SEND & Inclusion
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
At Lathom Park CE Primary School, inclusion is central to everything we do. As a small school, we know our children well and build strong, trusting relationships that enable every pupil to feel safe, understood and supported. Being a small school allows us to understand our children and their needs. Our unique PANDA approach ensures that every pupil feels supported and thrives. Our SENco is Mrs Wood and she is supported by our trainee SENco Mrs Mort.
Our Approach
We provide a nurturing, structured environment where all pupils are supported to succeed. Our practice is rooted in strong relationships, clear routines and high expectations.
We specialise in:
SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health) support
Speech, language and communication, including memory and recall
Adaptive teaching
Creating Calm environments
Creative Interventions tailored to infdividual needs
Flexible approaches
Nurture-based provision
Through adaptive teaching and carefully tailored support, all pupils — including those with additional needs — are able to access the curriculum and make meaningful progress.
How We Support Pupils
Support is personalised to meet individual needs and may include:
Nurture-based interventions and relational support
Adapted teaching approaches within the classroom
Pre-teaching and overlearning to support memory and recall
Structured routines and clear expectations
Small group and individual support where appropriate
We focus on helping pupils develop confidence, independence and resilience, alongside their academic learning.
Graduated response- Click here
Working with Families
We work closely with parents and carers to ensure a consistent and supportive approach. Communication is open and ongoing, and we value the knowledge families have of their children.
External Support and Expertise
We work in partnership with a range of external agencies to ensure pupils receive the right support at the right time, including:
Early Help through the Wellbeing Hub (Burscough)
Golden Hill outreach support
Weekly in-school play therapy
These partnerships strengthen our provision and ensure that support is well-informed and effective.
Our Commitment
Every child at Lathom Park is known, supported and challenged to succeed. We are proud of our inclusive ethos and our ability to meet a wide range of needs within our school community.
What you will see at Lathom Park
Calm, consistent classrooms with strong relationships
Staff who understand individual needs and respond quickly
Pupils who feel safe, supported and ready to learn
Animals used to support leanring, we have therapy dogs, rabbits and even guinea pigs!
Tailored intervention support using our PANDA approach as well as measured assessments and support schemes
Reviews that take place regularly to ensure robust provision is in place
Outstanding use of our provision including our 'Squirrels Lodge' breakout room, our sensory gym and our forest school.
Emotional regulation and an indepth understanding of children's mental health.
A nurturing environment where all children belong
If you would like to find out more about SEND provision at our school, please contact us — we are always happy to help.
Inclusion
At we strive to provide quality education which is inclusive for all.
All children and young people are entitled to an education that enables them to:
• achieve their best;
• become confident individuals living fulfilling lives; and
• make a successful transition into adulthood, whether into employment, further or higher education or training.
(Code of Practice 2015)
We use our best endeavours to identify the needs of children early, to work with parents and put the correct support in place. This sometimes means working closely with other agencies to plan the provision which is best suited to our children and their needs.
What is SEN or SEND?
According to the Code of Practice 2015 on the Identification and Assessment of Special Educational Needs:
“A child has Special Educational Needs if he or she has a learning difficulty which calls for special educational provision to be made for him or her.”
A child has a learning difficulty if he or she:
a. has a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of children of the same age.
b. has a disability which either prevents or hinders the child from making use of educational facilities of a kind provided for children of the same age in schools within the area of the local education authority.
c. is under compulsory school age and falls within the definition at (a) or (b) above or would do if special education provision was not made for the child.
Click here for a copy of the Code of Practice
Where can we get further support and information about SEND?
Our school SEND policy can be found below.
Lathom Park SEND Policy May 2025
There are external links below to the Department for Education website which gives further information on SEND and the Lancashire Parent Partnership Service. The Lancashire Parent Carer Forum is a forum where you can share your experiences, have your voice heard, discuss your views, share information and develop your own knowledge and skills.
What is the Local Offer?
The Local offer is a collection of information about the facilities and agencies available for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, for their parents/carers and families. The Lancashire Local Offer is constantly being updated and can be accessed below.
This Local offer was compiled after schools and agencies compiled details of the facilities that they offer to the children and young people with SEND in a SEN report. The information is intended to provide parents with more information about the places where they can find support for their children and young people with SEND. It also serves to enable agencies to work together through signposting parents to different types of support.
LOCAL OFFER Ormskirk Lathom Park CE Primary School September 2025-26
Please click on the link above to access our School’s Local Offer for SEND and below for Lancashire’s Local Offer.
Parents can view information about SEND at our school by clicking on the link below.
SEND Information Report 2025-26
Lathom Park Accessibility Policy
Lathom Park Accessibility Plan
Useful information
Lancashire SEND Local Offer The Local Offer sets out at the 'local authority level' what the Local Authority expects to be available in every school.
Lancashire FIND The FIND database includes information about disabled children and young people up to 25 years old in Lancashire. Newsletters are written 4 times a year and can be found on the link below.
Lancashire SEND Partnership The Lancashire SEND Partnership brings together all the agencies in Lancashire which provide special educational needs and disability (SEND) services for children, young people, their parents and carers, with representatives from those who use the service.
The Early Help Assessment and Plan (EHA/EHP) The Early Help Assessment and Plan (EHA/EHP) is an 'assessment and planning tool'. We use it to support children with significant and complex additional needs who need specialist support from across education, health and social care.
Lancashire SEND Information, Advice and Support Service Lancashire SEND Information, Advice and Support Service is a statutory service which is run at 'arm's length' from the Local Authority and provides free, confidential, impartial advice, guidance and support to parents of children with special educational needs and children and young people with SEND.
Independent Parental Special Education Advice (IPSEA) Independent Parental Special Education Advice offers free and independent legally based information, advice and support to help get the right education for children and young people with all kinds of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). We also provide training on the SEND legal framework to parents and carers, professionals and other organisations.