St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

4 Areas of SEND

There are four broad areas of Special Educational Need, these are:

Communication and Interaction
This area of need includes children with Autism Spectrum Condition and those with Speech, Language and Communication Needs.

• Communication and Interaction Information Document
• A Bucket Full of Ideas - A  booklet of activities to support parents with developing their child’s early attention, engagement and turn taking skills.

Cognition and Learning
This includes children with Specific Learning Difficulties, Moderate Learning Difficulties, Severe Learning Difficulties and Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties.

• Cognition and Learning Information Document

Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties
This includes any pupils who have an emotional, social or mental health need that is impacting on their ability to learn.

• Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties Information Document

Physical and/or Sensory Difficulties
This area includes children with hearing impairment, visual impairment, multi-sensory impairment and physical difficulties.

• Physical and/or Sensory Difficulties Information Document

Explore each area in a little more detail with links to websites for further support.