Our Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School works as part of a Community of Learning (COL). The COL consists of a number of local schools who we regularly network with and share expertise and resources.
In addition we work closely with the following professionals in order to provide the highest level of support for pupils with SEND.
- Behaviour Support
- Central Durham Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
- Durham Autistic Spectrum Team
- Durham Educational Psychology Service
- Durham Movement Difficulties Service
- One Point Children’s Service
- Educational Social Workers
- Health Agencies
- School Nurse Service
- Learning Difficulties and Disability Support Service
- Special Educational Needs – Inclusion Team
- Looked After Children
- Medical Practitioners
- Occupational Therapy
- Speech and Language Therapists
- The Service for the Visually Impaired
- Tree Tops Occupational Therapy
There are many SEND terms that are abbreviated. These can sometimes lead to confusion, therefore we have included a glossary of the most used SEND terms, as we thought that this may be helpful.
- ADD – Attention Deficit Disorder
- ADHD – Attention Deficit & Hyperactivity Disorder
- ASD – Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- BESD – Behavioural Emotional & Social Difficulties
- CAF – Common Assessment Framework
- CAMHS – Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service
- COP – Code of Practice
- CP – Child Protection
- DCD – Development Co-ordination Disorder
- EAL – English as an additional language
- EP – Educational Psychologist
- FSM – Free School Meals
- HI – Hearing Impairment
- SP – Support Plan
- ISR – In School Review
- KS – Key Stage
- LAC – Looked After Children
- LA – Local Authority
- MLD – Moderate Learning Difficulty
- NC – National Curriculum
- OT – Occupational Therapist
- PSP – Pastoral Support Programme
- SaLT – Speech & Language Therapy
- SEN – Special Educational Needs
- SENDCo – Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator
- SpLD – Specific Learning Difficulty
- VI – Visual Impairment
If you would like to discuss your SEND requirements in detail please contact the school to arrange an appointment.
