Cottenham Through aspiration and endeavour, we flourish
Cottenham Through aspiration and endeavour, we flourish
CVC’s SEND Parent Handbook 2024-25
All things SEND in Cambridgeshire
Cottenham Village College is an inclusive school, with a significant number of students with a range of additional needs.
Types of Need:
- ADD-HD booklet
- ASD booklet
- SEMH booklet
- Sensory Barriers booklet
- Literacy barriers booklet
- Maths barriers booklet
Emotional Coaching:
- 5 Steps to Emotion Coaching
- Emotion Coaching handout for parents and carers
- Example Emotion Coaching Scripts
Links to websites:
Self confidence:
Anxiety:
Dysgraphia:
Emotional Health and Wellbeing
What is needed to be in place if you would like an ASC referral
What is needed to be in place for an ADHD referral
What is needed to support different referrals to outside agencies
Parenting Course
If you are looking for a referral for an assessment for a neuro development need such as ADHD or ASD, one of the requirements from Younited is to have undertaken a recent parenting course. Follow this link to a parenting course that school are able to refer to. Please contact our Pastoral Lead for further information.
Pinpoint for parents by parents
Young People – Emotionally Based School Avoidance
Parents – Emotionally Based School Avoidance
Children Emotionally Based School Avoidance ESBA
What is an Early Help Assessment (EHA)?
Online Safety for Young People with Additional Learning Needs
Youth Work Course for Care Leavers or Young People in Care on 3.12.2022
Support for Student Learning
Each faculty at the college aims to meet the needs of all students by providing them with an accessible and appropriate curriculum. Some students will require additional support in lessons and work will be matched to students’ abilities and aptitude. Diagnostic tests aid the development of appropriate programmes. During the summer term, primary school teachers liaise with the college staff, other professionals and parents in order to assess the degree of support which may be required, particularly for students with a statement of special educational needs.
The emphasis is on working together in partnership to meet the individual needs of students with an increasingly wide range of ability.
To view the Special Education Needs and Disabilities Report, please visit the policy page of this website.
Special Educational Needs & Disability – Cambridgeshire Local Offer
Information regarding SEN provision for children and young people aged 0-25 years with special educational needs and disability can be found at the following link:
More Able Students
The College makes special provision for our most able students. We aim to meet the needs of these students within the curriculum, as well as provide opportunities for enrichment beyond it.
Within the curriculum we offer:
- additional languages
- GCSE separate sciences: Biology, Chemistry and Physics
- Sports Coaching Awards
Activities available as part of the College’s extended curriculum programme include:
- music, concerts and participation in county orchestras
- Dragon’s Den competition
- access visits to Cambridge University
The Hearing Support Centre
The Hearing Support Centre (HSC) is a specialist resource base providing support for deaf children from across Cambridgeshire. We provide a holistic approach that delivers a safe and welcoming environment where students are supported in reaching their academic and social goals.
We build on the work done by our primary school provision, ensuring that all deaf children develop an effective communication system that will allow them to access information and communicate their thoughts and feelings. The aim is to include deaf children in all aspects of school life by meeting their individual learning and communication needs and promoting deaf awareness across the school.
Deaf students are included in mainstream classes with their hearing peers as much as appropriate and are supported by specialist teaching assistants who have been trained to support deaf students and to match the communication mode preferred by the student. To enhance and consolidate learning and achievement, students are withdrawn for specialist sessions for speech and language therapy, language and literacy development and tutorial work. This policy and ethos of inclusion and access reflects the aims and philosophy of the college.
| Ms Danielle Le Brun | Hearing Centre |