Individual Needs

Meeting individual needs

Some of our children have needs or disabilities that affect their ability to learn. We ensure that these pupils are given the right care and support, focused on their specific needs. Additional support can be either in the classroom, working individually, or in groups outside the classroom. It may be temporary or long term. We work closely with children and their families as well as with other professionals such as therapists and health visitors to ensure that every child can thrive and succeed at school. The school’s Safeguarding and Inclusion lead manages the day-to-day specialised provision for SEND pupils and meets with the class teachers regularly to discuss and review identified children.

Gifted and talented pupils are identified based on test results, work quality and teachers’ and parents’ views.

For those children who are identified as being gifted and talented we provide more challenging lessons and other opportunities.

Children who come to school with very little English receive an individualised assessment and a structured induction programme of support that may include some short 1:1 withdrawal sessions to accelerate basic language learning and small group work to develop confidence in speaking. For those joining in Early Years the focus is on immersion in a spoken English environment to accelerate language acquisition.