Our Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) is:

Mrs Louise Chadwick

 l.chadwick@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. 

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

OSSME

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.

Date: 13th and 14th January 2025

Time: 9.30am till 12 noon

Venue: Virtual - zoom

Dear Parent/Carer,

If you have early concerns about social communication and interaction or your child is awaiting assessment from the ASD pathway, 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).

If you wish to attend, please contact the team on the email below. Email: asdtrainingteam@liverpool.gov.uk

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 view the Liverpool Local offer Page / Liverpool ASD training team for future training and workshops. Liverpool ASD Training Team | Liverpool Family Information & SEND Directory

We look forward to meeting you.

Yours sincerely

ASD Training Team

Date: 15th, 16th and 17th January 2025

Time: 9.30am till 12 noon

Venue: Virtual - Zoom

Dear Parent/Carer,

We would like to offer you the opportunity to attend a course on Autistic Spectrum Disorder (Your child must have an ASD diagnosis) The course will allow you to build your knowledge on autism and meet / share information with other parents.

(All three sessions need to be attended to complete the course).

If you wish to attend, please contact the team 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. Email: asdtrainingteam@liverpool.gov.uk

If the above dates for the workshop are not suitable, please view the Liverpool Local offer Page / Liverpool ASD training team for future training and workshops.

Liverpool ASD Training Team | Liverpool Family Information & SEND Directory

We look forward to meeting you.

Yours sincerely

ASD Training Team

School Nurse       

Our school nurse is Ashleigh Heggarty

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

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.