Special Educational Needs
Sirius Academy West is an inclusive school that values the abilities of all of its students and that aims to create a fully inclusive ethos and environment. All children, including those with Special Educational Needs have an equal right to expect a broad and varied curriculum, one that meets needs, is appropriate and challenges learners.
Sirius Academy west supports young people who have a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Alongside quality first teaching we provide a range of interventions. The academy has a sensory room and an inclusion hub as well as providing a range of interventions such as ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support), SALT (Speech and Language Therapy), Lego Therapy and SPLD (Specific Learning Difficulty). Sirius also offers a Shine Club at break and lunch- a safe place for more vulnerable students to enjoy their recreation and develop social skills. We are all committed to raising standards and ensuring that students identified as having a special educational need or disability enjoy a wide range of opportunities, fulfilling their potential and raising aspirations. We ensure that students take pride in their achievements, make progress and are able to develop their abilities and talents.
If you wish to contact the SEND team please email: [email protected]
Sirius Academy West has achieved the Inclusion School Award with Flagship Status.
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The Hull Local Offer
The Local Offer provides information on what services children, young people and their families can expect from a range of local agencies, including education, health and social care. Knowing what is out there gives you more choice and therefore more control over what support is right for your child.
Emily Curry (Tel : (01482) 305770 | Email : [email protected]) is the Early Help SEND Team Manager and she manages 5 Early Help SEND Family Support Workers. They support families across Hull and are based within the Family Hubs. The Early Help SEND Team support families by signposting them to the most appropriate support and by co-ordinating the services they have involved already. They receive a high number of referrals from various agencies for various reasons, however the main reasons are for SEND parenting, parent emotional wellbeing/ peer support and activities for children.
The Early Help SEND Family Support team signposts families to various agencies with hopes that families will be able to access the support they need at the soonest opportunities. The Local Offer Hull also provides a directory of information of SEND services and support.
To view the Local Offer please click HERE.
The Early Help SEND team do not undertake parenting within the home as they cannot spend the time getting to know every child’s individual needs – this is the parent/ carers responsibility to learn about their own child’s needs and implement the advice and strategies we provide within our training.
Signposts for parents
Hull Parent Carer Forum CIC.
Arthur Richardson Centre
Savoy Rd
Hull
HU8 0TX
01482 230017
[email protected]
Training and Parenting support for parents and carers:
– Early Help SEND parenting offer:
– ASC and Sensory Processing Differences workshop 4 hours – 1 day (in person at Brunswick House or online) – no diagnosis needed
– Sensory Eating Challenges Course – 2 hour over 3 consecutive weeks (in person within the Family Hubs) – no diagnosis needed
– Solihull parenting – delivered via the Early Help parenting team (in person at Brunswick House and other locations) – no diagnosis needed
For any of these courses please contact a Family Hub.
Other parenting and training support for parents and carers
– Matthews Hub provide training for ASC and ADHD – call Matthews Hub direct for information or there is information on their Facebook page – no diagnosis needed.
– Daisy Chain project provide online workshops – no diagnosis needed.
Training – Parents & Carers – Daisy Chain
– Newbold Hope provide information on violent behaviour towards parents and other family members these are a series of pre-recorded videos and webinars – no diagnosis needed.
– KIDS Sleep service- Hull and East Riding SEND sleep service (East Riding) – Kids – no diagnosis needed
– Beyond Autism- Introduction to autism – a course for parents, families and carers – BeyondAutism
– TIC Yorkshire- ADHD and TIC syndrome support / provide training for schools and professionals- Welcome to T.I.C. (Tourettes-Syndrome, Inclusion in the Community) – Tic Yorkshire
– Learning Disability Team- Children’s Learning Disability Team | Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
Early Help met with SEND parents and carers when creating the Early Help SEND training offer to find out what they find most useful when it comes to understanding their child needs and they said SEND parent peer support. They provide this information to parents and carers as this can often be more useful than courses and webinars. Below is a list of various parent peer groups parents/ carers can attend and their child does not need a diagnosis.
Parent Peer Support/ emotional support for parent and carers
– Parent Carer Forum (PCF)- Hull Parent Carer Forum
– Aim Higher- Aim Higher – Home
– Listening ear 4 u- Listeningear4U | Hull – Supporting parents & carers of children and young people with additional needs.
– Parents United parents/ carers of children age 0-5 years
– KIDS befriending service
– Carers Information Support Service (CISS)- City Health Care Partnership
– Ascend – aScEND Hull
Below are the SEND activities across the city some of which provide a short break for parents/ carers.
SEND Activities and Leisure Opportunities
– Tigers Trust –Disability Sport | Inclusive & Visually Impaired Sport Hull
– Sportsability – School PE, Private Swimming – Sportsability Hull & East Yorkshire
– KIDS Early Years – Hull Early Years SEND Groups – Kids
– Buzaballoo and Big Buzz
– Bridges Youth Group – How Are You Feeling?
– Astra Youth group-How Are You Feeling?
– Special Stars Foundation- Special Stars Foundation | Specialist Stockist, Inclusive Activities, Sensory Room
– LAFSS – referral only via portal CYP Hub
– ADHD youth group – Welcome to T.I.C. (Tourettes-Syndrome, Inclusion in the Community) – Tic Yorkshire
– SEND sibling group – Welcome to T.I.C. (Tourettes-Syndrome, Inclusion in the Community) – Tic Yorkshire
Other SEND Support
– Sensory processing Hub – Sensory Processing – Humber Sensory Processing Hub
– Support with parental conflict / relationship issues – Home – Relationship Matters
– Bereavement support – Bereavement Support – Dove House Hospice
– Support/ advice with EHCP and CYPS- SENDIASS – Hull SENDIASS – Kids
– Young people mental health support – How Are You Feeling?
– Emotional wellbeing and prevent criminal behaviours – FlipSide | Young People’s Support in Hull and East Yorkshire
– Healthy relationships / sexual health and sexually appropriate behaviours – MESMAC- Home – Yorkshire MESMAC
– LGBTQ+ support – TheWarren-holdingPage
Young people drug and alcohol Support – ReFresh Hull
There are of course many more services for parent, carers and children – these are just some of the most common.
Shine Club
Shine Club is a warm and welcoming break and lunch time club. Situated in the Yellow Pod within the heart of the school, students enjoy their recreation in a nurturing environment with fewer students. Support staff are on hand to chat with and there is an array of games to play. Shine Club is an excellent way to meet new people, make new friends and to thoroughly enjoy break and lunch time.
Sensory Room
Our sensory room has been created to offer a timetabled and targeted intervention to students with sensory needs. Fully trained by an occupational therapist, our staff aim to support students with their sensory needs by educating them about their sensory diet and offer strategies to support emotional regulation. Interventions range from circuits of activity, to having time in the sensory tent with the weighted blanket. The sensory room offers bespoke intervention for students with the greatest need and allows us to work together to develop strategies to use both in school and at home.
