New Form 1 SEN PUPILS
Dear Parent,
My name is Mrs Marrs, and I am Assistant Principal Teacher, Head of Learning Support here at Methody. There will be a number of you who have a son or daughter who perhaps required Learning Support in Primary school and may have been on the SEN Register, including those with a Statement of Special Education Needs. As parents you will have been used to working closely with the Learning Support Coordinator in your son or daughter’s primary school. I want to reassure you that at post primary school level, Learning Support also exists and either I or my Team will be working closely with you and your son or daughter throughout their time here in Methody.
If your son or daughter has any type of Special Education Need and/or Disability– such as Dyslexia, ADD/ADHD, Autism, Developmental Coordination Disorder, a Hearing or Visual impairment or any other Medical Need please will you make sure that we are aware of this here in school.
If you have any Psychology reports or Medical reports concerning your son or daughter please will you send these into Methody before the end of June. If your son or daughter has had a Personal Learning Plan (PLP)/Individual Education Plan (IEP) in primary school, please can you also send us in copies of these. If they had extra time or any other special Access Arrangements for the SEAG tests we would also like to know about these as this helps us with planning for our examinations within Methody.
All this information ensures that our school records are up to date, and it helps us plan for the correct provision, from within our own school provision for your son or daughter which will allow our teachers to meet their needs in the classroom.
If a pupil is on the SEN register whilst at Methody, in line with the Graduated Response Framework, they will have a PLP, and you will have a specific point of contact within our staff to discuss this. If a pupil is not on the SEN register, for example your child has Autism, but is very independent in the classroom, they may or may not have a Reasonable Adjustment Plan (RAP).
Take care and I look forward to working with you and your son/daughter.
Mrs J Marrs
