SEND

Helen Woolf – Deputy Headteacher (Inclusion)

Sam Barrett – Operational Inclusion Lead

Rashmina Mullick- SEND TA

Ozma Ahmed- SEND TA

Tracey Buckley- SEND TA

Kym Harman- SEND TA

Yasmin Atif- SEND TA

Lynne Lowe- SEND TA

Cindy Skerritt- SEND TA

Katie Hough- SEND TA

Eddie Carey- SEND TA

Gill Borkin- SEND TA

Rebecca Carter – SEND TA

Jacqueline Hartley – SEND TA

Blaise McMinn- SEND TA

Yasmin Atif – SEND TA

Kym Harman – SEND TA

Sunni Ghandi – SEND TA

Laura Taylor – SEND TA

Teresa Regan- Link Educational Psychologist

Helen Adkins- Link Speech and Language Therapist (1 hr per week)

Diane Moat- Specialist SpLD (Specific Learning Difficulty) Teacher (1 hr per week)

Jenny Dubowitz – Trainee Play Therapist (one afternoon per week)

Learning Support Information

Helen Woolf is our school SENCo and has worked at Oswald Road since September 2013. She has achieved the National Award for Special Needs Education (NASENCO) with a Distinction, and graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University on 25th July 2016.

Sam Barrett joined us as the Operational Inclusion Lead in September 2015. Prior to working at Oswald Road, Sam was a HLTA (Higher Level Teaching Assistant) in a very large inner-city school in Manchester, working mainly in KS2. She has worked in both Special Schools and Pupil Referral Units and her specialisms are SEND, behaviour management and EAL (English as an Additional Language).

Click here to see our SEND policy

Click here to read our SEND Information Report

For further information on Manchester’s Local Offer for Children and Young People with SEN and disabilities, click here.

COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE

In order to deal with you concern or complaint in the quickest and most straightforward way, we ask that you please direct all concerns or complaints, via email, to the following address : inbox@oswaldroad.manchester.sch.uk
This inbox is reviewed daily by the Headteacher. A copy of the school’s Resolutions and Complaints Policy can be found here.

SPEECH & LANGUAGE

Click here for Speech & Language activities that can help your child at home during lockdown. They are really helpful for any children who may be receiving support via the Speech and Language service but they also provide general support to children in EYFS and KS1, especially children with English as an Additional Language.

USEFUL WEBSITES FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH SEN

General Information Websites & Resources

Department of Health

Early Help Hubs in Manchester

Trafford Parents Forum

CBeebies Resources for Parents of Children with SEN

Council for Disabled Children

NSPCC Talk PANTS- Guide for Children with Learning Disabilities on Knowing How to Detect Abuse

SEND Jargon buster July 2015

ADD & ADHD

Family Education- ADHD

National Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service

Autism & Aspergers

Intro to Autism CPD

The National Autistic Society

Autism Independent UK

NSPCC Talk PANTS- Autism-Friendly Guide for Children on Knowing How to Detect Abuse

Local Offer

Manchester Local Offer for Children with Disability & Special Educational Needs

Down’s Syndrome

South Manchester Down’s Syndrome Support Group

Resources to support children, young people and adults with Down Syndrome

Dyspraxia

Dyspraxia Foundation

Dyslexia

Intro to Dyslexia CPD

British Dyslexia Association

Epilepsy

Epilepsy Action

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

OCD UK

Stammering Support Resources

How you can help a child who stammers Part 1

How you can help a child who stammers Part 2

How you can help a child who stammers Part 3

How you can help a child who stammers Part 4

7 Tips for Talking with the child that stutters

Visual Impairment

RNIB- Royal National Institute of Blind People

Inclusive Activities in the Local Area

Cheeky Cherubs- Youth club for all abilities/disabilities

Jump Space- a trampolining and rebound therapy centre in Stockport

Click here for information on Autism friendly activities in Manchester

Disability & Special Needs Clubs in Manchester

Autism and Disability Friendly Sessions at Oxygen Freejumping

Trafford Centre Resources

Autism Friendly Visual Guide

Detailed Autism Friendly Guide

Alert Card for Individuals with ASC

Alert Card for Parents/Carers of ASC Children

BBC Resources

There are many common conditions that can lead to speech and language difficulties. These resources are designed to help families of children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people/send

Tips for Talking Multi Lingual

Greater Manchester (GM) has developed some really useful guides to help support the development of children’s speech, language and communication skills and give our children the best start in life. They’re available in 15 languages.

Arabic http://www.oswaldroad.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Arabic-GM-10-Tips-for-Talking.pdf

Bengali http://www.oswaldroad.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Bengali-GM-10-Tips-for-Talking.pdf

Cantonese http://www.oswaldroad.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Cantonese-GM-10-Tips-for-Talking.pdf

English http://www.oswaldroad.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/English-GM-10-Tips-for-Talking.pdf

Farsi http://www.oswaldroad.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Farsi-GM-10-Tips-for-Talking.pdf

Hebrew http://www.oswaldroad.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Hebrew-GM-10-Tips-for-Talking.pdf

Mandarin http://www.oswaldroad.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Mandarin-GM-10-Tips-for-Talking.pdf

Polish http://www.oswaldroad.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Polish-GM-10-Tips-for-Talking.pdf

Portuguese http://www.oswaldroad.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Portuguese-GM-10-Tips-for-Talking.pdf

Punjabi http://www.oswaldroad.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Portuguese-GM-10-Tips-for-Talking.pdf

Romanian http://www.oswaldroad.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Romanian-GM-10-Tips-for-Talking.pdf

Spanish http://www.oswaldroad.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Spanish-GM-10-Tips-for-Talking.pdf