Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
At Upton Primary School, we want every child to belong, participate fully and achieve well. Children with special educational needs and disabilities should experience the same ambition as their peers, alongside the adjustments, teaching and support they need to succeed.
Responsibility for pupils with SEND belongs to the whole school. Class teachers remain responsible for the progress and development of every child in their class, including where additional adults or specialist services are involved.
Our starting point is high-quality, inclusive teaching. We use carefully selected adaptations, reasonable adjustments and targeted provision to remove barriers, increase participation and develop independence. Support is based on the individual child’s needs rather than simply on a diagnosis or label.
If you are concerned about your child
Parents and carers should speak first to their child’s class teacher. You do not need to wait for a parents’ evening.
The class teacher will listen to your concerns, consider the information available and agree any initial actions with you. Where appropriate, the teacher will involve the school’s Special Educational Needs Coordinator.
Our SENDCo is:
Sarah Lock
Upton Primary School
Waggon Lane
Upton
Pontefract
West Yorkshire
WF9 1JS
Telephone: 01977 650820
Email: office@upton.wakefield.sch.uk
Please mark correspondence for the attention of Mrs Lock.
How we identify and support children
A child does not need a diagnosis to receive support. We consider the child’s strengths, progress, participation and any barriers affecting their learning.
Where a child may have SEND, we use a graduated response based on the four-stage cycle:
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Assess – understand the child’s strengths, needs, starting points and barriers.
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Plan – agree outcomes, adjustments, provision and a date for review.
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Do – deliver the agreed support while maintaining access to an ambitious curriculum.
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Review – consider the difference the support has made and decide what should happen next.
Parents, carers and pupils are involved throughout this process. Where school-based support is not sufficient, we may seek advice from specialist education, health or social care services.
Our SEND provision
Upton supports children across the four broad areas of need:
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communication and interaction;
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cognition and learning;
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social, emotional and mental health; and
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sensory or physical needs.
Provision ranges from inclusive classroom teaching and reasonable adjustments to targeted intervention, enhanced school-based provision and support informed by specialist advice or an Education, Health and Care Plan.
We work to ensure that pupils with SEND are included in lessons, playtimes, clubs, educational visits, residential experiences and the wider life of the school. Where a barrier is identified, we consider the reasonable adjustments, staffing, equipment or planning needed to support participation.
SEND information and school documents
Please use the links below to read:
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Upton Complaints Policy and Procedure
The SEND Information Report explains in greater detail how Upton identifies needs, plans and reviews support, works with families and specialist services, supports transition and evaluates the effectiveness of its provision.
Wakefield SEND Local Offer
Wakefield’s SEND Local Offer provides information about education, health, social care, activities and support for children and young people aged 0 to 25 with SEND and their families.
Wakefield SEND Local Offer:
https://wakefield.mylocaloffer.org/
Independent information and advice
Wakefield SENDIASS provides free, confidential and impartial information and advice to children and young people with SEND and their parents or carers.
Telephone: 01924 965588
Email: wakefieldsendiass@family-action.org.uk
Website: https://wakefield.mylocaloffer.org/wakefield-sendiass
Concerns or complaints
We aim to resolve concerns through open and timely discussion. Parents should normally speak to the class teacher first and then the SENDCo. If a concern remains unresolved, it may be raised with the Headteacher or through the school’s published Complaints Policy and Procedure.
A paper copy or an alternative accessible version of the information on this page is available free of charge from the school office.