William Lovell Church of England Academy

Local Offer

Description

Our full SEND Information Statement can be found by following the link below:

http://www.stickney.lincs.sch.uk/inclusion

 

Provision for all children and young people:

The school will provide:

• A trained SENDCO with QTS who has a direct link to the Senior Leadership Team;
• A SEND Policy, regularly reviewed, with provision and practice in place;
• An Accessibility Plan in line with the Equality Act
• Information on Inclusion and SEND provided to all parents/carers;
• A SEND Governor;
• An inclusive ethos and curriculum;
• A range of teaching strategies and learning opportunities;
• A range of ICT equipment;
• Target setting and tracking.

 

For children with SEND:

The school will provide:

• Assessment of: learning environment; grouping of children/young people; teaching styles; curriculum materials; individual children’s/young people’s physical, sensory, and cognitive barriers; children’s/young people’s social and emotional needs and other relevant circumstances;
• Additional and different provision such as individualised or small group planning, as appropriate to needs;
• Increased use of ICT resources where appropriate;
• Staff collaboration with specialists within the Academy and with outside agencies as appropriate;
• More detailed planning incorporating specialist information;
• Individualised programmes focused on specific curricular areas, as appropriate;
• Increased classroom and small group support;
• Environmental adaptations;
• Provision of quality first teaching

 

For children entitled to statutory provision as specified in an Educational and Health Care Plan (EHCP)

The school will provide:

• Enhanced planning and tracking;
• Individualised programmes in specific areas within the curriculum;
• Provision specified in Part 3 of the EHC Plan;
• Several opportunities to review the EHC Plan throughout the school year (with parents/carers of students with EHCPs invited to ALL parents’ evenings, regardless of year group)
• Annual review of the EHC Plan and submitting recommendations to the

 

Potential types of support

• Use of needs-based plans where appropriate, involving students, parents and staff in the formulation, review and implementation;
• Differentiated curriculum and resources;
• Visual timetables;
• Support at unstructured times of the day, such as social club;
• Social skills programme/support including strategies to enhance self-esteem;
• Working Together Team support;
• Small group targeted intervention programmes;
• Use of ICT to reduce barriers to learning where possible;
• Strategies/programmes to support speech and language;
• Strategies to reduce anxiety/promote emotional wellbeing;
• Support and advice sought from outside agencies to ensure any barriers to success are fully identified and responded to;
• Additional support through the Academy’s pastoral system;
• Planning, assessment and review;
• Access to teaching and learning for students with SEND, monitored through the Academy’s self-evaluation process;
• Teaching resources routinely evaluated to ensure they are accessible to all students;
• All Academy-related activities evaluated in terms of their positive impact upon the learning success and inclusion of students with SEND;
• Teaching Assistants made available as appropriate to support student progress, independence and value for money;
• SENDCO who can provide advice and guidance to staff;
• Links to external ASD provisions;
• Ongoing training in relation to meeting students’ needs within the classroom;
• Support offered to families who they are signposted to services/organisations which may offer support/advice where appropriate, via the Local Offer; CPD.
• Where appropriate, use of child friendly IEPs or School Support Plans, involving students, parents and staff in the formulation, review and implementation of these documents;
• Differentiated curriculum and resources;
• Strategies to promote/develop literacy and numeracy;
• Social skills programme/support including strategies to enhance self-esteem;
• Provision to support access to the curriculum and to develop independent learning;
• Small group and one to one targeted intervention programmes delivered to students to improve literacy and maths skills, as appropriate

Contact Name

Katherine Cocker-Goring

Contact Telephone

01205 480352

Contact Email

katherine.cocker-goring@stickney.lincs.sch.uk

Experience

The school has a strong SEND background with an experienced SEND team. Historically, the school supports students with SEND well, although it has limitations due to its small size.

Benefits of choosing a small school for your child with SEND:

• Strong understanding of the needs of individual children
• Children are known and have strong relationships with staff
• Strong pastoral care

Limitations of choosing a small school for your child with SEND:

• Two or three sets per year group limits opportunity for small group teaching
• Wide variety of abilities in classes due to large size of groups and only have two or three sets per year group
• Lack of flexibility to change student sets or teachers

 

Specialist Facilities

We have the following specialist facilities:

• Dedicated Inclusion Team
• Student Welfare Mentor (one member of staff only)
• Teaching Assistant support (reduced offer due to size of school)
• Social Club (available most days) - subject to availability of spaces
• Wheelchair access - ground floor only
• Disabled toilets

Training details

Staff receive the following yearly training relating to SEND:

• SEND adjustments in the classroom
• Literacy and numeracy barriers
• Quality first teaching
• Differentiation
• Safeguarding

Links

SEND Information Report

Local Offer Age Bands

Secondary (11-16 years)

SEN Provision Type

Universal