Support and information for families and parents
of pupils with SEND, additional needs and/or mental health difficulties
Keep checking this page for new information from the school and Wiltshire's services.
Please scroll down the page to find any information that may be useful to you and your family. The most current posts are to be found at the top of this page.
Term 2 2023
Welcome back to school following the half term holiday. We do hope both children and parents found sometime to rest, sometime to spend together and sometime to have fun. We are aware that holidays can be challenging times for some families, we aim to welcome back your children with warmth and kindness. In Term 2 the children are usually quite settled within their classroom, know their routines and therefore are ready to learn, however if your child is finding aspects of their week a challenge please do talk to their teacher in the first instance.
Please continue to use this site this term to support you and your child's needs. I will post new and relevant materials linked with SEND, additional needs, mental health and SEND Wiltshire support materials. Again, I encourage you to scroll down to the bottom of the page again as there are a number of materials from last year and beyond which continue to be useful.
As usual if you have any queries or questions about SEND at Durrington CE Junior School which can't be answered from reading our website, Facebook page or by reading our SEND Information Report, please don't hesitate to contact me at school Monday to Thursday.
Mrs Jessica de Vries
Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Coordinator and Senior Mental Health Lead
Please remember the county Local Offer website when looking for Wiltshire SEND information too.
Education (primary) - Local Offer (wiltshire.gov.uk)
EHCP (primary) - Local Offer (wiltshire.gov.uk)
Parenting courses - Wiltshire Council
SEND Newsletter:
SEND newsletter - Local Offer (wiltshire.gov.uk)
Also don't forget the WPCC (Wiltshire Parent Carer Council)
Parents please don't forget the Wiltshire Parenting Courses on offer when you feel you might need more guidance, support and ideas!
www.wiltshire.gov.uk/parenting-support/parenting-courses
Mental Health and Well-Being in Wiltshire
If you download the document below the links will work (sorry that they do not work directly from our site).
There are some great resources here.
Places2Be
Here are some excellent resources from Places2Be about the summer holidays and change. Please use the links to support your child or family over the holidays. Have a super break whenever you get it, be it a weekend, a week or longer. Take care from all at DJS.
Tips and support for the holidays - Place2Be
10 tips to improve your wellbeing this summer (place2be.org.uk)
The end of a season | Place2Be
When to be worried about worrying: typical versus clinical anxiety | Place2Be
POET Survey - if you haven't already, please fill in the form and have your sayWe are asking parents and carers of children and young people to let us know how the process of getting support worked for you, and what difference it has made to your child or young person. This is so we can help improve things for others who need support. The responses to the survey will be used to help improve the way people get support both in Wiltshire and on a national scale. You can answer all or part of these questions and all of it will be anonymous.
Local Authority Schools - Specialist and Secondary Mainstream Schools
I have put together a list of schools with detail that you may find useful when considering the best provision for your child in the future. As you can see from some recent postings there has been considerable investment in SEND provision for future builds and offers, it does seem to be a positive outlook for some of our learners in the future.
Please see the list below...
Local Offer Website for the most up to date information:
Education (primary) - Local Offer (wiltshire.gov.uk)
Education (secondary) - Local Offer (wiltshire.gov.uk)
Special school and resource base development projects - Local Offer (wiltshire.gov.uk)
Email: SpecialSchools@wiltshire.gov.uk
Specialist Schools
The Springfields Academy (SLCN support)
Website: www.springfields.wilts.sch.uk
Silverwood School - Wiltshire (SLCN / SEMH support)
(Larkrise, St Nicholas, and Rowdeford)
Website: www.silverwood.wilts.sch.uk
Silverwood School Saint Edith's Marsh, Rowde SN10 2QQ
Downland School (SEMH support)
Website: www.downlandschool.org.uk
Downlands Road, Devizes SN10 5EF
NEW September 2023 – (SLCN support)
SAIL School, Salisbury
freeschoolwilts@reachsouth.org
www.reachsouth.org/our-academies/academies-opening-soon/sail
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Mainstream Secondary Schools
NEW Resource Based Provision September 2023:
Clarendon Academy, Resource Based Provision
Website: www.clarendonacademy.com
51 Frome Road, Trowbridge BA14 0DJ , 01225 762686
John of Gaunt, Resource Based Provision
Website: www.johnofgauntschool.org
64 Gloucester Road, Trowbridge BA14 9EH. 01225 762637
Website: www.avonvalleyacademy.org.uk
Recreation Road, Durrington SP4 8HH
Fay West, SENDCo
fwest@avonvalleyacademy.org.uk
Stonehenge School
Website: www.stonehenge.wilts.sch.uk
Holders Road, Amesbury, Salisbury SP4 7PW
Faith Moore, SENCo,
MooreF@Stonehenge.wilts.sch.uk
Website: www.thewellingtonacademy.org.uk
The Wellington Academy, Tidworth, Wiltshire, SP11 9RR, 01264 405060
Victoria Phillips, SENDCo
admin@thewellingtonacademy.org.uk
Website: www.sjcs.org.uk
77 Church Road, Laverstock SP1 1QY
Katherine Lowe, SENDCo,
Website: www.wyvernsteds.org
Church Road, Salisbury SP1 1RD, 01722 328565
S Rideout, SENDCo
Sarum Academy
Website: www.sarumacademy.org
The Caretakers Bungalow Westwood Road, Salisbury SP2 9HS, 01722 323431
Mr M Mineur, SENDCo
Important News
Wiltshire Council and secondary schools working together to provide more support for pupils with SEND
www.wiltshire.gov.uk/news/wiltshire-council-and-secondary-schools-working-together-to-provide-more-support-for-pupils-with-send
Special school and resource base development projects - Local Offer (wiltshire.gov.uk)
Two Wiltshire secondary schools will be providing a new service to help young people with Special Educational Needs and or Disabilities (SEND) from September 2023.
Both Clarendon Academy and John of Gaunt will have secondary resource bases on their sites with 10 spaces available at each site for incoming Year 7 pupils with SEND.
The secondary resource bases will provide young people with access to enhanced support, spending time in the base for specialist intervention while also joining mainstream classes.
Wiltshire Children's Community Services - message from the HCRG Care groupThe Wiltshire Autism Assessment Service (WAAS) is offering pre-assessment support sessions about emotions, behaviour and the autism assessment during the summer, following a successful pilot in March. Information about these is available in the WAAS monthly newsletter and you can sign up for the sessions on familysupport@hcrgcaregroup.com. WAAS will be collecting feedback on them so they can continue to plan sessions that parents/carers find accessible and useful. If you would like to receive this newsletter please contact 0300 247 0090. The Wiltshire Parent Carer Council helped facilitate three parent carer groups in Wiltshire and is producing a report sharing how the autism assessment experience is for families from start to finish. This will help us to plan assessment appointments to include more helpful information for parents, carers and young people. We are continuing to experience unprecedented demand for our specialist children’s services and we apologise if this means that you are not hearing back from us about your child/young person’s referral as quickly as we would like you to or if we are not responding to your message or email as quickly as we would like to. We are working hard to ensure that you receive a response from us as soon as possible. If you do need to contact us, please use our Single Point of Access on 0300 247 0090 or vcl.wiltshirespa@nhs.net and a member of our team will be able to help you. Information about our services and signposting to helpful resources is available on our website and information on how to make a referral If you think your child/young person needs a referral to one of our services then please discuss this with your child/young person’s preschool or school. They will discuss your concerns with you and if appropriate make a referral to our services. There is no need for you to visit your GP for them to make the referral.
Places2Be Mental Health Awareness Week, May 2023
Places2Be are focusing on anxiety next week as part of their Mental Health Awareness Week.
Please use the resources below for more information.
Place2Be: Parenting Smart: My child is anxious
If your child seems anxious – for instance, they’re not their usual self - take time to understand what’s going on. Take a look at our free tips for parents and carers.
6 ways to cope if you’re feeling anxious | Place2Be
Place2Be’s Principal Educational Psychologist, Dr Julia Clements, shares some tips on how children and young people (and even adults) can cope in moments of feeling anxious.
When to be worried about worrying: typical versus clinical anxiety | Place2Be
Isaac Winterburn, Jenny Saxton and Professor Tamsin Ford of the University of Cambridge explore the line at which typical experiences of worry cross over into clinical levels of anxiety.
Neurodiversity Week
Our children at Durrington CE Junior School are starting to use the term and become more familiar with the language and its meaning. Please check out the resources and become more familiar yourself.
"People vary in the way that their brains
take in, process, and respond to information..." (The British Psychological Society)
Someone who is 'neurodivergent' may learn, think or behave differently
than what is considered "typical" (also known as 'neurotypical').
Misunderstanding can lead to children feeling isolated,
excluded from their peers, and frustrated.
(EN-UK VER.) Neurodiversity Week Pack 2023 (website-nessycdn.com)
Place2Be is a great site for support to 'improve children's mental health'. We support the organisation and make use of its many resources. This is a resource I came across that may be of help to parents, please take a look.
Dyslexia Awareness
British Dyslexia Association (bdadyslexia.org.uk)
Mical (2020) | OFFICIAL FILM | Dyslexia Film - YouTube
Understanding Dyslexia Home Edition FREE for Dyslexia Awareness Month | Nessy – British English
Please encourage children to visit this page and watch the video if you feel your child needs support with their feelings and thoughts at present.
Thoughts and feelings getting you down? When to seek help - BBC Bitesize
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https://www.elsa-support.co.uk/
Many free resources can be found on the ELSA Support Website. In schools an ELSA is an Emotional Literacy Support Assistant. ELSAs support children with their social skills, emotions, bereavement, anger management and self-esteem by using social stories, therapeutic stories and counselling skills.
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https://www.sibs.org.uk/about-sibs/sibs-services/
Sibs is the only UK charity for children and adults who are growing up with or have grown up with a disabled brother or sister. We provide information, support and training on sibling issues for adult siblings, young siblings, parents and professionals.
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| T-L-806B-Phase-3-Sentence-Handwriting-Sheets-standard.pdf | Download |
| T-S-1624-Simple-Sentence-Worksheets.pdf | Download |
| T-S-1648-SV-Make-A-Sentence.pdf | Download |
| T2-E-1193-Sentence-Building-Worksheet.pdf | Download |
| T2-E-163-Expanding-Sentences-Worksheets.pdf | Download |
| T2-E-163A-Expanding-Sentences-Worksheets-One-Per-Page.pdf | Download |
| tricky words.pdf | Download |
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