SENCO and SEN Staff

Our SENCO is  Michelle Moan, NASENDCO Qualification 2014.

More details of the SENCO’s role can be found in the SEN Policy which you can find in the School Policies section of our website.

Our SENDCO works closely with Wendy Clark (SENDCO Assistant) who has many years’ of experience of working in all areas of SEND and child protection.

Michelle Moan and Wendy Clark are also part of our safeguarding team along with Andrew Farnell (Head Teacher and Safeguarding Lead), Andrew Kay and Nicola Palliser who are both Deputy Head Teachers.

We have many other members of staff who are specialised in particular areas such as SEMH and Speech and Language.

External Specialists and Other Bodies

The school enjoys good working relationships with a wide range of people who provide services to children with SEND and their families.

The external specialists may:

  • Act in an advisory capacity
  • Extend expertise of school staff
  • Provide additional assessment
  • Support a child directly
  • Suggest statutory assessment is advisable
  • Consult with all parties involved with the child

These include:

How We Secure Specialist Expertise

Our Additional Needs Budget is used to support children and young people with SEN.

If a child has complex special educational needs, we could also receive additional funding from the Local Authority to meet the agreed outcomes.