Students with Identified Special Educational Needs

At Comberton Sixth Form (CSF) we believe in supporting each individual student to achieve their best. We have an excellent reputation or supporting students with all types of special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). 

Students who identify SEN needs on their application form will have their application interview with the Deputy Head of Sixth Form (SEND and MAT). Some students will also be invited to the college for a pre-visit in the late summer term to meet the support team and become more familiar with the college buildings if this is thought to be helpful. Students with high levels of identified SEN will have a named contact within the support team who will keep in regular contact with them, their tutor, subject teachers and home.

We consider ourselves to be a fully inclusive environment and make many adaptations to mainstream education and the school environment in order that all students can manage successfully and are offered equal opportunities to participate fully in the life of the school and take part in all possible activities. We endeavour to support young people to participate in any additional/extra-curricular activity they would like to without any barriers being put in place. We also take the overall well-being of all students very seriously and support those with social and emotional difficulties by offering access to internal and external support services.

Support for Students with Identified Special Educational Needs

Support for SEND students in the sixth form is overseen by Deputy Head of Sixth Form, Mrs Laura Peacey. Students can contact Mrs Peacey on email on lpeacey@combertonvc.org or by calling personally at the deputy head of sixth form office, which is located inside the lecture theatre on the first floor.

To support with transitions, students who identify SEN needs on their application form will have their application interview with the relevant Deputy Head of Sixth Form. Some students will also be invited to the college for a pre-visit in the late summer term to meet the support team and become more familiar with the college buildings if this is thought to be helpful.

Students with high levels of identified SEN will have a named contact within one of the support teams, who will keep in regular contact with them, their tutor, subject teachers and home.

Support for Students with an EHCP

We have two teams of highly skilled Teaching Assistants (TAs) assigned to the sixth form.

The sixth form SEND team, led by Mrs Caroline Harvey, is based on the ground floor in Six4. Students can contact the team by email on charvey@combertonvc.org or by dropping in to Six4.

The sixth form Cabin staff work alongside the sixth form SEND team and have provision for students with a diagnosis of autism and an EHCP which has been through a Panel at the Local Authority to gain the Cabin place at sixth form. They are managed by the Cabin management team and run day to day by Communication Support Specialists and Teaching Assistants in lessons. They are located alongside the SEND team on the ground floor and have a further base just outside the sixth form building. For more information email epage@combertonvc.org.

Students with an EHCP will have a named Key Worker. Support levels for EHCP students vary depending on individual needs, but always include some in lesson support, some out of lesson study support and pastoral support from a keyworker.