{"id":1638,"date":"2025-01-08T14:38:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T14:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/172.16.1.98\/the-canterbury-academy\/?page_id=1638"},"modified":"2025-11-03T10:30:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T10:30:59","slug":"understanding-send","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/canterbury.kent.sch.uk\/the-canterbury-academy\/inclusion\/understanding-send\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding SEND"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201c<\/em><\/strong>A community of staff and students working together to remove barriers to achievement and further excellence through support, encouragement and the creation of an inclusive learning environment\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At The Canterbury Academy, we are committed to providing an inclusive and supporting environment where all students, including those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), can thrive. The SEND department\u2019s aim is to help to remove barriers and enable students to reach their full potential. Our SEND department is dedicated to working closely with students, parents and professionals to ensure that all students receive the best possible support and empower them to flourish. Through our knowledge and understanding we can support students to become independent and confident learners, who can develop academically, socially and emotionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To achieve this, we provide appropriate provision for students requiring additional support, whether for AEN, SEND or EHCP. The department will continue to make specialist provision for students with Education, Health and Care Plans for autism, hearing impaired and speech language and communication needs within the school\u2019s Specialist Resourced Provision. The provision for each student is considered on an individual basis, but all support offered is underpinned by Quality First Teaching and close links with the pastoral team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All teachers at The Canterbury Academy are teachers of students with special educational needs and therefore all have a responsibility and duty of care. Teachers are confidentially informed of the student\u2019s needs and learning profiles to ensure they can best support the student. CPD is regularly given, to ensure staff are trained on the range of needs within the class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We recognise that early identification is crucial to providing the right support for students with SEND. We use a range of methods to identify needs, including regular monitoring of student progress, teacher observations and assessments, parental feedback and concerns, and specialist assessments.\u202fWe follow a graduated approach based on four stages: assess, plan, do, and review. This process ensures that support is tailored to the child\u2019s specific needs and that their progress is closely monitored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At The Canterbury Academy, all staff are responsible for supporting the needs of students with SEND and are committed to Quality First Teaching and personalised provision, in accordance with the SEN Code of Practice, 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n