Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) can affect a child or young person’s ability to learn. They can affect their:
- behaviour or ability to socialise, for example they struggle to make friends
- reading and writing, for example because they have dyslexia
- ability to understand things
- concentration levels, for example because they have ADHD
- physical ability
Click here to read our SEND Information Report
Our Inclusion Team
Our Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion and Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator, (SENCo)
Our SENCO is Jake Bignal. Jake took up the post of Acting Assistant Headteacher and SENCo at Saltdean in January 2024. He became permanent in this post in September 2024. Jake is a qualified teacher who has had a successful teaching career in London and now in Brighton and Hove.
Our Specialist Inclusion Support Team:
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Mrs Hayley McGuire Learning Mentor |
Mrs Kelly Sellens Speech and Language Assistant |
Miss Faye Byrne Individual Needs Assistant |
Mrs Maria Bowman Individual Needs Assistant |
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Mrs Dawn Thorp Individual Needs Assistant |
Mrs Rosina Lind Individual Needs Assistant |
Mrs Kerry Cox Individual Needs Assistant |
Mrs Sara Perkins Individual Needs Assistant |
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Mrs Lorraine Walters Individual Needs Assistant |
Mrs Hala Dahra Individual Needs Assistant |
Ms Nicola Metcalf Individual Needs Assistant |
Mr Matt Seekings Individual Needs Assistant |
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Miss Ellie Cockcroft Individual Needs Assistant |
Miss Emily Adams Individual Needs Assistant |
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Other Support for Pupils with SEND
Class teachers
All of our teachers receive in-house SEN training, and are supported by the SENCo to meet the needs of pupils who have SEN. Teachers have ongoing CPD linked to SEN, including ASC (Autistic Spectrum Conditions), Just Right, supporting pupils with literacy difficulties, managing behaviour that challenges, Social Emotional and Mental Health, attachment and ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences).
Teaching Assistants (TAs)
We have a team of TAs, who are trained to deliver SEN provision. They have regular CPD and training opportunities around SEN support and provision.
External agencies and experts
Sometimes we need extra help to offer our pupils the support that they need. Whenever necessary we will work with external support services to meet the needs of our pupils with SEN and to support their families. These include:
- Speech and language therapists
- Educational psychologists
- Occupational therapists
- GPs or paediatricians
- School nurse team
- Child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS)
- Education welfare officers
- Social services and other LA-provided support services
- Voluntary sector organisations
Please contact Mr Bignal if you have any questions regarding SEN provision at Saltdean. He can be reached on enq@saltdean.brighton-hove.sch.uk or by calling 01273 303358.
Click here to find our SEND Policy on our policies and reports page
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Click here for information for parents / carers on the ASC or ADHD pathways
