SEND

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

Northstowe Secondary College is committed and passionate about ensuring ‘Achievement for All’, by setting high aspirations and providing a high quality teaching and learning environment, for all students. However, we acknowledge that some students require additional support, for part or all of their time with us, to enable them to reach their full potential.

NSC has a dedicated team who strive to provide the best provision for students with special educational needs and disabilities. For any SEND enquiries, please contact Nest@northstowe.education.

SENCo: Nicola Nevin NNevin@northstowe.education

SEND Academy Councillor: Emma Hartshorne EHartshorne@Martinbacon.academy

The following part of this website is to assist parents, carers and students in finding information about special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Local Offer

The SEN and Disability Local Offer describes what help, support and services are available for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and their families in Cambridgeshire.

It will:

• Include information about education, social care and health services, as well as services provided by voluntary and community groups
• Provide information about services for children and young people with Education, Health and Care Plans, as well as those without
• Set out clearly the criteria for getting support
• Be published on the internet, as well as be available in other formats on request

Cambridgeshire Local Offer provides everything you need to know about Education, Social Care, Health, information on parent support and activities for Children and young people (0-25 with a Special Educational Need and/or Disability) and their families.

Educational, Health Care Plans (EHCP)

Also known as an EHC Plan, the plans are legal documents that local authorities have to follow and include information and support about the child/young person’s special education needs, as well as health and social care where relevant. In order to receive a plan a child/young person does not need to have all 3 strands of Education, Health and Social Care needs. As long as there is an educational need they can receive a plan and if the child has any health and/or social care needs this will be incorporated as well.

The plans can start from a child’s birth and continue into further education and training (including apprenticeship, traineeships and supported internships), and for some young people until they are 25 years old. The child/young person will own the plan, but there will also be a number of support agencies working with families as well. A child/young person’s viewpoint will be sought wherever possible whatever their circumstances and ability.

The assessment process for an EHC plan will take into account all provision that is currently put into place and the information will be gathered from all involvements for the child/young person.

For more information about EHC Plans, please visit our Local Offer.

Northstowe Secondary College SEND Information Report

As per the SEND Code of Practice (Section 6.79), academy’s must publish information about their arrangements for identifying, assessing and making provision available for pupils with SEND. Northstowe Secondary College’s information report can be found below:

Ordinarily Available Provision

At Northstowe Secondary College we endeavour to meet the needs of any young person with special educational needs and/or disability. As part of this we have a universal offer to students and this is outlined in our Ordinarily Available Provision document below.  

You can also click on the SEND OAP Toolkit link, which will take you to the Local Authority’s website designed to support and inform parents.

SEND OAP Toolkit – Learn Together (cambslearntogether.co.uk)

SEND Information Leaflets

Some useful leaflets to help you support your child’s needs. If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact us at the college:

Cambridgeshire Dyslexia Guidance

Children’s Occupational Therapy

Speech, Language and Communication Needs

SEND Information Websites

Some useful websites to help you support your child’s needs. If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact us at the college:

SENDIASS

Pinpoint

SEND Policies and Procedures

All of our policies, including our SEND policies, can be found on our Policies and Statutory Information page.

SEND Transition

Welcome new Year 7s!

This page has been created to help make your transition to secondary school a little easier.

Mr Ben Stone   
SENCO

Mrs Yasmin Burgess
Teaching Assistant

Mrs Laura Efthymiou
Teaching Assistant

Ms Najoua Er-rahhali
Teaching Assistant

Mrs Esther Fung
Teaching Assistant

Mr Darryl Mitchell
Teaching Assistant

Mrs Emily Moore
Teaching Assistant / Wellbeing Team

Mr Quin O’Sullivan
Teaching Assistant

Mrs Lisa Veit
Teaching Assistant

Mrs Susan Walton
Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HIVE Manager)

Where to find us

We are based in the NEST (Northstowe Education Support Team). This is located on the top floor next to the Science department. If you are unable to find us then drop into one of the house offices and one of our very friendly Student Support Assistants, will show you where to go.