Our aims

At Imperial College Early Years Education Centre we aim to provide all children with a broad and balanced learning environment that is committed to the Inclusion of children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities.

Our philosophy is that all children with or without Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities should have the opportunity to develop to their full potential alongside other children in the educational environment and have equal access to the curriculum.

We aim to work within the guidelines for children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities set out in the SEND Code of Practice January 2015 and the SEN tool kit October 2017.

The EYEC has a designated member(s) of staff who are responsible for the education and development of children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities.

The SENco team’s names are displayed on the staff notice board in the entrance hall, they are closely supported by the Head of Centre and the Deputy Head of Centre.

We recognise that some children will have Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities, but notes that children whose first language is not English will not be considered to have Special Educational Need because of their language alone.

Our SEND policy

This policy was updated October 2023