difficulties
Profound and multiple learning difficulties
Severe learning difficulties
Specific learning difficulties
Dyscalculia Mild
Dyscalculia Moderate
Dyscalculia Severe
Dyslexia Mild
Dyslexia Moderate
Dyslexia Severe
Dyspraxia Mild
Dyspraxia Moderate
Dyspraxia Severe
Other Specific Learning Difficulties Mild
Other Specific Learning Difficulties Moderate
Other Specific Learning Difficulties Severe
English as an additional language
Hearing Impairment Mild
	Currently no provision for	Can provide for but no experience of	Experience of	Now provide for in school	Centre of Excellence for
					Please consider mentioning in the main description above
Sensory Impairment
Hearing Impairment Moderate
Hearing Impairment Severe
Multi-sensory Impairment
Speech and Language Difficulties
Visual Impairment Mild
Visual Impairment Moderate
Visual Impairment Severe
Medical and Related Needs
Cerebral Palsy Mild
Cerebral Palsy Moderate
Cerebral Palsy Severe
"Delicate" children
Epilepsy
Eating disorders
Physical Difficulties (Not indicated elsewhere.)
Other
General Questions
			Yes	No	If YES, please describe
Are all children tested for SEN on entry to the school?
Please outline the screening programmes used by the school.
How many children with statements of need or equivalent do you have in the school?
Do you make special provision for exceptionally gifted children?
Please outline what is on offer for such children
Please indicate if the school has or has available to it any of the following:
Behaviour Support Unit.
Learning Support Unit.
Pupil Referral Unit.
Other withdrawal.
Specialist language centre
Schemes or Initiatives such as SHARE or Playing for Success.
			Yes	No	If YES, please describe
Please indicate if the school has any of the following characteristics:
SEN accreditation, for example by CRESTED?
Good wheelchair access
Provides outreach support?
Receives outreach support?
Do children with SEN participate fully in sport and other extracurricular activities?
Please provide information on staffing. Does the school have:
A SENCO or equivalent?					SENCo full time but with other teaching responsibilities.
Staff who will administer prescription medicines to a child					Yes 24/7 fully staffed health centre.
Qualified teaching staff with learning support or SEN commitment(please say how many, in full-time equivalent).					As above plus two part time specialist teachers.
Non-teaching staff with learning support or SEN commitment(please say how many, in full-time equivalent).
Please list specialist qualifications held by teaching staff with learning support or SEN commitment.			CAES(SpLD), AMBDA, ATSBDA.
Please list specialist qualifications held by non-teaching staff with learning support or SEN commitment.