Special Needs

Pupils with Special Educational Needs are fully included in the life of the school.

In-class support is provided where appropriate by our own team of teaching assistants.

Pupils with identified learning difficulties are withdrawn from some lessons in order to follow individual learning programmes designed to address their difficulties.

All pupils experiencing learning difficulties are monitored closely by the school’s Special Educational Needs Department.

Increasingly the department is working with the community and promotes projects enabling not only parents but other cohorts such as Ethnic Minority groups to experience and enrich our extra-curricular activities.

We work closely with the County Educational Psychologist Service, Connexions, Special Educational Needs Support Services and other agencies in order to offer pupils with special educational needs and their parents access to sound professional advice.

The school’s SEN Policy reflects the Code of Practice for Special Educational Needs and the school has Level 1 of Staffordshire’s Dyslexia Friendly Schools Initiative.

The Governors of the school fully support the Special Educational Needs Policy and there is a named Governor who liaises closely with the Assistant Headteacher (E.C.M).

The school also has a Progress Centre where an alternative curriculum is on offer to pupils, who may be temporarily withdrawn from mainstream teaching and receive coaching tailored to their specific needs.