SEND Provision
The role of the Learning Support Department is to aid the learning and progress of students with special educational needs and disabilities, and to help remove any barriers to learning that they might experience.
The main objective of the SEN provision is to assist any child who has a special educational need or disability which is affecting their progress at school. The support for students with SEND is coordinated by the school’s SENCo (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator). It is their job, in conjunction with other SEND team members and the pastoral team, to ensure that students with barriers to learning are identified, appropriate interventions implemented and their progress reviewed on a regular basis, where appropriate.
"The needs of pupils with SEND are accurately identified. Appropriate specialist support is put in place when required." Ofsted Report May 2023
Mrs Claire TrumpSENCO & Senior Leader |
Miss Emma DugganAssistant SENCO |
Miss Lizz BandyAssistant SENCO |
Mrs Alexis JonesAssistant SENCO |
Mrs Sally SmithSEND Operations Manager |
SEND Information Report 2025/2026
INTERVENTIONS
At Tring School we recognise that students make progress at varying rates. At times they may need extra support to help them overcome a hurdle or a problem to help their learning. We identify students who need further support through class teacher referrals and in school testing.
SEND Policies
Wellbeing Support Service
In addition to our outstanding Pastoral Student Support Services, we have recently grown our team to include Well-being Lead, Miss Gosling, offering an additional level of emotional guidance and support.
We have seen an increase in the need for emotional and behavioural support and have adapted to help students access early intervention to prevent the need of escalation to outside agencies.
The well-being team offer a range of interventions using CBT and DBT informed practices, including;
- Anxiety management skills
- Low-mood management skills
- Self-esteem building intervention
- Understanding emotions - ASD focus
- Partnership with MCR Pathways - mentoring program
Students are able to access support from The Wellbeing Team in a number of ways.
Interventions are accessible via referral by the student themselves or a member of staff.
Our approaches vary depending on the presenting need of the child and are formulated on a case by case basis, often collaborating with external agencies.
Student voice has been an integral part of this additional service and we work closely with our student body to ensure services are accessible for all.
For further information, please contact your child’s Head of House or the Sixth Form team.
Exam Access Arrangements (EAA)
Some students may need extra support during exams. This may be one or more of the following special exam access arrangements:
- Use of ICT
- Reader
- Scribe
- Rest Breaks
- Extra Time
- Prompt
Students who the school feel may benefit from additional support during exams are tested in school to ascertain the type of support which would be most appropriate. Even though students may have had access to support during their KS2 studies, it does not mean that it will automatically be the case at KS3 or GCSE. The school has to retest at each Key Stage as required by the exam boards.
The school will test a student if:
- They have previously accessed exam support at KS2
- Their teacher(s) makes a referral to Learning Support with concerns about the student
- There is significant evidence from classroom-based assessments that a student needs support during tests
Once a student has been assessed, the school will contact parents with any recommendations. Please note that although we will take into consideration a private educational psychologist report about exam access arrangements, we may not apply to the exam boards with their recommendations. Instead, we have a qualified tester in school, and we will use their recommendations about how best to support a student in exams.
Our Exam Access Arrangements and Exam Policy can be found on this page.
Useful Websites
ACT Foundation – offers grants to enhance the quality of life of people in need, for example grants for equipment or adaptations where the Local Authority cannot help.
Cerebra - help to support parents/carers with children who have sleep issues. They also have a stress helpline.
SOS SEN - A national charity aiming to empower parents and carers of children and young people with SEN and disabilities to access the help they are entitled to, particularly in the education system
IPSEA - Independent Special Education advice for parents
Preparing for Adulthood - Providing expertise and support for preparing for adulthood from the earliest years
Mencap Supporting people with a learning disability and their families and carers
ADD-vance ADD-vance is a Hertfordshire based charity that supports families affected by ADHD, Autism or a related condition and the professionals who support them.
https://sensory-processing.middletownautism.com/ support for autistic learners with sensory processing, ideas for activities, resources and guidance for those supporting them
www.mentalhealth.org.uk - Mental Health Foundation has on-line information about anxiety, depression, ADHD
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions - find information about ASD, SPLD and other medical conditions.
www.talkingpoint.org.uk - Speech and Language Services – Talking Point provides a guide to speech and language services and useful links to other associated websites.
www.youngminds.org.uk - Young Minds – a national charity committed to improving the mental health of all children, advice about depression, eating disorders, and other mental health issues affecting children, see website for details.
www.kids.org.uk - Young Peoples Inclusion Network – YP -in provides online guidance about both strategy and putting Inclusion into Practice covering issues such as Leisure and Sports Services , Youth Provision, Transport and Independent Living.