Our school SENCO is Mrs Abbie Slater.

She works in school on Mondays and Wednesdays and has an open door policy with any questions or concerns you may have - just pop in! 

You can contact her via email at: aslater@arnoldmill.notts.sch.uk 

This page signposts you to other useful sites. If you would like to know more or have any specific questions with regards to your child please feel free to book an appointment with a member of staff. 

Communication

We are wanting to increase communication between school and parents of our SEN children. We will now be sending out SEN Newsletters each term with some useful information. 

SEN Parent Newsletters

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Local Support Flyers

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*NEW Neurodiversity Referral Processes*

A rising number of parents are asking us to help with referrals for Neurodiversity diagnosis such as ADHD and Autism. 

We will be holding an information morning regarding this on the 29th April at 9am in the staff room. 

Below are copies of the referral paperwork for your own use. School will complete the Education Setting part of the referral after we have received the Parental paperwork from home. 

Please note: The referral you use is determined on whether your GP surgery is classed as Nottinghamshire or Nottingham CITY, so if you are unsure please speak to your GP before completing the paperwork as if submitted to the wrong place, it will be automatically rejected. 

Nottinghamshire County Neurodiversity Pathway Documents for Parents

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Nottingham City Neurodiversity Pathway Documents for Parents

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Identifying your child's strengths and difficulties. 

In School we use a number of different baselines when we have initial concerns regarding a child. These are also things you could use at home to help you pinpoint specific difficulties for your child. This helps you when speaking to professionals about any concerns you may have. The main two that we use initially are: 

SDQ - Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire - this is widely used and is a great initial tool for spotting where a child's main need lies whether it be: Emotional regulation, Conduct, Hyperactivity, Peer relationships or Prosocial behaviour.

Sensory Questionnaire - If your child shows some sensitivity to sounds, textures or seeking behaviours, the sensory questionnaire is a great place to start to pinpoint specific sensory needs your child is showing. Often this helps us to identify the proprioceptive input a child is seeking to help regulate their emotions. 

You can find both of these below and print off for your own use. 

SEN questionnaires to support parents identifying a child's

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ELSA support at Arnold Mill

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SEN at Arnold Mill

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Meet the SENCO

Meet the Team

SEN Pupil Voice - July 2023

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From the Parent Questionnaire, we found parents wanted to be given the opportunity to voice any concerns ahead of their 'structured conversation' or 'multi-agency' meetings which take place each term. We have now created the 'parent voice survey' which you can find below (if you would like to complete it digitally) - which will be sent out to you a week or so before any planned meetings so that you can have the lead in where the meeting goes. 

Parent Questionnaire Findings 2023

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SEN Parent Voice Questionnaire - Digital copy

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SEND Local Offer short summary with BSL

Please see the link to the SEN local offer 2021-22.

Useful Links

  • Nottingham County Council, Special Education Needs - SEND Local Offer
    The SEND Local Offer will cover public services that are available within Education (e.g. nurseries, playgroups, schools and colleges as well as support services like educational psychologists, early years and early intervention workers), Health ( e.g. GPs, paediatricians, school nurses and therapists) and Social care (e.g. respite services and children’s disability services). It should also enable you to find out what support and services are available in the voluntary and private sectors, for example from charities and disability groups, nurseries, youth clubs etc, both in your immediate area and across Nottinghamshire.

  • Autism East Midlands (NORSACA)
    Autism East Midlands is the largest specialist autism charity in the East Midlands and has been providing support to people affected by autism for over 45 years. As a parent-led charity, we are totally committed to providing individuals and their families with the support they need to live their lives to the full, throughout their lives. Please follow the link for more details...

  • CEA Card
    The CEA Card is a national card scheme developed for UK cinemas. The scheme is one of the ways for participating cinemas to ensure they make reasonable adjustments for disabled guests when they go to the cinema; in particular it ensures a complimentary ticket for someone to go with them. Please follow the link for more details...

Local Offer

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