SEND
Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)
Burrington Primary School is a mainstream inclusive school welcoming all children, some of whom may have special or additional needs and/or a disability. Please see our SEND Policy and SEND Information Report below to find out more or speak to your child’s teacher in the first instance.
Mrs Tracey Jones is our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Co-ordinator (SENCO) and she works with class teachers, families and other agencies to co-ordinate provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities. She can be contacted via the school office: office@burringtoncofeprimary.co.uk or call 01761 46266
Our school Learning Mentor supports children throughout the school. Her main role involves overcoming barriers to learning, and supporting children with social and emotional needs. She can also be contacted via the school office as above.
Further information on who to speak to if you do have any concerns about your child's progress can be found here
Click here to read:
SEND Information Report Burrington 2023
SEND Policy Lighthouse schools partnership 2023
COVID 19 ADDENDUM TO SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITY POLICY OCT 20
If you are a parent of an SEND child and you have a complaint regarding the support the school provides, please see the 'Resolution' section of the SEND Information Report.
USEFUL SOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUT SEND
Below are some websites you may find useful:
Disability, special needs and the North Somerset Local Offer
Supportive Parents Organisation
The Communication Trust Speech and Language
North Somerset Dyslexia Association
National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS)
Contact Org for children and young people with hemiplegia
Contact a Family (Providing support, advice and information for families with disabled children including information on a wide range of medical disorders and details of national support groups)
