Your contacts & local information hub
Louisa Turner is the Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Coordinator (SENDCO) at LSFC – you can contact her on ljt@lutonsfc.ac.uk
For more details on Luton’s local SEND offer, visit the Luton Directory information hub.
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There’s a range of SEND support you can access at LSFC including:
- Assessment of student’s needs – prior to interview if you have an Educational Health and Care Plan (EHCP), or at the start of your course if you disclose another SEND need.
- In-class support for students with specific EHCP needs.
- One-to-one support with specialist SpLD teachers, supporters and the Mental Health and Wellbeing teacher.
- We have specialist staff for students with neurodiversities e.g. Specific Learning Difficulties, dyslexia, Autism Spectrum Condition, ADHD and other neurodiversities.
- Provision of equipment e.g. laptops, assistive technology (Readwrite TextHelp / Dragon Naturally Speaking / GLEAN / Mindview) to enable independent learning, according to assessment of need.
- Communication Support Workers (for students with EHCPs) to provide support for Deaf/hearing-impaired students.
- End of day twilight study base sessions with a specialist staff member present.
- Autism friendly lunch space.
- Screening tools for Dyslexia / ADHD / ASC / DCD (Dyspraxia).
- Guidance or further assessment with specialist assessors, according to need.
- Assessments for Exam Access Arrangements, carried out by an in-house specialist assessor.
- Provision of Exam Access Arrangements for exams and assessments.
- Fully accessible building with fire-safe evacuation lift.
- Fully accessible Changing Room toilet.
- Accessible Physiotherapy room.