SEN
Special Educational Needs
At the Windsor Boys’ School, we are committed to ensuring that all students, irrespective of their starting points, make outstanding progress. We are an inclusive school and work as a team with students, parents and carers to ensure we address barriers to progress through high quality, adaptive teaching. We offer a broad and balanced curriculum to all students. We aim to identify students requiring additional support at an early stage starting with our comprehensive transition process.
We have a dedicated SEND hub called The Bridge, where we deliver tailored 1:1 and small group interventions. We offer additional literacy, numeracy and organisational support as well as social emotional support. We offer both ELSA (Emotional Literacy) and Nurture sessions. In addition to this support, we work with a range of professionals to identify and deliver the best possible provision for our students.
Our culture of inclusion extends to our outstanding extra-curricular provision, with SEND students regularly participating in a wide range of clubs including rowing, music, drama and subject societies. In addition to whole school clubs, we offer students the opportunity to participate in SEN specific activities such as attending the Thames Valley Learning Partnership Water Sports Event at Dorney Lake or a multi-sports Panathlon.
The SENCO is Miss Rowlands who can be contacted the school switchboard on 01753 716060 or by emailing lrowlands@twbs.co.uk.
SEND Local Offer
Every local authority has a SEND Local Offer. The purpose of the local offer is to enable parents, carers, children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities to see clearly, from a single and regularly updated source, the services available to local families and how to access them. The offer covers services from birth to 25, across education, health and social care.
The Royal Borough of WIndsor and Maidenhead’s children's services are provided by Achieving for Children. The SEND Local Offer can be found on AfC Info website - Windsor and Maidenhead : SEND Local Offer
Special Educational Needs and Disability Register
All local authorities must have a record or register of children with Special Educational Needs and / or Disabilities (SEND) in their area. If you live in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, we encourage anyone whose family includes a child or young person who has a special educational need or disability to register. Young people over 13 years of age can register independently and can remain registered until their 25th birthday.
Everyone on the register will benefit from:
- information about support, services, activities and events
- information aimed at young people with disabilities
- opportunities to have your say about the services that are important to you
- the knowledge that your anonymous statistical data is helping us to plan and improve services
When you register you have the option to ask for a Disability Awareness Card. Special Educational Needs and Disability Register on the Local Offer website.
Parent Carer Forum - SEND Voices RBWM
All parents and carers of children and young people (aged 0 to 25 years) with any special educational need or disability (SEND), living or accessing services in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, are welcome.
Professionals and practitioners who work with children and young people with SEND, such as SENCOs, teachers and therapists, are welcome to become associate members. Membership is free. To become a member or for more information email us at info@svrbwm.org.uk
SEND Voices RBWM on the Local Offer website.
The Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service for children, young people and parents.
The Information, Advice and Support (IAS) Service provides free, impartial and confidential information, advice and support to children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) up to age 25, and their parents/carers.
The service provides:
- A free and confidential service provided at “arms length” from education, health and care providers
- Impartial information, advice and support on matters relating to education, health and social care where there is a special educational need or disability
- Advice and support from independently trained Information, Advice and Support Service staff
- Support through statutory processes relating to Education Health Care (EHC) Needs Assessments and planning
- Information and practical support to find answers to your questions
Contact the IAS Service:
We’re based at: The Riverside Children's Centre, West Dean, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 7JB
Email: ias@rbwm.gov.uk Telephone: 01628 683182
The office is open Monday to Friday 09.30am-16.30pm during term time only.
Young Carers
A young carer is young person, under 18, who helps look after someone in the family who has a long-term physical illness, has a mental health
condition, has a disability or misuses drugs or alcohol. One in five young people take on a caring responsibility at home and 6000+ young carers are living in RBWM.
If you think you are a Young Carer, or your son is a Young Carer, please click on the following link for more information -
Are you a Young Carer? For any further details, please contact Mrs Lindsey Tickell, Pastoral Mentor, on 01753 716060 or email ltickell@twbs.co.uk
Additional support in the community
SEN Voices RBWM
