Pam Roberts is our SENCo and works Mondays and Wednesdays.  Pam can be contacted via the school office.  The SENCo’s role in school is to:
• Support staff to identify children with special educational needs and support staff to meet their needs and monitor their progress and provision
• Liaise with parents/carers of children with special educational needs
• Be a point of contact with external agencies, especially the local authority and its support services
• Liaise with external agencies such early years providers, other schools, educational psychologists, health and social care professionals and independent or voluntary bodies for additional advice and support
• Support School leaders to development high quality SEND provision across the school
For further details please refer to the Ottery St Mary Primary School SEND Offer found in the parent-and-carer-hub/SEND section of the website.

Katie Tyrrell is our Pastoral Support Coordinator. Her role in school, working alongside all staff, is to ensure children who attend the school feel safe and listened to. She acts as a point of contact for families in need of support and works alongside parents and carers to support emotional wellbeing and maximise children’s attendance in school as well as working through issues that can impact on a child’s safety. Katie has an open door policy and is available everyday in school. She can be contacted via the school office.