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SENDsational Newsletter

December 2025

SENDsationalNewsletterDecember 2025

Merstham Primary School's New SEND Newsletter Merstham Primary School's New SEND Newsletter

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As Assistant Head and SENCo I am keen to support families of children with Special Educational needs keep abreast of new developments and sources of help and advice. This new half-termly Newsletter will aim to do just that. Although focused on SEND updates many of the signposting will be of benefit to the wider school community and therefore I hope it will be of interest to many of you. Should there be anything of specific interest please do drop me a message and I will aim to include information in a future newsletter!

Mrs Sawyer

Surrey's Local Offer Surrey's Local Offer

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The Surrey Local Offer web pages provide information on education, training and support, for children and young people with special educational, and disability needs, and their families and practitioners.

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You can read about the SEND Improvement Journey, Ordinarily Available Provision and the EHCP process.
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The webpage is worth an exploration and can signpost you to other useful links!

https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/children/support-and-advice/local-offer

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Learning Space - Help for Parents

The Learning Space Website contains a 'Help for Parents' page with links to useful local information, groups and courses. Do take a look!

https://www.learningspace.org.uk/resources

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Navigating the Maze – a toolkit of strategies for parents of neurodivergent children (webinars)

Navigating the Maze is an online and on demand workshop for parents of neurodivergent children that is free, on demand and online!

https://www.mindworks-surrey.org/advice-information-and-resources/neurodevelopmental-needs/navigating-maze-toolkit-strategies-parents-neurodivergent-children

SAVE THE DATE! SAVE THE DATE!

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I will be delivering an online presentation on our new Relationship / Behaviour Policy on the 27th January at 5pm. I hope as many of you as possible can join me from the comfort of your own home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYtZBisgs3s

Watch a You Tube clip of Mark Finnis talking about the use of Restorative Practice in schools and the way it can be used to drive changes in behaviour management.

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Mark Finnis has outlined the theory of Restorative Behaviour Management in a book.

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Great accessible books for neurodivergent children.

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A lovely visual book for Primary Aged pupils

Mrs Sawyer: Assistant Head / SENCo
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