At Tudor Grange Academies Trust, we believe every child deserves the opportunity to thrive, learn, and feel valued. Our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) team is dedicated to supporting pupils with diverse learning needs and works collaboratively with staff, families, and external professionals to ensure that all learners feel a sense of belonging and are given the tools they need to succeed. We follow a graduated approach to SEND support, identifying needs early and providing targeted interventions through a cycle of assess, plan, do, and review. This ensures that support is personalised, responsive, and continually refined to meet each pupil’s unique strengths and challenges. Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do, and we are committed to removing barriers to learning so that every child can flourish.

What are special educational needs?

All children may have difficulties learning at some stage. For most children, the challenges can be overcome with support from home and teachers at school. However, if your child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, they are likely to need extra support, or support in a different way, to make sure they are able to learn.

Your child may have special educational needs if they have:

• much greater difficulty learning than most others of the same age, or
• if they have a disability that makes it difficult for them to use the facilities that others of the same age use in a mainstream school.

The definition of disability, according to The Equality Act 2010, is when your child has either or both of the above, and/or:

• a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term negative effect on their ability to carry out normal, day-to-day activities.

“Substantial” means it is not a minor difference. “Long-term” means the impact has lasted, or could be expected to last, for 12 months or more.

We meet our pupils’ needs through a graduated approach, sometimes known as ‘waves of support’, which ensures they can access and engage with the curriculum. Progress is closely monitored following an ‘Assess – Plan – Do – Review’ cycle to ensure we secure effective support for all pupils. SEND provision is monitored via the Academy’s whole school quality assurance calendar and the appraisal cycle. The provision is reviewed at timely intervals by the SENCo and senior leaders. Additionally, the Trust has a robust quality assurance process, which takes place each year.

Help and support for families

SEND Team

SEND News

SEND resources and further information

TGAT SEND Governance