At Kingsthorne we make every effort to welcome and include every child. We want the child to be happy especially about coming to school and recognise that every child is unique.
Some children might have additional needs and these are referred to as SEND (Special Educational Needs or Disabilities), which calls for special provision to be made, a provision that is different from or additional to that usually available to pupils of the same age.
For full information of how Kingsthorne supports children with SEND, please click on the links to the School SEND Information Report and the Accessibility Policy. There are also links to the Birmingham Local Offer Website and other useful links for parents.
USEFUL WEBSITES
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- Autism West Midlands – Enriching the lives of autistic people living in the West Midlands
- Forward Thinking Birmingham – The city’s mental health partner for 0-25 year olds
- Pause Hubs – Emotional wellbeing support
- Scope – Equality for disabled people
- Birmingham Speech and Language Therapy – provide evidence based specialist support to children (0-19) with a range of specific speech, language and communication difficulties
PARENT SUPPORT GROUPS - USEFUL LINKS
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- United Support Group – Supporting families who have children and young people with an ASC, ADHD and other similar conditions.
- Family Support Group – Provide a range of support services for families including an information helpline, family outreach workers and support groups.
- ADDISS – Providing people-friendly information and resources about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder to anyone who needs assistance – parents, sufferers, teachers or health professionals.
- Dyslexia Action – Our training courses are designed to strengthen the expertise and confidence of teachers, SENCos, teaching assistants, instructors, tutors, learning support staff and lecturers who support students with literacy difficulties, dyslexia and other specific learning difficulties (SpLDs).