Miss Kendall Stuart- Smith is our SENDCo and Vulnerable Identified Pupils (VIP) Leader. If you have any queries or concerns regarding SEND at Beechcroft please contact her on: kstuart-smith@beechcroft.dsat.org.uk.

Mrs Smith is our Family Liaison Officer and a member of the VIP team who supports our children and families. If you would like to speak with Mrs Smith please contact her on: csmith@beechcroft.dsat.org.uk

Our Soaring Curriculum 

Click on the link below to find out more about our Universal Quality First Teaching and targeted support for identified children and lowest 20%

Beechcroft Primary School

SEND Primary Areas of Need*

*This data is accurate at the time of recording – March 2025

Children identified with ASC/ADHD have formal diagnoses of these conditions 

Child Voice - March 2025

Year 4 Child - There are so many sensory items in The Nest, they help me to regulate.  I find The Nest very calming and relaxing. 

Year 4 Child - The Nest helps me to calm down, often when I go in to The Nest I am upset and crying, after my time in The Nest I am not crying because it is so calming. 

Year 5 Child - The Nest helps me to regulate, it is calming and there is always somebody to talk to about my worries.

Year 5 Child - The Nest is extremely welcoming, the adults are very understanding. I find it calms me down and gets me regulated so that I can return to my learning. 

SEND Padlet - Useful links and support

Dorset Parent Carer Council

Dorset Parent Carer Council (DPCC) is an independent voluntary organisation that formed in June 2009. The DPCC are the parent carer forum recognised by the Department of Education, Dorset Council and Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group and are members of the National Network of Parent Carer Forums. Please find below a link to the Dorset Parent Care Council:

Newsletter for Families in Dorset

Sign up to receive one or both of our newsletters for information, advice and support for you and your family in Dorset:

• a Family Information Service newsletter for information about what's on near you, help with childcare, funding and lots more
• a special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) newsletter for information and updates about services and activities for families of children with SEND in Dorset

Specialist settings and resourced provision in Dorset

Dorset Special Educational Needs Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)

SENDIASS is a free, impartial and confidential service that provides information, advice and support to:

• children and young people aged from 0 to 25 with special educational needs and/or disability (SEND)
• parents and carers of children and young people with SEND

Dorset Education Advice Line

This service is for parents, carers and professionals who are looking for advice regarding emerging issues for a child who might have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Parents and carers have told us it can be difficult to understand SEND services and how best to support their child.  We know that providing information and advice early is vital to helping secure the right support for any child with emerging needs.

Assembly from the Mental Health Teams for School (MHST) as part of Diversity week with the key message being:
All people should be celebrated! We need to respect and be kind towards EVERYONE!