Special Educational Needs and Disability
Please click the link below to see the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Local Offer
Advice and practical support is available for parents / carers from
The Parent and Family Support Service:
Telephone - 020 7364 6495 - 020 7364 6489 - 020 7364 6398 (Mon – Fri, 9am – 5pm)
The Parent and Family Support Service:
Telephone - 020 7364 6495 - 020 7364 6489 - 020 7364 6398 (Mon – Fri, 9am – 5pm)
Below is a list of important contacts for families.
Rachel Keeling is a fully inclusive school where the teaching and learning of every child matters. We aim to remove the barriers that prevent all children from making the progress that they should.
Some children have an identified Special Educational Need or Disability when they enter the nursery. They may have received learning support pre-school and this support continues in nursery. On entry to the nursery all children become part of a rolling programme of observation and assessment, which informs planning to ensure that individual needs are met. Staff meet parents informally on a daily basis and on a termly basis to discuss children’s progress. If a staff member has concerns about a child’s progress, he or she will approach parents to arrange a meeting in order to discuss these concerns. If parents are concerned about their child’s progress they can approach staff with a similar request to meet for discussions. These discussions will help staff and parents identify concerns and strategies to meet those concerns.
In addition to the above, Rachel Keeling Nursery School works with a range of multi-disciplinary professionals such as speech therapists and educational psychologists where appropriate.
The Head Teacher, Becky Dolamore, has overall responsibility for Special Educational Needs and Disability in the nursery. The Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) is Maria Ioannou. Both Maria and Becky are available at Rachel Keeling Nursery School on Monday to Friday. If you would like to ask advice or have any queries, please call us on 020 8980 5856.
Please see below for our SEND Information Report (containing our Local Offer), outlining how we work in partnership with both parents/carers and multi-agency professionals to most effectively support our children with special educational needs.
Our SEND Policy is available under the 'policies' tab.
Some children have an identified Special Educational Need or Disability when they enter the nursery. They may have received learning support pre-school and this support continues in nursery. On entry to the nursery all children become part of a rolling programme of observation and assessment, which informs planning to ensure that individual needs are met. Staff meet parents informally on a daily basis and on a termly basis to discuss children’s progress. If a staff member has concerns about a child’s progress, he or she will approach parents to arrange a meeting in order to discuss these concerns. If parents are concerned about their child’s progress they can approach staff with a similar request to meet for discussions. These discussions will help staff and parents identify concerns and strategies to meet those concerns.
In addition to the above, Rachel Keeling Nursery School works with a range of multi-disciplinary professionals such as speech therapists and educational psychologists where appropriate.
The Head Teacher, Becky Dolamore, has overall responsibility for Special Educational Needs and Disability in the nursery. The Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) is Maria Ioannou. Both Maria and Becky are available at Rachel Keeling Nursery School on Monday to Friday. If you would like to ask advice or have any queries, please call us on 020 8980 5856.
Please see below for our SEND Information Report (containing our Local Offer), outlining how we work in partnership with both parents/carers and multi-agency professionals to most effectively support our children with special educational needs.
Our SEND Policy is available under the 'policies' tab.