Welcome to the SEND page for Harris Church of England Academy.

We believe that every child at our Academy is unique and special, so we aim to provide a broad and balanced curriculum for all. We are committed to developing cultures, policies and practices that are inclusive. Systems are in place to identify when children have barriers affecting their learning, followed by specific interventions to help children overcome these barriers. This practice of personalising learning applies to all children. For academically more able children this means provision of appropriate challenge to develop their particular talents. Where children are identified as needing additional support in any aspect, the academy follows the Code of Practice. This ensures that each child’s needs are individually and appropriately catered for, and that any outside agencies are involved in providing guidance and support.

For a more detailed look at SEND please refer to the SEND Policy and the SEND information report which can be found below.

We look forward to working with in the future or continuing to work with you all.

Mrs L Blackburn                                      Mrs E Hummel               Mrs J Smith

 Assistant Head (Inclusion)                      SENDCo.                        Assistant SENDCo

Key School Contact Details

Assistant Head (Inclusion) – Mrs L Blackburn

• Email: laura.blackburn@harris.covmat.org

Assistant SENDCo and Specialist Teacher of English – Mrs J Smith

• Email: julia.smith1@harris.covmat.org

Specialist Teacher of Maths – Mr S Smith

• Email: simon.smith@harris.covmat.org 

Inclusion Lead - Mrs C Capeling

•  Email: clare.capeling@harris.covmat.org

Useful School Documents

• Special Educational Needs Policy
• SEND Information Report
• SENDCO report on SEND
• Disability and Accessibility Plan
• Mental-Health Policy
• Exams Policies & Procedures
• Harris Student Behaviour Policy

School Cloud Bookings

Online 5 minute appointments can be booked with our SENCO and Deputy SENCO during the following times:

Week 1  - Period 5 Wednesday 2pm-3pm

Week 2 with Mrs Smith - Period 1 Wednesday 9am-10am

Please use the following link to make a booking:

https://harriscofe.schoolcloud.co.uk/ 

Supporting the Transition to Harris Church of England Academy

Virtual Open Evening | Harris Church of England Academy

Pictures of main areas in school  

Links to useful sources of information and support:

• National Autistic Society    
• British Dyslexia Association
• Dyscalculia Association
• Children with Disabilities Service
• Action on Hearing Loss
• RNIB
• Autism Education Trust
• ADHD Foundation
• Living with ADHD
• Mental Health: Kooth
• Young Minds
• Childline
• Dyspraxia
• Action for Children
• SEND key glossary of key terms 

Local Offer

Warwickshire Local Authority’s Local Offer page brings together information about the local services and support available across education, health and social care for families with children and young people aged 0 to 25, who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. This video tells you more about this offer: Warwickshire Local Offer Information Video

The Junction

The Junction at Harris is for Secondary age pupils whose cognition and learning is below age related expectation, but does not meet the criteria for a Generic Special School provision. Pupils will show potential to work towards mainstream accreditation. Brooke School staff will support the Junction pupils in accessing Harris classrooms. On some occasions Brooke staff will support the Junction pupils outside of the classroom for individual interventions, however, this should not be needed for the majority of the time. Where appropriate there may also be opportunities for the Junction pupils to access some learning at Brooke School. This will be decided in conjunction with parents, Harris and Brooke staff.

Referrals for admission will come from the Local Authority. The referrals are considered by the Senior Leadership Team at Brooke School to ensure that the following criteria are met.

SEND Coffee and Cake Afternoons

We hold several SEND information coffee and cake afternoons throughout the year where you will be able to meet members of our inclusion team and find out more about our current SEND provision and plans for future development. The dates for this year are as follows:

Wednesday 10th December 2025

Thursday 26th March 2026

Thursday 2nd July 2026

These events are held in our Inclusion and Achievement room between 4 and 5pm. All parents are welcome to attend.