Please find below our SEND Information Report (school local offer). Should you have any questions or queries, then please do not hesitate to contact your class teacher, in the first instance, or the SENCO.

Contact details – FAO SENDCO:
St. Joseph’s Catholic Infant and Junior Schools, Birtley
teachers@sjib.bwcet.com (Infants)

teachers@sjjb.bwcet.com (Juniors)
0191 4102324 (Infants) 0191 4102231 (Juniors)

St Josephs Special Educational Needs And Disabilities SEND Policy Sept 2023 1Download

For further information relating to Gateshead SEND Independent Advisory Service (SENDIASS) visit:

Gateshead SENDIASS | Barnardo’s (barnardossendiass.org.uk)

Welcome to the Gateshead SENDiass, we offer free impartial, confidential information and advice for children and young people aged 0-25 and their parents and carers where a child or young person has or may have special educational needs or disability.

We are open Monday – Thursday, 09:00-17:00 and Friday, 09:00-16:30.

You can reach us by:

Phone: 0191 478 4667

Email: daiss@barnardos.org.uk

For further information about the Gateshead Local Offer – visit:

Local Offer | Barnardo’s (barnardossendiass.org.uk)

Gateshead Local Offer SEND 0 to 25 Years – Gateshead Local Offer SEND 0 to 25 years (gateshead-localoffer.org)

Please visit: gateshead-localoffer.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SEND-Thresholds-Final-version-March-2024.pdf for the Gateshead SEND Thresholds document.

For the Facebook page for the Gateshead SEND Team/Local Offer – visit:

Gateshead SEND Local Offer (facebook.com)

Visit Gateshead.gov.uk for information re: SEND activities directory to help those children with additional needs.

SEND activities directory – Gateshead Council

Public bodies, including local-authority-maintained schools, are covered by the public sector equality duty in the Equality Act 2010.

St Josephs Disability Equality Accessibility Scheme Plan2022Download

Please find a link to Gateshead LA’s latest SEND Network news.