SEND

If your child is on the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) register they could receive support in many ways:

• LSA support in lessons
• 1:1 or small group interventions during registration 
• Supported after-school study sessions
• Additional Numeracy and Literacy in place of Languages (current Year 9 only)
• Access to the Inclusion Room
• Support during unstructured times

The SEND team aims to contact parents/carers three times throughout the academic year to set and review individual targets and to assess the level of support and provision in place. Every child on the SEND register will have a Student Support Plan and a One-Page Profile. These informative and supportive documents are shared with all teaching and support staff. If your child has an Education Health and Care Plan, an annual review will be held at the school and will involve parents, students, staff from the school and any relevant professionals who work directly with your child. Each student on the SEND register will also have a key mentor whom they meet with fortnightly. 

SEND Hub

The SEND hub is a central part at John Ferneley College. Many students are readily accessing the support on offer. Both lunch and break times are particularly busy with students choosing to spend their unstructured times playing games, socialising and enjoying the quieter space. Even after school, the Inclusion Room is open until 4pm on a Monday, Tuesday and Thursday offering homework support to any student who wishes to access this.