--- title: "Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)" url: "https://hornchurchhighschool.com/parents/special-educational-needs-and-disabilities-send" school: "Hornchurch High School" --- # Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) **Hornchurch High School is fully committed to inclusion which is reflected in the SEND policy.** As part of our values we believe that all students, including those with SEN and or disabilities, get the support that they need, are able to take part in all possible activities and make a successful transition when joining and leaving Hornchurch High School. **What types of SEN does the school provide for?** Our school provides for pupils with the following needs: ![](https://hornchurchhighschool.com/images/8c61aafe56c39534863d4d5bdf1e510b.png) **Which staff will support my child, and what training have they had?** **SENDCo** ![](https://hornchurchhighschool.com/images/313cee1b2e4f3fa40c96bf11802e18bf.png) Our SENDCo at Hornchurch High is Mrs Huggins. Mrs Huggins is a qualified teacher of geography. She is currently completing her NPQ for SENDCOs. Mr Huggins has involvement with Challenge Partners as a SEND Review participant. **Subject teachers** All of our teachers receive in-house SEND training, and are supported by the SENDCOs to meet the needs of pupils who have SEND. **Teaching assistants (TAs)** We have a team of 6 TAs, including 1 Lead TA who are trained to deliver SEND provision. All of our teaching assistants who are trained to deliver interventions such as: Project X, Power of Two, Talkabout, Nine Steps to Handwriting, Toe by Toe and ELSA **External agencies and experts** Sometimes we need extra help to offer our pupils the support they need. Whenever necessary we will work with external support services to meet the needs of our pupils with SEND and to support their families. These include: - Speech and language therapists - Educational psychologists - Occupational therapists - GPs or paediatricians - School nurses - Child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) - Education welfare officers - Social services and other local authority (LA)-provided support services - Voluntary sector organisations **The link to the local Borough offer is:** ### Statutory - [Policies](https://hornchurchhighschool.com/infomation-and-policies/policies) - [Governors](https://hornchurchhighschool.com/infomation-and-policies/governors) - [Ofsted Report](https://hornchurchhighschool.com/infomation-and-policies/ofsted) - School Uniform - [P.E. KIT](https://hornchurchhighschool.com/school-life/school-uniform/p-e-kit) - [General School Uniform](https://hornchurchhighschool.com/school-life/school-uniform/general-school-uniform) - [Times of The School Day](https://hornchurchhighschool.com/school-life/times-of-the-school-day) - [Term Dates](https://hornchurchhighschool.com/school-life/term-dates) - [Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)](https://hornchurchhighschool.com/parents/special-educational-needs-and-disabilities-send) ![Hornchurch High School](https://files.schudio.com/hornchurch-high-school-2/images/logo/logo-header.png) ### Hornchurch High School Broadstone Road Hornchurch Essex RM12 4AJ 01708 691 441 ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/HornchurchHigh/) - [X](http://www.twitter.com/hornchurchhigh) - [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOutQVNuqsu7EyaWrjM_aw) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/hornchurchhigh/) [![Partnership Learning](https://files.schudio.com/hornchurch-high-school-2/images/logo/AAAPartnership-Learning_white.png)](https://partnershiplearning.com) © Copyright 2026 Hornchurch High School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://hornchurchhighschool.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)