SEND

St. Gregory’s is an inclusive and empowering Catholic Primary School. At St Gregory’s, we believe that every pupil has an entitlement to develop their talents and skills, and strive for excellence in their learning, irrespective of any differences.

All children learn in a warm and nurturing environment that enables them to make good progress, achieve high standards academically and develop into young people who are ready to take their place in the world and achieve their full potential. Quality teaching is essential. However, for some children there are occasions when additional support may be needed to help them progress and achieve their full potential. We ensure that all children are given the targeted support they need to learn. The help given will vary depending on the individual needs of each child. It may be support to develop academically, emotionally, socially or physically. Most of this support will happen naturally in the classroom environment and will be organised by the Class Teacher.
Sometimes children may have more specific or complex needs and need a little more support or something more personalised to help their learning. In this case, a child will be identified as having a Special Educational Need or Disability (SEND). This means that their learning and support will be overseen by Miss Charlotte Duxbury: our school's Special Educational Needs Coordinator.

“A pupil has SEND where their learning difficulty or disability calls for special educational provision, namely provision different from or additional to that normally available to pupils of the same age.”  
(SEND Code of Practice: P.82)

If you have any questions please make an appointment to see our school's SENCo, Miss Duxbury, via the School Office.

"How others see you is not important; how you see yourself means everything."

Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) reforms: What parent carers need to know and do.

Warwickshire SEND Local OfferSEND Supported

Integrated Disability ServiceEducational Psychology Service

Young Minds Website

Mental Health and Young People

Many aspects of today’s society can be bad news for the mental health of children and young people in the UK.  As they grow and develop, children have to navigate a complex and ever changing world, facing challenges and pressures in numerous aspects of their lives:

• Family breakdown is widespread. 
• There is so much pressure to have access to money, the latest toy or gadget and perfect lifestyle. 
• Materialist culture heavily influences young people 
• 24 hour social networking and what young people can access from a young age can have a negative impact on their mental health and wellbeing
• Body image is a source of much distress for many young people.
• Statistics show that bullying on and offline is rife.
• Violence is rife in many communities and fear of crime a constant source of distress for thousands of young people.