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Provision for Pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

SENCo (Special Educational Needs Coordinator): Miss L Haines

St Matthew's is an inclusive school and we are committed to providing high quality education for all our pupils. In accordance with the SEND Code of Practice, we aim to identify early those children who have Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND), in order to plan and implement effective support to help them make good progress. 

Each child in the school is unique and teachers plan their lessons to cater for all the abilities and needs within the classroom. The vast majority of our pupils with SEND are taught in mainstream classes with differentiated learning tasks, as appropriate. The Special Educational Needs Co ordinator and specialists from other agencies also provide support for the children.

At St Matthew's School we also have a Special Needs Support Centre for Reception, Key Stage One and Key Stage Two children with ASD. Places for this are allocated by Surrey County Council Special Educational Needs.

We are proud of the high level of success we have in enabling children to overcome challenges, make progress and achieve their personal targets. Progress is seen in their academic achievements and also in their development of life skills, confidence and independence.

We work closely with parents of all children based on trust, understanding and open communication.

We have a wide range of extra-curricular activities including clubs, outings and residential trips at St Matthew’s School. We encourage every child to participate. Some children may require additional support, but our aim is to ensure, where possible, that every child is included.

Please find SEND Policy, SEND Information Report, SEND Information Report for the Special Needs Support Centre (SNSC) and our Accessibility Action Plan below. 

To read the Surrey Council Local Offer click the link below: 

www.surreylocaloffer.org.uk

The Surrey local offer website has been updated to include lots of really good information, advice and resources, including a document on managing home learning for parents of primary (and secondary) age children. For more information go to:

https://www.surreylocaloffer.org.uk/kb5/surrey/localoffer/home.page

 

Wave 1 Provision

Wave 1 is quality first teaching whereby Teachers are aware of the needs of all the children in their class and plan and address these through their teaching. Teaching is adapted to different learning styles and work is differentiated appropriately to match the needs of the children.

 

Wave 2 Provision

Wave 2 is specific, additional and time-bonded intervention provided for some children who need help to accelerate their progress to enable them to work at or above age-related expectations.

Wave 2 interventions are often targeted at a group of pupils with similar needs. This includes groups for specific skills such as time tables, sentence structure and comprehension.

 

Wave 3 Provision

Wave 3 is targeted provision for a minority of children where it is necessary to provide highly tailored intervention to accelerate progress or enable children to achieve their potential. This may include one to one or specialist interventions, such as precision teaching, Reading Recovery and Numbers Count.

Documents

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SEND Ordinarily Available Provision 27th Mar 2025 Download
  • 07:58 PM - Fri 25 July Nothing says Summer quite so much as enjoying ice cream. pic.twitter.com/Jf8zP5w2H2
  • 01:11 PM - Tue 22 July In a busy couple of days we even had two theatre productions. One was The Gingerbread Boy and these are pictures from Robin Hood Saves The Forest! pic.twitter.com/kio6xBD9zJ
  • 12:03 PM - Tue 22 July Nothing says "Hello Summer" better than an ice cream. We really enjoyed the visit by the Ice Cream Van pic.twitter.com/7kp9VUKuw7
  • 11:29 AM - Mon 21 July Fantastic way to finish at St Matthew's! Year 6 having a great time at Go Ape in Crawley pic.twitter.com/N5AJAWv4II
  • 12:58 PM - Fri 18 July Good luck to our leavers who shared their memories and ambitions with us. pic.twitter.com/xoibgJsKVg
  • 05:38 PM - Tue 15 July We were lucky enough to visit Crystal Palace today, building on the great work that has already been done by them coming in and taking groups at school. pic.twitter.com/g23U7s6sKK
  • 02:44 PM - Mon 14 July Today we were visited by John and his guide dog Oliver during Collective Worship. Afterwards, John spent time talking to reception classes about his life and how Oliver helps him. pic.twitter.com/2Rpn4WKBiR
  • 08:48 AM - Wed 9 July The children really enjoyed their visit from The Animal Man pic.twitter.com/XxvvTdwvl3
  • 05:11 PM - Tue 8 July We came 2nd in SDBE MAT Games Day 2025. Well done!! pic.twitter.com/M1ecbX4mrn
  • 04:21 PM - Tue 8 July We are really proud of the children who represented the school so well at the MAT Sports Day at Dulwich College. pic.twitter.com/A7cU3qbI8q
  • 05:28 PM - Fri 4 July Year 2 had a lovely day building our Great Fire of London houses in the style of a 1666 Tudor house. We all worked with a partner and developed our teamwork skills!! Hopefully, there will be a reconstruction of the Great Fire next week! pic.twitter.com/HHWs0NVwOO
  • 10:54 AM - Fri 4 July Congratulations to our Chair of Governors Moira Astin on her ordination as Bishop of Crediton in the Diocese of Exeter pic.twitter.com/GUgVTiHjSn
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