Inclusion is everyone's responsibility. It is the aim and the vision of Warwickshire County Council that all schools are places where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported and welcome. We will work together to enable all our children and young people in Warwickshire to lead a fulfilling life and be part of their community.
The charter
This charter sets out what all children and young people and their families should expect from schools in Warwickshire, in line with the SEND Code of Practice.
Welcome and care
We will:
- Understand that every child is an individual
- Recognise the value of inclusion
- Make time to get to know you and what is important to you and your family
- Establish and build on positive relationships
- Make time to respond to your needs
- Work closely with all relevant people to ensure successful transitions
- Ensure children's and young people's voices are at the heart of all we do
Communicate
We will:
- Listen calmly and respectfully, with patience, ensuring you feel heard and understood.
- Establish how to provide and seek information in a way you can access and understand
- Recognise all behaviour is a form of communication
- Explain what can be done and any limitations
- Communicate in a way that means you can participate in planning and decision making
- Provide clear guidance on who to contact and respond promptly
- Make you comfortable by using positive and helpful language
- Create and maintain communication friendly environments
Value and include
We will:
- Remember inclusion is everyone’s responsibility
- Be proactive in providing reasonable adjustments
- Ensure our SENCo is able to support families and staff
- Inform and support you of any planned changes as soon as possible
- Ensure that children and young people with SEND are valued and included in pupil voice activities
- Identify needs early and assess, plan, do, review with support from appropriate agencies
- Ensure our children and young people have a trusted person who checks in with them at least weekly
- Have a 'can do' attitude and build on everyone’s strengths
- Recognise and meet the training needs of our staff
Work in partnership
We will:
- Give you opportunities to share your views
- Do our best to understand and consider your ideas
- Involve you in developing shared plans for you and our school
- Value you as an equal partner and recognise your experience and knowledge
- Understand that every family is different and has different resources
- Engage with community groups
- Collaborate across settings to share good practice
- Work together with you and other people to recognise need and support you on your journey as a family
We will develop each of these commitments to build trust.