--- title: "SEND" url: "https://www.stgodricsthornley.org/send" school: "St. Godric's Catholic Primary School, Thornley" --- # SEND ## SEND ![](https://www.stgodricsthornley.org/images/send-banner-placeholder.png) ### Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SENDCo) SENDCo: Mrs Sherrard If you would like to discuss your SEND requirements in detail please contact Mrs Sherrard, our SENDCo, on **01429 820 333** or by email at . You can also [contact the school](https://www.stgodricsthornley.org/contact) to arrange an appointment. ### Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) This section of our website is dedicated to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. From September 2014 Local Authorities (LA) and schools are required to publish and keep under review information about services they expect to be available for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) aged 0-25. This is called the **‘Local Offer’**. The intention of the Local Offer is to improve choice for families and will also be an important resource for parents in understanding the range of services and provision in the local area. Further information about the Local Offer can be found on the [ County Durham Families Information Service website ](http://www.countydurhamfamilies.info/kb5/durham/fsd/localoffer.page?localofferchannel=0). ### Key SEND Documents Our policies set out how we support pupils with SEND and ensure access to our school environment. Full details are provided in our **SEND Policy**, found on the [policies page.](https://www.stgodricsthornley.org/key-information/policies) - **Accessibility Plan** can be found on the [policies page.](https://www.stgodricsthornley.org/key-information/policies) - SEND Information Report 116 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-godric-s-catholic-primary-school-thornley/files/documents/SEND_Information_Report_St_Godrics.pdf) ### Further Information & Support - For detailed information about services available locally for children and young people with SEND, please visit the [ County Durham Local Offer ](http://www.countydurhamfamilies.info/kb5/durham/fsd/localoffer.page?localofferchannel=0). ### Useful Links - - KOOTH - [Home - Kooth](https://www.kooth.com/) - QWELL - [Home - Qwell](https://www.qwell.io/?trk=organization_guest_main-feed-card-text) - Young Minds [YoungMinds \| Mental Health Charity For Children And Young People \| YoungMinds](https://www.youngminds.org.uk/?scrlybrkr=e1364b82) - The National Autistic Society - [National Autistic Society](https://www.autism.org.uk/) - Toby Henderson Trust - [The Toby Henderson Trust \| Autism charity providing advice & support in Northumberland](https://www.ttht.co.uk/) - The British Dyslexia Association - [British Dyslexia Association](https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/) - Dyspraxia Collective - [Dyspraxia Collective](https://www.dyspraxiacollective.co.uk/) - TreeTops Occupational Therapy - [Tree Tops Children's Occupational Therapy - County Durham, North East](https://www.treetopsoccupationaltherapy.co.uk/) - Speech and Language UK - [Home - Speech and Language UK: Changing young lives](https://speechandlanguage.org.uk/) - Mencap - [Learning Disability - Down syndrome - Williams syndrome \| Mencap](https://www.mencap.org.uk/) - The Rainbow Guide - [Rainbow Guide \| Choice Wellbeing CIC](https://www.choicewellbeingservice.org/rainbowguide) - Healthier Together - [Child 5 - 11 Years](https://nenc-healthiertogether.nhs.uk/child-under-12-years?scrlybrkr=e1364b82) - Durham Local Offer - [County Durham's Families Information Service \| SEND Local Offer](https://www.countydurhamfamilies.info/kb5/durham/fsd/localoffer.page?localofferchannel=0) - SENDIASS - [Durham SEND Information Advice and Support Service – Durham Special Educational Needs and Disability Information Advice and Support Service is a statutory service supporting parents/carers of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and children and young people with SEND](https://durhamsendiass.info/) - Durham Parent Carer Forum - [MCT Durham – MCT- Durham's Official Parent Carer Forum](https://www.mctdurham.co.uk/) - Durham Family Hubs - [Find out what's on at your nearest Best Start Family Hub - Durham County Council](https://www.durham.gov.uk/FamilyHubs) - Durham SEND Support Services - [Special educational needs support - Durham County Council](https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/2386/Special-educational-needs-support) - Looking after your mental health - [Look after your mental health - Durham County Council](https://www.durham.gov.uk/mentalhealth) - ![St. Godric's Catholic Primary School, Thornley](https://files.schudio.com/st-godric-s-catholic-primary-school-thornley/images/logo/logo-footer-with-diocese-02.png) ### St. Godric's Catholic Primary School, Thornley Thornley Road Wheatley Hill County Durham DH6 3NR 01429 820 333 ### Useful Links: - [Website Terms](https://bccet.org.uk/website-terms) - [Accessibility Statement](https://bccet.org.uk/accessibility-statement) - [Privacy Notice](https://bccet.org.uk/privacy-policy) - [FOI](https://bccet.org.uk/freedom-of-information) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stgodricthornley) © Copyright 2025–2026 St. Godric's Catholic Primary School, Thornley School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.stgodricsthornley.org/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)