Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
At St Mary’s we value all children equally and do our utmost to welcome everyone into our school by ensuring that we have a fully accessible and appropriate environment and curriculum for all our pupils and parents/carers – regardless of any particular need that they have.
Our Special Educational Needs Coordinator is Mrs Kerrie Davis, she looks after the school’s policy and also checks that all children identified as needing additional support are catered for well. Mrs Davis is also a specialist teacher for children with SEND and provides tuition for our pupils with additional educational needs.
If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact us. Our class teachers are always happy to talk and, if you need a more in-depth chat, Miss Halstead and Mrs Davis will both be happy to see you.
Break Time
Break Time provides a range of short break activities for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities living in Lancashire.
In order to access these activities between April 2023 and March 2024, parents and carers must complete a registration form. This includes children who are due to start reception class in September 2023 (although they will only be able to access the activities from 1st September).
The initial registration period took place in January-February, however a high number of parents missed the original deadline, so we have decided to reopen for a limited period. Completed registrations will be processed in the order they are submitted, and once all places are filled, the registration period will close. 
The online form is available here: https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/special-educational-needs-and-disabilities/things-to-do/break-time/
Parents and carers can complete the form on a mobile phone or other device. If parents need any help with this, please could you support or complete it on their behalf.
