SENCO – Mrs Vivien Rouse, BA (Hons) PGCE; NASENCO

VRouse@st-maryshigh.hereford.sch.uk   / 01432 850416

Role: To co-ordinate all aspects of SEN provision across the school.  Mrs Rouse is your first point of contact should you have any concerns about your child’s learning needs.

Student Interventions Manager – Mrs Lilly Rogers

LRogers@st-maryshigh.hereford.sch.uk /01432 850416

Role:  To plan, organise, track and assess effectiveness of all interventions for pupils with SEND, including liaising with staff, students and parents.

Student Services Manager – Mrs Jo Hayden

JHayden@st-maryshigh.hereford.sch.uk / 01432 850416

Role: To oversee the wellbeing and be the first point of contact and support for all pupils with SEMH needs, including all children in the looked after system (CLA).  Mrs Hayden has specific liaison with the SENCO with regard to all children who are in the care of the Local Authority and who also have SEND.  (Mrs Hayden’s role also overlaps into the safeguarding team).

Teaching Assistant Team Leader – Mrs Amanda Fortey

AFortey@st-maryshigh.hereford.sch.uk

Role: To oversee the day-to-day management of our large team of Teaching Assistants and HLTAs.

Administrator – Mrs Helen Sagers

HSagers@st-maryshigh.hereford.sch.uk / 01432 850416

Role: To ensure that the wide variety of SEN communications and administration is kept up to date and completed in a timely fashion.

A large team of Teaching Assistants (TAs) and Higher-Level Teaching Assistants (HLTAs)

A growing team of teaching assistants, most in full-time positions, work in a variety of supporting roles across the school. These include classroom-based support, one-to-one / small group catch-up work and specialist provision for specific needs.