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SEND

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

Dartford Science and Technology College admits students with special educational needs and disabilities to the school in line with the school’s admission procedure. Admissions Information  and Equality Policy: DSTC Equality Policy

Support for applying can be gained through various methods including; We are BEAMS https://wearebeams.org.uk/ or IPSEA https://www.ipsea.org.uk/ . If in doubt please contact DSTC: office@dstc.kent.sch.uk .

The school provides an innovative and challenging learning environment that is totally dedicated to seeking and developing the potential of every young person.  Identified SEND students have personalised access to the SEND Team in their dedicated rooms within The Hub.

DSTC takes a whole school inclusive approach to students with special educational needs, recognising that the vision of the school (Everyone Excels in all Endeavours) is the same for all students , whatever their abilities.

The school recognises that a student has SEND if they have a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for them and, as defined in the 2014 Code of Practice, the school accepts that a young person has a learning difficulty or disability if:

"… they have a learning difficulty or disability which calls for ‘special educational provision’

to be made for them and they have significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of others of the same age"

The school makes provision in accordance with:

  • Children and Families Act 2014
  • SEN Code of Practice 2014
  • SI 2014 1530 Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014
  • Part 3 Duties on Schools – Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators
  • Schedule 1 regulation 51– Information to be included in the SEN information report
  • Schedule 2 regulation 53 – Information to be published by a local authority in its local offer
  • Equality Act 2010
  • Schools Admissions Code, DfE 1 Feb 2012
  • SI 2012 1124 The School Information (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
  • SI 2013 758 The School Information (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013
  • Mainstream Core Standards (opens in a new window)
  • DSTC Accessibility Plan can be found: Accessibility Plan / Policy DSTC. This identifies facilities that support some of our SEND students.