SEN and Disability information

   Inspiring Proud, Confident, Life Long Learners 

Ofsted 2023

'Pupils feel happy and safe at Hobletts Manor Junior School. They celebrate diversity and know that they are all special and unique. The school provides an inclusive environment in which pupils flourish. This includes those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).'

'Provision for pupils with SEND is designed with their specific needs in mind.  Leaders ensure that staff are trained to support these pupils. As a result, pupils achieve well across the curriculum. Pupils with SEND and those who are disadvantaged take part in all aspects of school life.'

At Hobletts Manor Junior School, we recognise that all children are individuals with their own specific needs, gifts and talents. As a school we look towards offering challenge for all or learners in a timely manner. We offer further opportunities for enrichment through our partnerships with others. We believe in equality of educational opportunity and aim to provide an inclusive curriculum and environment that meets the needs of all our children by:

• Ensuring pupils’ Special Educational Needs and disabilities are identified promptly.

• Making appropriate provision to help overcome any barriers to learning and ensure children have full access to a broad and balanced curriculum and school activities.

• Communicating and working with parents/carers to gain a better understanding of their child, involving them in all stages of their child’s education.

• Encouraging and supporting children to be involved in their education.

. Working with outside agencies when more specialist help is needed.

• Regularly monitoring the progress of all children

• Supporting pupils to make a successful transition to and from other educational establishments.

Additional Support

As a school we work hard to target support that is tailored to a child’s needs. This may be in the form of in class support or through additional support or targeted intervention. This support could be extra group or individual support led by a member of the team. Regular discussions take place which draw on the teacher’s knowledge and experience of every child, their previous progress and attainment and the views of parents/carers. This ensures that barriers to learning are accurately identified and tailored provision put in place. Children are consulted as part of the process and are key to decisions about what support is needed and what they think will work best. Some children may have social, emotional or mental health needs which may form barriers to their learning, confidence or well-being. A range of individual and group support is used to support children experiencing difficulties in these areas. ‘Sunshine Club’ is a supportive, welcoming group which runs at break and lunch daily to offer children shared activities and the opportunity to talk through any worries, develop social skills and make new friends. Other provision which may be used includes Protective Behaviours, Social Stories, ‘Drawing and Talking,’ ‘Positive People,’ Achievement Books, social skills and friendship groups. As a school, we also incorporate mindfulness into our school day to support mental health across our community.

Mrs Claire Short, our Inclusion Co-ordinator (InCo) is happy to offer advice and support or answer any questions you may have related to SEND. Please do not hesitate to contact her on (01442) 251805.

 Developing Special Provision Locally (DSPL)

DSPL is a Hertfordshire-wide partnership approach where parents, carers, staff in early years settings and schools, further education colleges, local authority officers and representatives from other agencies, work together as part of an Area Group, to ensure that there are a range of provision and support services available in their local community that :

• Meets the needs of children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), aged 0-25, as close to home as possible.
• Improves outcomes for wellbeing and attainment
• Widens choice for children and parents/carers
• removes barriers to learning
• uses resources effectively

To find out a little more about DSPL in our area (DSPL8), please click on the link below. 

ADHD and Autism Support 

There is a wealth of support for parents and carers in the school and local area.

Mental Health and Wellbeing

Here you can find information on mental health support for children and young people.

Speech and Language Support

The Children and Young People (CYP) Speech and Language Therapy Service offers a child and family-centred approach to support CYP with speech, language, communication needs (SLCN) and those with eating and drinking difficulties in Hertfordshire. The website has details of parent/carer support workshops.

Specific Learning Difficulties

(dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia)