--- title: "SEND" url: "https://www.stjs.org.uk/send" school: "St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary, Sunderland" --- # SEND ## SEND Provision ![](https://www.stjs.org.uk/{C}{C}%3C!--%20ADD%20BANNER%20IMAGE%20PATH%20HERE%20--%3E) ### Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SENDCo) SEND Co-ordinator: Mrs A Toward If you would like to discuss SEND provision in detail, please contact the school office to arrange an appointment with the SEND Team. Telephone: [0191 510 8484](tel:%200191%20510%208484) Email: [{C}{C}<!-- ADD SCHOOL EMAIL HERE -->](mailto:{C}{C}%3C!--%20ADD%20SCHOOL%20EMAIL%20HERE%20--%3E) ### Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) All Sunderland Local Authority (LA) maintained schools have a similar approach to meeting the needs of pupils with Special Educational Needs and /or disabilities and are supported by the LA to ensure that all pupils, regardless of their specific needs, make the best possible progress in school. All schools are supported to be as inclusive as possible, with the needs of pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) being met in a mainstream setting wherever possible. The broad areas of SEND need are: - Communication and Interaction - Cognition and Learning - Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties - Sensory and/or Physical The LA Local Offer The Children and Families Bill was enacted in September 2014. From this date Local Authorities (LA) and schools are required to publish and keep under review information about services they expect to be available for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) aged 0–25. The LA refer to this as the ‘Local Offer’. The intention of the Local Offer is to improve choice and transparency for families. It will also be an important resource for parents in understanding the range of services and provision in the local area. Parents and families can obtain information about Sunderland SEN department local offer for SEND on the Sunderland website. ### Key SEND Documents Full details are provided in our **SEND Policy**, found on the [policies page](https://www.stjs.org.uk/policies). Additional information, guidance and documents related to SEND can be accessed below: **Accessibility Plan** can be found on the [policies page](https://www.stjs.org.uk/policies). Send Information Report 193 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-joseph-s-catholic-primary-school-2/files/documents/send_information_report_2026-7_(1).pdf) Accessibility Plan 304 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-joseph-s-catholic-primary-school-2/files/documents/Accessibility-Plan-.pdf) Rainbow Guide 59.38 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-joseph-s-catholic-primary-school-2/files/documents/Rainbow-Guide.pdf) ### Further Information & Support - For information about the Local Authority SEND Local Offer, please visit [ the SEND Local Offer ](https://www.sunderland.gov.uk/sendlocaloffer) - For local and regional SEND events, please see our [ Facebook page ](https://www.stjs.org.uk/{C}{C}%3C!--%20ADD%20SCHOOL%20FACEBOOK%20LINK%20HERE%20--%3E). ### Useful Links - KOOTH - [Home - Kooth](https://www.kooth.com/) - QWELL - [Home - Qwell](https://www.qwell.io/?trk=organization_guest_main-feed-card-text) - Young Minds - [YoungMinds](https://www.youngminds.org.uk/) - The National Autistic Society - [National Autistic Society](https://www.autism.org.uk/) - Toby Henderson Trust - [The Toby Henderson Trust](https://www.ttht.co.uk/) - The British Dyslexia Association - [British Dyslexia Association](https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/) - Dyspraxia Collective - [Dyspraxia Collective](https://www.dyspraxiacollective.co.uk/) - TreeTops Occupational Therapy - [Tree Tops Children's Occupational Therapy](https://www.treetopsoccupationaltherapy.co.uk/) - Speech and Language UK - [Speech and Language UK](https://speechandlanguage.org.uk/) - Mencap - [Mencap](https://www.mencap.org.uk/) - The Rainbow Guide - [Rainbow Guide](https://www.choicewellbeingservice.org/rainbowguide) - Healthier Together - [Child 5 - 11 Years](https://nenc-healthiertogether.nhs.uk/child-under-12-years) - South Tyneside Local Offer - [Home - SEND Local Offer](https://sendlocaloffer.southtyneside.gov.uk/) - SENDIASS - [SENDIASS South Tyneside](https://www.southtynesidesendiass.co.uk/) - Parent Carer Forum - [STPCF \| South Tyneside Parent Carer Forum](https://stpcf.org/) - South Tyneside Family Hubs - [Homepage - For Every Family](https://southtynesidefamilyhubs.co.uk/) - Healthy Minds Team - [Healthy Minds Team](https://www.stsftmentalhealth.nhs.uk/our-services/south-tyneside/mental-health-support-service-healthy-minds-team) - Lifecycles - [Lifecycle Services](https://www.stsftmentalhealth.nhs.uk/our-services/south-tyneside/children-and-young-peoples-mental-health-service-lifecycle-services) - Autism Hub - [Autism Hub](https://www.ttht.co.uk/autism-hub/) - Autism Able - [AutismAble](https://autismable.com/) - Escape - [Escape Intervention](https://www.escapeintervention.org.uk/) - KAYAKS - [KAYAKS](https://www.southtyneside.gov.uk/article/10511/Kids-And-Young-Adults-Klub-KAYAKS-special-needs-support-group) - WAVES - [Waves Support Group](https://www.waves-support-group.com/) ![St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary, Sunderland](https://files.schudio.com/st-joseph-s-catholic-primary-school-2/images/logo/logo-footer-with-diocese-02.png) ### St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary, Sunderland Rutland Street Sunderland SR4 6HY 0191 510 8484 ### Useful Links - [Website Terms ](https://bccet.org.uk/website-terms) - [Accessibility Statement](https://bccet.org.uk/accessibility-statement) - [Privacy Statement](https://bccet.org.uk/privacy-policy) - [FOI](https://bccet.org.uk/freedom-of-information) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stjosephsmillfield) © Copyright 2026 St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary, Sunderland School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.stjs.org.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)