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Hertfordshire Guidance

Guide to Primary SpLD (Literacy and Numeracy) Outreach Services

The role of SpLD Outreach Services is to support all primary phase schools, bases and units in meeting the needs of pupils with specific learning difficulties (literacy and numeracy). This guide is written to comply with legislation on equalities and echoes the principles and practices of Hertfordshire County Council’s policy on Equalities (Putting People First).

Continence Guidance and Support for Children in Nappies
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Achievement and Inclusion Schools SEND & G&T Team

SEN 1.5-03 Mentoring Handbook - Working together with TAs
SEN 1.6-03 A framework to support the Development of Inclusive Policy, Culture and Practice
SEN 1.7-03 A Framework to support the Revision of the SEN Policy and the SEN Revised Code of Practice (2001)
SEN 1.8-05 Planning, Implementing and Evaluating the SENCo role – A Leadership and Management Tool
Guidance School Based Approaches to Identification Assessment and Intervention

Essential Terms - List of useful SEN abreviations

 
Bilingual Pupils with SEN

If bilingual pupils are having difficulty accessing the curriculum it is important that schools are able to establish if the difficulty is because of a possible learning difficulty or a language difficulty due to their lack of experience in using English.

Bilinigual pupils with SEN coverThe following publication 'Bilingual Pupils with Special Educational Needs - Assessment and Intervention' written by Raz Alpren and Judith McCall is a very good resource which will help teachers to carry out different assessments of bilingual pupils and provides photocopiable resources and lots of useful strategies for whole school approaches, parents, expressive language difficulties, comprehension difficulties, reading and writing difficulties.

This publication can be ordered by phoning 01438 843992 (MECS).

Dyslexia Friendly Schools

The following document provides guidance on how to achieve a dyslexia friendly school.