SENCO and SEND Staff
Our SENCO is Mrs. Erin Coxon BA Hons with QTS. You can contact her on 01388 603105 or by emailing etherleylane@durhamlearning.net
More details of the SENCO’s role can be found in the SEND Policy which you can find in the School Policies section of our website.
All of our staff receive regular updates and training specific to supporting children with additional needs. Recent training includes:
- Team Teach Training
- Triple A Autism Awareness Training
- Intensive Interaction Training
- Managing behaviour of concern
- Supporting children with attachment-based trauma
- Nurture training
External Specialists and Other Bodies
The school enjoys good working relationships with a wide range of people who provide services to children with SEND and their families.
The external specialists may:
- Act in an advisory capacity
- Extend expertise of school staff
- Provide additional assessment
- Support a child directly
- Suggest statutory assessment is advisable
- Consult with all parties involved with the child
These include:
- Durham SEND Information, Advice and Support Service
- Educational Psychology
- Speech and Language Support
- School Nurse
- Occupational Therapy
- Cognition and Learning Team
- ASD Team
- Assistive Technology Team
- Social Communication and Interaction Team
- CAMHs
- Piece of Mind
- Emotional Resilience Team
How We Secure Specialist Expertise
Our Additional Needs Budget is used to support children and young people with SEND.
This is used to support children and young people with SEND by:
- Providing whole staff or group training
- Providing teaching and learning resources specifically for children with SEND
- Accessing additional support from external agencies and other professionals.
If a child has complex special educational needs, we could also receive additional funding from the Local Authority to meet the agreed outcomes.
