Linzi Riley
Lead SENDCO
As SENDCO my goal for each individual child is to receive the necessary support to thrive academically, socially and emotionally enabling them to reach their full potential and participate fully in their nursery education.
Here at St Agnes Day Nursery, we advocate for the rights and needs of children with SEND ensuring they have access to a quality early education and a supportive learning environment. We have robust systems in place for the early identification of children with potential SEND, using observations, progress monitoring, and input from parents/carers. Our assessment processes are thorough, holistic and child-centred, taking into account the child's strengths, needs and the views of the child. We liaise effectively with external agencies such as health professionals, educational psychologists, speech and language therapists to seek specialist advice and support when needed.
SEND-Thresholds-Final-version-March-2024.pdf
What our parents say about how we support children with send
Mrs G
We couldn't be happier with the care and support our child has received at St Agnes Nursery. The staff are warm, nurturing and always go the extra mile to make each day special. Our little one has grown in confidence, made lovely friends, and is .always excited to go in on a morning. It is a wonderful environment that truly feels like a second home.
What made our child's experience of the nursery special was that the staff gave the extra my child needs. My son has since been diagnosed with ASD, it was with the help we received from St Agnes Day Nursery that made my child's diagnosis so smooth and in turn his transition to school. I genuinely can't recommend this nursery enough as a parent. To have the support we had made us feel confident that my child would succeed and gave us a more positive outlook that everything was going to be OK.
Mrs B
Linzi was the SENCO at St Agnes for our son, who made his journey during his time at the nursery so special. Linzi’s patience, vast experience and all-round caring nature made him feel so comfortable and he really thrived because of her and the nursery. She went over and beyond what we could of asked for, and we felt he was thoroughly cared for throughout his time at St Agnes Day Nursery. Not only did she (and the team) help us with preparing him for mainstream school, they always helped and guided us in ways we could help him outside of nursery too. We can’t thank Linzi enough for how she helped our son.