Special Educational Needs (SEND)
At Leonard’s School, we seek to nurture faith and inspire success for all pupils. Through innovative teaching, high expectations and a varied inclusive curriculum we provide the opportunity for all learners to achieve and make a positive contribution to society.
As an academy within Lambeth, we are supported by the Local Authority to ensure that all pupils, regardless of their specific needs, make the best possible progress in school. All schools are supported to be as inclusive as possible, with the needs of pupils with Special Educational Needs and or Disabilities being met in a mainstream setting wherever possible, where families want this to happen. The school will meet the needs of children with the following SEND:
The school will follow the Graduated Approach throughout the process from the initial concerns about the child through to writing SSPs and carrying out EHCPs:
Click here to read the school’s SEND Information Report
Click here to read the school’s SEND policy
Click here to get to the Lambeth Local Offer Website.
The Inclusion Team
Gabriella Heaney -SENDCO Jose Rey - Learning Mentor
Designated Teacher for Looked After Children - Gabriella Heaney
Speech and Language Therapist - Maeve Harrington
Lambeth Autism Advisory Service - Edyta Zjawiony
School Nurse - Talisa Baptiste
Interventions
We provide a range of interventions to meet the children’s needs at St Leonard’s. These are run by teachers, TAs and the Learning Mentor. The interventions are decided based on assessment and observation and in discussion with class teachers, the SENDCo, the learning mentor and parents.
The Interventions that we provide at St Leonard’s School for Social Emotional and Mental Health needs are:
Lego therapy
Dealing with Feelings
Therapeutic Art
ELSA support
For Learning and Cognition needs, we provide the following:
Precision Teaching
Maths Interventions
Reading Interventions
Writing Interventions
Spelling Support
- 1-1 Reading
For Physical and Sensory Needs
Legotherapy
Fine Motor Skills
Sensory Room
For Communication and Interaction Needs, we provide:
Circle of Friends
Social Skills Groups
Speech and Language Therapy
Language Enrichment Groups
Attention and Listening Groups
Resources