SEND

Local Offer, SEND and other helpful contacts

 

Our current SEND Information Report document is available for you to read here:

SEND Information Report (2024 25)

 

Information about how Richmond supports children with SEN (called their ‘Local Offer’) can be found on the Achieving For Children Local Offer website.The Local Offer provides information on local services and support available for families including children and young people aged 0-25 years with special educational needs or disabilities.

At St Mary’s school, meeting the needs of all children, regardless of their starting points or additional needs, is our highest priority. Our SENCo, Monika Das-Mahon, coordinates provision for SEND and can be contacted via email on senco@stmaryshamptonschool.org.uk.

Contact details for enquiries and feedback can be found on the AfC website: https://kr.afcinfo.org.uk/local_offer

Mental Health Support Teams (MHST)
Our school has access to the MHST.  The MHST is a school based CAMHS offer for early intervention and prevention work to support positive mental health and wellbeing. The team works in partnership with local schools to offer a whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing.
They work within both primary and secondary schools across the borough providing evidence-based interventions to support children and young people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties. They work closely with our Mental Health Lead to develop our whole school approach to mental health, providing consultations and sign-posting guidance.
If you feel concerned about your child’s mental health please contact Amy Nesbit by emailing admin@stmaryshamptonschool.org.uk.
To learn more about the MHST, please visit their website.
In our school, MHST can work with parents to support children with mild to moderate anxiety or behavioural difficulties and offer regular parent webinars on a range of topics linked to children’s emotional wellbeing. MHST also offer groups for children around issues such as Resilience, Friendships or Transition to secondary school.
If you would like to make a parent self-referral for your child’s emotional needs to be discussed with your school in a consultation, please follow this link.
The MHST holds regular coffee mornings in our school.