​We are committed to meeting the educational needs of all our pupils. At times, some of our children will need additional support. We will facilitate this by following these objectives:

• Involve parents/carers as partners

• Provide, provision for meeting pupils’ special educational needs, the setting and marking of work appropriate to the individual need of the child, and where necessary through the development of individual or group learning programmes

• Foster and maintain links with all outside agencies, educational support services, secondary and special schools

• Initiate and facilitate staff development programmes concerned with special educational needs

• Ensure that our school provides for equal access in line with the Disability Discrimination Act

Sometimes, it may be necessary to provide additional support for some pupils at some time during their school career. Within our school, we have set procedures for identifying and assessing the special needs of individual children which involves, at various stages, teaching staff, parents, external agencies and of course the children themselves. The degree and nature of support provided is determined by the needs of the child.

When a child joins our school we consult with their previous teachers in order to decide how best to support each pupil so that they continue to make progress in all areas of the curriculum. Additionally, we might carry out further assessments which help to build a bigger picture of individual pupils and their strengths and weaknesses. Staff meet regularly to look at pupil progress and their access to the curriculum. From this, appropriate support is identified. This might be class based, in a small group or a targeted programme of work.

Pupils who receive levels of support over and above that of their peers due to significant needs have a Pupil Passport so that all staff who teach them are aware of their strengths and difficulties. This enables teachers to modify planning accordingly and ensure strategies are used to help pupils become engaged in their learning and be happy and successful.

Children who have an Education Healthcare Plan (EHCP) are supported appropriately as directed. Annual and interim reviews are held for these pupils to discuss provision, objectives and outcomes, which include all involved adults and the child.

Where necessary the school will, in consultation with parents, call on outside agencies to provide additional and more specific help and guidance for staff to meet individual children’s needs. Such agencies include Educational Psychologists, Specialist Teacher Advisors for disabilities and CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service).

We try to ensure that all pupils whatever their ability are able to take part in all classroom activities at the appropriate level.