Telephone: 01202 876 556
office@fernmid.dorset.sch.uk
Ferndown Middle School
Peter Grant Way Ferndown Dorset BH22 9UP

SEN

Our designated SEND coordinator, Mrs Hitchins, can be contacted via the school office.

At Ferndown Middle School we aim to provide effective opportunities for all pupils, including those with Special Educational Needs, in all areas of the curriculum.  We are a good school (OFSTED) with good and outstanding teachers and therefore the majority of needs are met by universal, targeted, differentiated, quality-first teaching in each classroom.  We have high aspirations and expectations of all our pupils and set appropriate learning challenges for each pupil’s level of ability both in the lesson and for homework.  Individual and group interventions are provided for those identified as requiring structured programmes and support. At Ferndown Middle School we use the Three Wave Model, a graduated approach to special needs;

Wave 1 is on offer for all students, in inclusive, high-quality learning classrooms. Teachers will use the SENCo’s guidance and within their subject aim to remove barriers and meet need. The next stage is about teachers knowing and deciding at what point, for any individual pupil good, universally targeted quality-first teaching is not enough.  This is when support will move to Wave 2.

Wave 2 -staff record evidence to show the strategies tried and demonstrate what has worked and what has not worked. This information forms evidence to inform the next steps.

Wave 3- is the final stage when there is a trail of evidence that Wave 1 and 2 interventions do not meet identified need. At this point the SENCo and possibly external professionals become more closely involved in identifying, planning, monitoring and reviewing individual support across the curriculum.

The following SEN Policies can be viewed on our policies page:

  • Accessibility Plan
  • Supporting pupils with medical conditions and managing medicines
  • Intimate Care

Downloads

SEND Policy Dec 2023 (FMS)

SEND Information report February 2024

Waves of Intervention

Dorset Parents guide to support your childs SEND

Links
Dorset’s Local Offer
Dorset’s Family Information Directory