The Queen Elizabeth's Academy

All DAT academies recognise that a child or young person has SEND if they have a learning difficulty or disability which calls for specialist provision to be made for them. The Code of Practice identifies a young person as having a learning difficulty or disability if they:

• have a significantly greater difficulty in learning that the majority of others of the same age; or
• have a disability which prevents or hinders them from making use of educational facilities of a kind generally provided for others of the same age in mainstream schools or mainstream post 16 institutions

All DAT academies make provision in accordance with the Code of Practice (2014), the SEN and Disability Act (amended 2001), index for inclusion (updated 2001) and the Equality Act (2010). Our SEND policy and practice aim to reflect these principles.

Special educational needs or disability is identified in terms of cognition and learning, communication and interaction, social, emotional and mental health, and sensory or physical needs. The DAT academies believe that each young person and their parents have a right to be involved in decision making.

All academies are committed to working in partnership with the child, parents, carers and outside agencies to identify needs, provide support and monitor progress.