Special Educational Needs Information
Our Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) is:
Mrs Louise Chadwick (currently on maternity leave. Mrs C. Baxter is currently Acting SENCO)
l.chadwick@st-christophers.liverpool.sch.uk c.baxter@st-christophers.liverpool.sch.uk
0151 486 2835
The SENCo ensures that all staff follow the SEND Code of Practice to support the needs of our pupils. This may be provided through carefully differentiated work, additional support by an adult in a small group, one to one teaching time with a Teaching Assistant or using specialist services from outside the school.
SEND Support for Families and setting.
Graduated approach
We follow the Assess, Plan, Do, Review cycle for our SEND pupils using Pupil profiles, EHATs (Early Help Assessment Tool) and Annual Reviews where needed to inform this process.
As a school, we provide support in class through differentiating work, providing support materials and providing interventions in reading, writing, speaking and listening and maths to support and raise attainment.
Work with Outside Agencies
At St Christopher's we liaise closely with a wide range of outside agencies such as:
Educational Psychologist
Speech and language Therapy
Outreach Support (Abbots Lea and Aigburth High)
SENISS (Special Educational Needs Inclusion Support Service)
Health and Social Services
School’s Family Support Service
Occupational Therapy
Educational Welfare Officer
SEN Consortia
YPAS (The Young Persons Advisory Service)
Seedlings
Local G.Ps
Early Help Assessment Team
Quiet Place
ADDvanced solutions
This is a group run to support parents/carers of children with ASD either during or post diagnosis.
They are currently offering virtual Community Network Groups and webinar Learning Workshops for parents and carers of children and young people living with neurodevelopmental conditions pre, during and post-diagnosis. Please visit our calendar for booking information.
https://www.addvancedsolutions.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-in-liverpool.html
We continue to offer 1-1 consultations via:
- phone 0151 486 1788 Our phone lines are open Monday - Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm.
- email info@addvancedsolutions.co.uk
- and through our open facebook page - ADDvanced Solutions Community Network and ADDvanced Solutions Community Network CIC our closed facebook group for parents and carers.
The Liverpool ASD Training Team are providing a series of Virtual Group Drop in advisory sessions via zoom.
They are for parents/carers who have any questions or concerns about their child, in regard to social communication difficulties, waiting an ASD assessment or your child has a diagnosis of autism. It is also an opportunity to speak with an ASD trainer and other parents.
The sessions will be one half hours long, you can choose to join anytime with in the time slot or stay for the duration.
You do not require a diagnosis to book your place.
Date: Autumn dates and Times (am / pm sessions)
Dates | Morning Session | Afternoon Session |
27th October | 9.30am – 11am | 1pm – 2.30pm |
1st November | X | 1pm – 2.30pm |
2nd November | X | 1pm – 2.30pm |
21st November | X | 1pm – 2.30pm |
18th December | 9.30am – 11am | X |
19th December | 9.30am – 11am | X |
20th December | 9.30am – 11am | X |
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If you would like to book onto one of the sessions, please
email: asdtrainingteam@liverpool.gov.uk
Virtual Social communication and Behaviour Workshop
Date: Thursday 2nd & Friday 3rd November 2023
Time: 9.30am – 12.00 pm
Venue: via Zoom meeting
Dear Parent/Carer,
Whilst you are waiting for an assessment from the Neurological Developmental Pathway to assess for Autistic Spectrum Disorder. we would like to offer you the opportunity to attend the above workshop on Social Communication and Social Behaviour (Both session dates need to be attended).
At this time the above workshop will be facilitated via a Zoom meeting.
If you wish to attend could you, please contact us on the email below and we will forward a zoom invite via your email address. You can use a computer, tablet or phone to access zoom.
If your child has received an ASD diagnosis can you, please let us know as this is a pre diagnosis workshop.
If the above dates for the workshop are not suitable please contact us to arrange future dates.
We look forward to meeting you.
Yours sincerely
ASD Training Team
School Nurse
Our school nurse is Katie Harris.
Claire no longer holds monthly drop in sessions in school, referrals are done through school and the nurse will arrange to see parents then. All referrals require parental consent and contact number. If you have any concerns about your child and would like a referral made to the school nurse, please make an appointment with the school SENCo via the office or class teacher.
Parents/carers can still contact the school nurse direct via this number:
0151 295 8415
School Health Services
Pupil Profiles
If children's needs require them to have a pupil profile (pen portrait of the child), the class teacher will consult with parents, pupil profiles are reviewed termly.