Inclusion

Support for Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

At Clifton Green Primary School, every child belongs (they are accepted, respected valued and included). Guided by our vision that “Better Never Stops – Striving for Excellence, Nurturing One Another and Creating Amazing Opportunities”, we are committed to improving the holistic provision for all pupils. Our school virtues: curiosity, courage, respect, responsibility and teamwork, shape our inclusive community; we want all our children to ultimately flourish.

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

Karen Banks and Olivia Wardell are the SENDco’s at Clifton Green Primary School. If you have a concern about your child /ren please feel free to contact them to discuss this. They can be contacted via email senco@cliftongreen.yorkschools.net

They both have a wealth of experience in early identification, intervention and support.

Our Accessibility Plan is also available on request. This document outlines how we are working on making learning at Clifton Green as accessible as possible for all pupils.

You can also find information here:

https://www.yor-ok.org.uk/families/Local%20Offer/sendlocaloffer

Parent carers – York SEND Local Offer

SEND Leadership

Our SENDCos Olivia Wardell and Karen Banks, oversee provision for pupils with SEND and works closely with parents, external professionals and teachers. Two SEND governors, Kath Wood and Jude Ellershaw, provide strategic oversight to ensure that our SEND provision meets the highest standards.

Karen Banks/ Olivia Wardell:

E-mail: sendco@cliftongreenprimary.co.uk

Phone number: 01904 936948

High Quality Teaching and the Holistic Inclusive Teaching Model

Our aspiration is that all pupils receive high-quality inclusive teaching. Through our Holistic Inclusive Teaching Model, every child is included in whole-class teaching, using adaptive strategies to meet individual need. Sometimes,

The School’s Graduated Response Framework

We use the school’s graduated response framework as a tool to identify and support children and young people with special education needs and/or disabilities (SEND). At every stage, we engage our parent/carers, pupils and teachers.

English As An Additional Language

We also have a wide range of families from overseas hailing from 20 countries and speaking 25 languages. All families who arrive in the city and at the school are supported through this transition and we have a dedicated member of staff to support the early stages of learning English.

How Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) are identified.

We know a child may need extra support if:

Concerns raised by the parent/carer: If you think your child may have Special Educational Needs, please approach your class teacher and discuss this with them. Our teachers will observe your child closely, assess what may be causing difficulty and arrange for another meeting with you to decide what to do next.
Concerns raised by the teacher / school: If a teacher feels that are some concerns, they will contact you to arrange a discussion to clarify what the concern is about. It may be at this time, the SENCO is invited as part of the discussion to identify potential need. If appropriate, the child may be placed on the SEND register and an initial plan will be put in place to help to meet the child’s needs.
A child has identified SEND on entry at Clifton Green Primary School:
We want the very best for every child and will work with the people who already know about your child’s needs and use this information to make the best transition to school so that your child will flourish.

Assess, Plan, Do, Review:

Support will be planned and reviewed using the Assess–Plan–Do–Review cycle, ensuring provision responds to each child’s needs.

In some cases, a child may require an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). At this point we would consult a range of extrenal agencies and specialist support.

External Agencies and Specialist Support

When appropriate, we work with a range of professionals including Educational Psychologists, Speech and Language Therapists, school nurses, wellbeing services and specialist teachers.

York SEND Local Offer

Our school works as part of the York Local Offer and with SEND Central to provide information, advice, and support for families of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). This partnership helps ensure that every child has access to the right support, both at school and in the wider community. You can access support via the links below:

Website: Parent carers – York SEND Local Offer
Email: yorklocalofferSEND@york.gov.uk

Accessibility Plan

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SEND Information Report 2025-2026

Our SEND report explains how we support all our pupils throughout their time at Clifton Green. It aims to provide you with answers to frequently asked questions about our provision for our pupils, especially those who may have Special Educational Needs or a disability.

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Special Educational Needs and Disability Policy

This policy should be read in conjunction with the SEND Information Report and City of York Local Offer. Clifton Green is duty-bound to fulfil statutory standards by the Special Educational Needs (SEN) Code of Practice (DfES, 2014). The fundamental principles of the Code of Practice form a framework for professional practice in our school: it is our responsibility to seek the views of a pupil with SEN, assess the needs of the pupil, do our utmost to meet those needs and offer an education which is balanced and broad and fully accessible to them. We will always seek ways to implement best practice and promote close co-operation between agencies and professionals.