The SEN department at Frederick Gough School seeks to support and advance all children who need additional support. This falls into 3 main categories, learning, behavioural and physical.

The school supports students in a variety of different courses / teaching units and learning clubs.

• Children with learning needs are taught in groups of no more than 15 students. There will always be at least one teacher assistant working with these groups.
• The curriculum is differentiated to encourage students – for example there is a successful BTec workskills course in Year 10 and 11, specifically targeted for learners in their final years at school and planning for college courses or the world of work.
• All children with a reading age of below 10 years are given one-to-one booster sessions.
• Every Year 7 and new starters in other years takes an on-line screener test which will detect signs of Dyslexia.
• Children who might find transition from junior to secondary school could be admitted to our schools Nurture group for part or all of Year 7.
• The SEN team runs two clubs for those with communication or confidence difficulties which meet once a week.
• Students with behaviour difficulties are supported by the Inclusion team. This is a unit of 11 members of staff who work alongside students who might otherwise fail in the education system without the support and planning arrangements which this team put in place.
• The SEN team comprises of 20 members of staff who work with students who have learning or physical difficulties.
• In 2010, the SEN / Inclusion team worked successfully with 49 students who had a statement and another group of 50 students who were assessed as School Action Plus.
• In liaison with feeder schools extra transition days for SEN pupils in Year 6 can be arranged.
• The school has a fully equipped disabled toilet/shower room.
• TAs specialising in supporting Speech Therapy, Dyspraxia, EAL, Dyslexia programmes.
• The SEN department works closely with the Autism team with regular meetings throughout the year to fully support pupils on the spectrum.

The SENCO at Frederick Gough School is Richard Harmer – rharmer@frederickgough.co.uk.

The SEN Manager is Mary Barrett.

The Inclusion Manager is Ruth Comerford.