It is very important to us that you and your child feel supported. We are always available to discuss any queries or concerns. Just get in touch. We hope you will find the information below useful.
A partnership approach
Open and honest communication
Appropriate and effective teaching and learning
The Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) at Nursery is Mrs Nicola Pinnegar and our Assistant SENCO is Miss Michelle Eden.
You can make an appointment to speak with Mrs Pinnegar by contacting the school office on 0121 675 3993.
Mrs Pinnegar is in Nursery on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Miss Eden is in Nursery every day. Both are always happy to speak to parents about any concerns.
In Nursery we use a variety of different ways to assess whether a child has Special Educational Needs. Some of these ways include:
Information from previous settings
Information from parents
Discussions with the key worker and other members of Nursery staff
Observations
Nursery based assessments
Specialised assessments carried out by external agencies
Referrals to outside agencies e.g. Speech and Language Therapists (SaLT) or a paediatrian
Your child's progress is reviewed termly through discussions with the key worker, support staff, and SENCO.
Termly assessment are completed to monitor the progress that all children are making. The Senior Leadership monitor these assessments to help to identify children who may need some additional support.
Your child's individual targets will relate to their specific area of need. These targets will be focused on to ensure your child is making progress.
Parent consultations will be held twice in the year, to discuss your child's progress towards their targets.
Kings Norton Nursery School works in partnership with a wide range of specialist support services which are available to support your child if needed.
These services include Paediatricians, Educational Psychologists (EP), Speech and Language Therapists (SALT), Child Development Centre (CDC) and the Communication and Autism Team (CAT).
We also work closely with the Health Visiting team to monitor children's development and to seek additional advice and support where we feel it is needed.
Please feel free to speak with Mrs Pinnegar about any of the services.
Your child's views about their education are important to us.
Throughout the year, your child's key worker will talk to them about what they are learning and what their next steps are.
Your child will be involved in making decisions about what they will be learning about.
Please find below the contact details for a variety of services:
SEN Parent Partnership 0121 303 5004 Email: SENDIASS@birmingham.gov.uk
SENAR 0121 303 1888
Children's Information and Advice Service: 0121 303 1888
The Birmingham Local Authority's Local Offer can be found at:
You can find the SEND Information Report here.
You can find the Accessibility Plan here.