Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a lack of impulse controls leading to a low attention-span, and hyperactivity. The disorder mainly affects children but can also occur in adults.

Click here for more information on ADHD and support services available to you and your child.

https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/council-services/schools-education-and-learning/send-local-offer/neurodivergence-zone/adhd

Karen Hall is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner Neurodevelopmental Disorders and is available to contact via the following details 01905 681071 Karen.hall32@nhs.net

Autism is a lifelong developmental condition that affects the way that individuals communicate with and relate to other people and how they make sense of the world around them.

Click here for more information on Autism.

https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/council-services/schools-education-and-learning/send-local-offer/neurodivergence-zone/autism-or-autistic-spectrum-conditions

Autism West Midlands are the leading charity in the West Midlands for people on the autism spectrum. They use their expertise to enrich the lives of autistic people and those who love and care for them. Staff and volunteers work across all age groups and abilities, providing direct support.

Autism Central Hub offer guidance to families, carers and personal assistants of autistic people, including groups and one-to-one sessions. They are commissioned by NHS England and in the Midlands, the charities Contact & Ambitious about Autism run Autism Central’s programmes.

Dyspraxia/ developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD)

Dyspraxia/ DCD is a neurological difference which affects physical co-ordination. Children can appear clumsy and have difficulty performing tasks other children their age can do. 

For more information on dyspraxia please click here https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/council-services/schools-education-and-learning/send-local-offer/neurodivergence-zone/dyspraxia-developmental-co-ordination-disorder-dcd

Dizz Kidz - A group for children with dyspraxia/DCD. Sports club for dyspraxia and autism (5 to 18 years)

Dyslexia

Dyslexia is a neurological difference which affects the way people process information, so dyslexic people may have problems processing and remembering information that they see and hear. 

For more information on dyslexia click here https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/council-services/schools-education-and-learning/send-local-offer/neurodivergence-zone/dyslexia

A local charity Hereford and Worcester Dyslexia Association has resources for parents along with offering workshops, support and advice.

Dyscalculia

Dyscalculia is a learning difficulty which affects people’s ability to understand numbers and therefore they may experience difficulties with maths. 

For more information on dyscalculia please click here https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/council-services/schools-education-and-learning/send-local-offer/neurodivergence-zone/dyscalculia

We are extremely fortunate to have an in-school family support worker who can support parents and families.

Tracy can help with…

• Filling in paperwork
• Supporting with your child’s attendance
• Supporting with financial difficulty
• Sign-posting to appropriate services

If you feel your child has a SEND need or you are needing guidance to support your child with SEND needs then please contact Mrs Murphy on the following email sendco@lindridge.worcs.sch.uk

For information on further support and guidance please find the Starting well Partnership Website. Here you can access courses to support your family and child/children.

https://www.startingwellworcs.nhs.uk/families

For further SEND support you can contact SENDIASS Who are the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Information, Advice and Support Service (IASS) covering Herefordshire and Worcestershire. They give legal advice in an accessible way. For more information please click here https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/sendiass

Children may need extra support, sometimes in the classroom with the teacher or teaching assistant (TA) or maybe through more personalised intervention.  If further support is needed then a range of outside agencies may be involved.  These might include the School Nurse, Speech and Language Therapist, Special Educational Needs Support Specialist Teacher, Behaviour Support Services or the Educational Psychologist.

We have a comprehensive SEND Policy and SEN Information Report and believe that every child is entitled to have his or her particular needs recognised and addressed.  We also provide an overview of the Graduated Response which outlines the provision that we offer all children at Lindridge St Lawrence CE Primary School.

Please click here for more information on how children with SEND are supported in Worcestershire. Understanding the Supports for SEND children in Worcestershire.pdf

Mrs Megan Murphy is the SEND Coordinator and she is in school daily.  Her email address is: sendco@lindridge.worcs.sch.uk

Look out for our SEND coffee mornings!  An opportunity to meet with other parents and Mrs Murphy to discuss our policies/provision in school and work together to improve outcomes for our wonderful children.

The Reach4Wellbeing service has now been replaced by Melo. They will be accepting self-referrals from the 1^st April 2025. If you would like support or advice with this, please contact Mrs Murphy at sendco@lindridge.worcs.sch.uk

For more information on Melo and the work on-side advocacy do please click here.

https://www.onside-advocacy.org.uk/melo

Mrs Bourdeau our In School family Support worker is fully ELSA trained and is a qualified Trauma Informed School UK practitioner (TISK).

For information on TISK please click here. https://www.traumainformedschools.co.uk/home/what-is-a-trauma-informed-school

For more information on ELSA please click here. https://www.elsanetwork.org/about/support/

If you feel your child would benefit from the following support please contact Tracy Bourdeau on her School mobile- 07932397179 where you can text or call anytime and she will get back to you within her working hours. 

For more information and to access self-referral form online please vist their website:

https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/starting-well/reach4wellbeing/

Speech and Language

Speech and Language needs is not just to do with your child’s speech sounds. It can also be to do with their listening and attention as well as their language understanding.

It is important to start support for Speech, Language and Communication Difficulties as early as possible to support your child. Please see the following website for more information 2-4 years (Starting School support) https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/council-services/schools-education-and-learning/speech-and-language

Here is the NHS website for supporting Speech development for your child https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/childrens-speech-and-language-resources

Is your child a Young Carer?

Worcestershire Young Carers is a service that supports young people aged between seven and 17 who have a caring role at home. The caring role could be for a parent, a sibling or a grandparent due to illness, disability, physical or mental health difficulties or substance misuse.

https://www.yss.org.uk/worcestershire-young-carers/