learning principles

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

At LAAT, we are proud to serve and welcome a richly diverse community of children and families across our schools. We are fully committed to ensuring that all pupils with SEND receive the support, opportunity, and respect they deserve to thrive and succeed.

We believe that every child is entitled to a full and ambitious curriculum. Our schools work collaboratively – with the SENDCo, families, pupils, and external agencies – to make appropriate adaptations and ensure each learner can access and enjoy their education fully.

Our Trust-wide SENDCo Network plays a key role in maintaining high standards of provision. This network provides a platform for SENDCos to come together, share best practices, develop expertise, and engage with specialist professionals to enhance SEND support across all our schools continually.

We also recognise that effective SEND provision is a whole-school responsibility. Through our Trust’s professional development programme, we equip all teachers with the knowledge, strategies, and confidence to meet a wide range of needs, ensuring that every teacher is a specialist in teaching students with SEND. This commitment supports full compliance with the SEND Code of Practice and, most importantly, ensures the best possible outcomes for every pupil in our care.

LAAT is part of a groundbreaking collaboration with Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) as part of a county-wide Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Hub initiative aimed at transforming support for children with additional needs.

Three LAAT schools – Friskney All Saints CE Primary, The Gainsborough Parish Church CE Primary, and Coningsby St Michael’s CE Primary – will be among the first to host the new SEND Hubs. This innovative programme, backed by an investment of more than £7 million from LCC, will enhance school facilities and support the recruitment of specialist staff trained to deliver high-quality, tailored education to children with complex needs.