SEND
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Our school Special Needs and Disabilities Coordinator is Miss Alyson Daykin
For any enquiries relating to Special Educational Needs please contact Miss Alyson Daykin our SENCO via sen@hallamfields.derbyshire.sch.uk or by phoning 0115 9322568
Our named school governor is Iain Daire. Please contact Mrs Ashby (clerk to governors) in the school office if you require to speak to a governor.
Click to view our SEN report, full of useful information
Autism
New diagnosis information sheet for parents
Strategies for helping children with ASD
Strategies to support children with Autism
Amazing Kids - Autistic Spectrum Condition - YouTube Video
Listen to children from different backgrounds share their unique experiences of the autistic spectrum in their own words
Amazing Things Happen - YouTube Video
Introduction to autism that aims to raise awareness among young non-autistic audiences, to stimulate understanding and acceptance in future generations.
A film by the National Autistic Society
Pathological Demand Avoidance
Links to documents on PDA Society website - https://www.pdasociety.org.uk/
What is PDA? Pathological Demand Avoidance profile of autism booklet
Introduction to PDA Video (20 mins)
PDA - Simple strategies for supporting children with Pathological Demand Avoidance at school
Click to find out information from Derbyshire County Council