SEN

Hi

Well here we go again…. I just wanted to reassure you that along with your child’s fantastic year group team myself, Mrs Whitehouse (Federation speech lead) and Mr Cook (Family Support) will cater for your child’s needs learning or emotional. It may take a few weeks and we will have to do things a little differently but together we will get there! I’m already loving the google classroom work going on. I may even see you on a ‘live’ meet.

I am in tomorrow (6th Jan) and will be contacting parents/carers of children with an EHC plan or funding and next week other parents/guardians whose children have additional needs. If you’d rather chat over Dojo let me know, otherwise it will be a telephone call. A hello over Dojo would be great. I’ve already spoken to some of you via Dojo and it is a simple way for us to keep in touch.

There are many ways to contact me and Mrs Whitehouse now! They are:

Telephone  myself at school on  Tues Wed Fri  or Mrs Whitehouse on a Mon Tues

Email: areay@theatlasfederation.co.uk       awhitehouse@moorcroft-wood.walsall.sch.uk

Class Dojo

Facebook messenger.

Lots of relevant stuff from the last lockdown is on our website to support children with special educational needs or those with additional needs. This will be continuously updated over the coming weeks.

 https://www.stjamesprimaryschool.com/additional-needs-and-well-being-resources/

On the SEN section there is also support groups and links to help you as parents too.

This is challenging times and if your child needs additional support this can make it tough. We are here to support you even if it’s a chat!

Speak Soon

Mrs Reay

Special Educational Needs and Disability at St James

In a classroom everybody is different! Different hair, different eyes, different likes and dislikes, different friends. There are also different learning needs.  At St James Primary everybody learns and has fun whilst doing it! This is because the teachers and teaching assistants understand that pupils need to learn in different ways and have different learning needs. Rather than favouring one way, the teachers and pupils use lots of different ways to teach and learn. 

SEN and Inclusion are led by Mrs Reay. If you have any concerns about  support for your child please contact the school on 01543 452328 discuss this with Mrs Reay or their class teacher.

Alternatively e-mail Mrs Reay on areay@theatlasfederation.co.uk

If you would like legally based SEN advice or support please also have a look at these websites:

https://www.ipsea.org.uk/

http://www.walsallparentpartnership.org.uk/

Wellbeing Programmes at St James 

The wellbeing of our pupils is very important to us at St James particularly in these challenging times. We have put together four programmes to support our children. 

The programmes are as follows:

The Friendship Feeling. This focuses on friendship, social skills and team work.

Keeping Your Cool. This looks at feelings, getting angry and strategies to deal with frustration and anger.

The Chill Out Club. This programme discusses stress and anxiety. It looks at ways to relax and keep calm.

The Feel Good Group. These sessions look at confidence, believing in yourself and building up self- esteem.

These programmes are run by Mrs Reay or a member of the wellbeing team. No bubbles will be mixed and staff will work with the class they are based in. Each lesson will last between 30 to 45 minutes.