Across our schools, we are committed to transforming life chances by removing barriers to learning. We strive to create positive, inclusive learning environments with high expectations for all children and young people regardless of needs or disabilities.

Our aim is to ensure that every learner has access to excellent, inclusive teaching and the support they need to succeed, academically, socially and emotionally at every stage of their education.

 

Strategic leadership of SEND

Strategic leadership is central to our approach to SEND across Cornwall Education Learning Trust. Responsibility for SEND sits with all our leaders, ensuring that inclusion is embedded across every school and not seen as the responsibility of one individual alone.

SENDCos work in close partnership with senior leaders, teachers and support staff to ensure that provision is well-coordinated, effective and responsive. We also work collaboratively with the Local Authority and a range of external agencies to support the needs of children and young people.

Through careful planning, resource allocation and ongoing evaluation, we ensure that our provision is both sustainable and impactful, enabling all learners with SEND to access a high-quality inclusive education.

 

Inclusive teaching

Quality First Teaching is at the heart of our SEND provision. We are committed to ensuring that all learners experience a broad, balanced and ambitious curriculum, delivered through inclusive and adaptive teaching. 

 

 

Our inclusive approach to learning

Teaching is a craft of intellect, empathy and purpose, shaped by knowledge, expertise and relationships. At Cornwall Education Learning Trust, we believe that great teaching deserves a framework that is as professional and enduring as the work it supports.

Our Learning Chronicles are designed to embody a library of academic research, built as a collection of volumes that educators can draw upon to refine, strengthen and shape their practice. They bring together the collective knowledge of expert staff from all of our schools, educational research and policy to create a body of shared understanding that all our educators can use as the basis for their practice. We know that when we teach with clear, evidence-informed and consistent strategies, our learners succeed.

We have four volumes to our CELT Learning Chronicles:

1. Connect
2. Inspire
3. Generate
4. Empower

 

Each contains a wealth of strategies about aspects of teaching, including both belonging strategies designed to ensure all of our learners are able to be their best selves in our classrooms, and pedagogical choices that our educators will skilfully select to support our learners through their journey.

During a lesson, educators will draw upon knowledge and strategies contained in each of the volumes, moving between volumes. The greatest skill of any educator is selecting the most impact approach at any moment.

Our CELT Chronicles are held and supported by culture and routines, the foundation of exceptional learning. They are also underpinned by a drive to support those learners who require additional or different strategies to ensure they are successful.

The Adjustive Teaching Toolkit (ATT) sets out our adaptive strategies to support SEND learners and is crafted to link expertly to the strategies set out in our CELT Chronicles.

 

 

 

Early identification and reducing barriers

Early identification of need is a key priority at CELT. We use a range of assessment, screening and monitoring processes to build a holistic understanding of each learner.

 

The Graduated Approach

This is a four-part cycle (assess – plan – do – review) outlined in the SEN Code of Practice (2015), through which earlier decisions and actions are revisited, refined and revised with a growing understanding of the learner’s needs and of what supports the learners in making good progress and securing good outcomes.

 

 

This cyclical process ensures that:

• Needs are identified early
• Support is carefully planned and implemented
• Impact is regularly reviewed and adapted

Our focus is on reducing barriers to learning, participation and progress so that all learners can access education and achieve their potential.

 

Empowering our communities

We recognise that strong partnerships with parents and carers are essential to achieving the best outcomes for children and young people with SEND.

We are committed to:

• Working in partnership with families
• Providing clear communication and regular opportunities for discussion
• Involving children and young people in decisions about their support

We also invest in high-quality professional development for staff across our Trust. Through training, coaching and shared resources, we ensure that all staff have the knowledge and skills to support learners with SEND effectively.

By building a knowledgeable and supportive community, we create an environment where every learner feels valued, included and able to succeed.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your school directly. We are committed to working in partnership with you to ensure the very best outcomes for your child or young person.

 

Inclusion Team structure

Our inclusion model brings together strategic leadership, specialist expertise and school-based support.

Across our Trust, this includes:

• Executive Leaders – ensuring SEND is a trust-wide strategic priority
• Senior Leaders – embedding SEND within each school’s leadership and development
• SENDCos – coordinating provision and working closely with families and professionals
• Teachers – delivering high-quality inclusive teaching in every classroom
• Support Staff – providing targeted support and interventions
• Service Leads – ensuring systems, resources, environments and staffing structures support inclusive practice and remove barriers for learners
• Access to external professionals – offering specialist advice and guidance

This structure ensures a consistent and coherent approach to SEND, while allowing each school to respond to the needs of its own community.

 

Local Offer and SEND Core Offer

Each of our schools publishes a SEND Information Report on its website. This outlines:

• How SEND is identified
• What provision is available
• How support is reviewed
• How families can be involved

As a Trust, we provide a shared SEND Core Offer, which includes access to:

• Assessment and screening tools
• Evidence-informed interventions
• Specialist advice and support
• Ongoing staff training and development

Cornwall Council SEND Local Offer publishes on its website a Cornwall SEND Local Offer setting out a wide range of information about the specialist services, schools, colleges and organisations that can provide support and information for families of children and young people with SEND. It explains the procedures for requesting an assessment for an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP). You will also find information about:

• Where to go for advice and guidance on SEN and Disability matters
• Leisure activities for children with SEND
• Arrangements for resolving disagreements and mediation

 

 

For further information about provision in a specific school, or to discuss your child or young person’s needs, please contact the SENDCo at the relevant school via their website.