At Ninestiles Academy we strive to ensure that all students achieve their potential personally, socially, emotionally and academically in all areas of the curriculum (regardless of their gender, ethnicity, social background, religion, sexual identity, physical ability or educational needs). This document is intended to give you information regarding the ways in which we ensure that we support all of our students, including those with SEND, in order that they can realise their full potential. It may not list every skill, resource and technique we employ in order to achieve this as these are continually developed and used to modify our provision to meet the changing requirements for individual students.

• The Special Educational Needs Policy is monitored by the Board of Directors.
• The SENDCO presents SEND issues to Academy Councillors at Governors meetings, through the Head teacher’s Report, and through meetings with the Academy Councillor with responsibility for the school’s arrangements and provision for meeting Special Educational/Disability Needs.
• The Academy Councillor with responsibility for SEND is appointed annually at the first full Academy Council meeting of the school year. (Please approach Clerk to the Council for further details).
• The Academy Councillor with specific oversight for the provision for students with Special Educational Needs for the academic year 2020/2021 is Akbar Khan

The Birmingham Local Authority’s Local Offer can be found at:
www.localofferbirmingham.co.uk

The Birmingham Special Educational Needs & Disability Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) offers impartial information, advice and support to children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/sendiass

The Special Educational Needs reform required each Local Authority to demonstrate how they co-produced their SEND Local Offer. In September 2014 students from Ninestiles Academy worked with the LA in reviewing the website and made recommendations as to how the Local Offer could be improved. Our students were a credit to themselves, their family and our school.

Local authorities must publish a Local Offer, setting out in one place information about provision that is available and provision that is expected to be across education, health and social care for children and young people in their area who have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

• To provide clear, comprehensive, accessible and up-to-date information about the available provision and how to access it
• To make provision responsive to local needs and aspirations by directly involving children and young people with SEND, their parents, and the professionals who work with them in its development and review

• The Local Offer will help you to find information about what universal, targeted and specialist provision is available for children and young people with SEND in Birmingham and how to access different types of services and support.https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/localoffer

The Birmingham Special Educational Needs & Disability Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) offers impartial information, advice and support to children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities.

The service is impartial, confidential, and free. If you’re a parent or young person being assessed, the service can:

• Help you to understand the referral process
• Act as a named contact throughout the process
• Help you to communicate with everyone involved in the assessment process
• Provide information about personal budgets
• Put you in touch with other people who can help, if necessary

https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/sendiass

Route2wellbeing Birmingham is the definitive guide to local voluntary and community health and care services in Birmingham. Route2wellbeing makes it easy to find local services and activities that promote good health and wellbeing.

https://r2wbirmingham.info/

Solihull has a SEND 0-25 service based at Elmwood Place, 37 Burtons Way, Smiths Wood, Solihull, B36 0UG. This service brings together key professionals to provide services for eligible children and young people with SEND.

http://socialsolihull.org.uk/localoffer

Post 16 education provision – Solihull local offer

The Family Information Service have a wealth of information and advice on choosing childcare (including accessing 2, 3 and 4 year old funding), finding activities for your children and helping you to access any support you may need.

http://socialsolihull.org.uk/localoffer/family-information-service-directory/

• Provide information, advice and support to children and young people up to the age of 25 with SEND
• Provide information, advice and support to the parents/carers of children and young people up to the age of 25 with SEND
• Provide impartial advice about matters relating to SEND, including issues relating to health and social care
• Offer support to parents/carers and children and young people with SEND in participating in decisions made about the child/young person’s education, health and social care

https://www.family-action.org.uk/solihullsendias/