SEND Information
Contact Our SENCo, Miss Rose on JRose@ridgewood.dudley.sch.uk
At Ridgewood High School we are determined that every child should have the opportunity to achieve their full academic potential. We are an inclusive school, in which staff, students and parents feel valued and their individual needs are met. We provide doorways for pupils to open; for some these doors will be bigger and heavier, and take time, patience, trust and resilience, but with the support of the school community students will find their way through.
We understand that children progress at different rates and are committed to meeting the needs of all pupils to ensure that they make the best possible progress, by supporting them in removing barriers to learning posed by their additional needs. We believe that having a solid foundation in varying key skills is essential for succeeding in school as well as beyond.
Our intentions for our Learners is that they:
achieve their best
become confident individuals living fulfilling lives, and
make a successful transition into adulthood, whether into employment, further or higher education or training.
The SEND team appreciates that for parents their child being at secondary school means they grow in independence which can sometimes mean reduced input for parents. We are always on hand to support, no matter how big or small the query from either parents or pupil. Our priority is that our school community are happy and feel safe and supported during their time with us. We are here to help. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us for support, advice or to share information.
From the buttons below you can access the Dudley local offer and download our latest Send Information Report and Accessibility Report.
Dudley’s Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Bulletin
The Dudley Special Educational Needs and Disabilities e- bulletin’s) aim is to keep parent carers, education settings and stakeholders informed about Dudley’s Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Improvement Programme as well as news and events.
As a system we are working hard to improve our SEND offer across the borough. A lot is happening and we are gathering pace to better support our children, young people and families with SEND.
Our latest bulletin provides:
updates of our improvement journey including our progress of our Delivering Better Value Programme in SEND
SEND news from the Dudley Parent Carer Forum, Health, the council and partners
details of useful events for parent carers and practitioners
SEND Education Settings News which includes information about free SEND training Resources.
Sign up now (https://tinyurl.com/DudleySENDBulletins) to receive this e-bulletin direct to your email inbox
Dudley Local Offer
Dudley’s Local Offer is a new one stop shop website for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their parents and carers.
Dudley’s Local Offer is part of the Dudley Community Information Directory – an online directory which offers people quick and easy access to information on local services.
The Local Offer webpages contain a wealth of up to date information on areas which include education, training and work, health, leisure and fun, care and moving into adulthood.
The website aims to help young people and parents to make individual, informed, positive decisions and choices
