Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Our Head of Inclusion is Helen Jewitt and our SENCo is Chris Harris. Mr Harris can be contacted by phone via the school office (01438 222602) or by emailing senco@martinswood.herts.sch.uk
Hertfordshire Quality Offer Information for Parents
Here are some links to the Hertfordshire local offer page and the services available to families;
Services for parents, carers and families (hertfordshire.gov.uk) From this page you can find all the different types of support that parents and carers of children and young people with SEND might be able to access, including information on support groups, mental health, parenting courses and how to access services such as SENDIASS
Getting help at school from your SENCO (hertfordshire.gov.uk) This page explains what the role of a SENCO is, and how parents and SENCOs can work together to achieve the best results for a pupil. It may help you to work with a parent and set out for them what to expect and how to ensure things run smoothly.
If your child is too anxious to go to school (hertfordshire.gov.uk) This page is designed to help parents whose children’s attendance is low due to anxiety, and has advice on how to support them and where to go for help
Contact a SEND service (hertfordshire.gov.uk) This page has contact details of the different SEND services, including details of Advice Line for Educational Psychologists, the Communication and Autism team, the Specific Learning Disability team and others
New to SEND (hertfordshire.gov.uk) This page has information and advice for those whose children have just been diagnosed with SEND, or have suspected SEND.
Support for transition
Saplings Entrance
Nursery and Reception Entrance
Year One Entrance
Year Two Entrance
Year Three and Four Entrance
Year Five and Six Entrance