SEN Report (Additional Needs Offer and Policy) 2024-25

If you have any concerns or queries about your child and special educational needs please contact school to arrange an appointment with Mrs Holmes (SEND coordinator) on 01484 226834. 

Hillside Primary School seeks to provide a high quality inclusive academic education for all pupils according to their needs and to develop attitudes of mutual respect and responsibility. 

General Objective

At Hillside School the emphasis is on a whole school approach.  All staff accept responsibility for providing all children with realistic learning goals in a broad-based, appropriate curriculum.  We believe in nurturing and developing the educational, social, emotional, cultural and spiritual aspects by curriculum design and teaching approaches.  The National Curriculum Council stated that participation in the National Curriculum by pupils with special educational needs is most likely to be achieved by encouraging good practice for all pupils and that the majority of pupils with learning difficulties simply require work to be suitably presented and differentiated to match their need. We aim to work together with parents to ensure that we are providing the best possible support for each child.

Please click on the questions or appendices below

1. What are additional needs?
2. Who should you talk to if you think your child needs extra help or support?
3. How do we identify that a child has additional needs?
4. How do we support a child with additional needs?
5. What range of provision is available to support children with additional needs?
6. How will the progress of a child with additional needs be monitored?
7. What support is available for a child’s overall well-being?
8. What specialist services and expertise are available?
9. How accessible are we?
10. How do we prepare children with AN for transition to high school?
11. What activities outside of the academic curriculum are available for children with additional needs?
12. What do all the terms and abbreviations mean?
13. How have we consulted with parents on our Offer?
14. What is the Kirklees Local Offer?

• APPENDIX 1 – Definition of Special Needs
• APPENDIX 2 – School Personnel and their Roles and Responsibilities
• APPENDIX 3 – Definition of Adequate Pupil Progress
• APPENDIX 4 – AN Support Process Flowchart
• APPENDIX 5 – Education, Health and Care Plans
• APPENDIX 6 – The Range of Interventions
• APPENDIX 7 – Support Services for Parents
• APPENDIX 8 - Equality and Accessibility Plan