St. Francis:

“Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.” St Francis De Sales

In St. Francis, the Special Educational Needs Department, we work with parents and students to ensure that every child is supported in their learning and development as a valued individual. We work closely with all staff in the school to ensure that lessons are well planned and delivered and include a range of tasks and ways of working to give all students opportunities to do well. Staff receive regular training on how to support pupils with different needs and receive profiles of each child with additional needs with personalised support strategies to use in class.  

We also provide a range of additional support for students who have been identified as having a specific need. This might include:

• in class support (focusing on core and practical subjects)
• literacy support groups
• numeracy support groups
• short‐term 1‐1 tuition in literacy or numeracy
• science support groups
• social skills groups
• support with homework
• confidence building clubs
• mentoring
• a reading buddy scheme
• Speech, Language and Communication skills groups
• access to a lunchtime haven
• handwriting support groups
• additional access to ICT facilities
• specialist assessment
• applying for exam access arrangements for public examinations
• referral and liaison with external specialist agencies and professionals - Personal Support Plans

Any parent of a child who has SEN or is in Savio or Devereux  (ASD Bases) can make an appointment to speak to the SENCO or relevant Lead Professional in school.

See the schools Special Needs Information Report below for a full outline of the support we offer to our students.