Special Educational Needs

Teaching Staff

Mrs H. Shields - SEN Co-ordinator

Learning Support Assistants
	Miss N. Paul	Mrs T. Best
	Mrs C. Anderson	Ms A. Czerwinska
	Mrs E. McCombe	Mrs J. Irvine
	Miss D. Healy	Ms. P McEneaney
	Mrs A. Kucina

Newry High School is committed to delivering inclusive education for children with Special Educational Needs to meet the duties as they relate to SEN aspects of the Special Educational Needs Disability Order 2005. Pupils with Special Educational Needs are taught in mainstream classes where every effort is made to facilitate and enhance the teaching and learning through planned use of additional, positive and practical intervention strategies. Through these we hope to create a supportive and disciplined environment which will foster the individual growth and development of caring, responsible young people.

Our provision for pupils with special educational needs, and in particular, those pupils who experience mild/moderate learning difficulties, emotional, physical or medical difficulties or those with Statements of Special Educational Needs , is based primarily on our commitment to provide them with a broad, balanced, relevant and where appropriate, differentiated education. Our strategies include the following:-

develop all teachers' expertise and confidence
early identification and intervention, availing of the knowledge of parents. primary school teachers and Health Service and Education Authority personnel
on-going assistance from relevant and appropriate external agencies e.g. Education Welfare Officer, Educational Psychologist, Ethnic Minority and Diversity Service, Counselling 4 Youth, Social Services, Child and Family clinic etc, Southern Region Education Authority Advisory and Support Services e.g. Autism Advisory and at School Service, Sensory Support Service and SEN Transition Coordinator
providing a happy, sensitive and secure pastoral care environment which complements effective learning
efficient diagnostic testing, early intervention and the modification of programmes of work to take account of the results, paying heed to the recommendations of Department of Education Supplementary Guidance to the Code of Practice on the Identification and Assessment of Special Educational Needs
using a variety of teaching methods and strategies which will encourage active, creative and independent learning e.g. group work, support teaching, classroom and domestic assistant support, Year 13 Peer Tutoring, use of ICT, Reading Partnership Programme, Toe By Toe Programme and Lexia Programme
ensuring that improvements and achievements are recognised, recorded and rewarded where appropriate
individual support offered by qualified classroom and domestic assistants.

Special Educational Needs

Teaching Staff

Learning Support Assistants