Including Children with Special Educational Needs

Our curriculum has been planned with close regard to the St. Mary's Special Educational Needs Policy and the SEND Code of Practice. We aim to raise attainment through the creation of inclusive cultures, practices and policies.

At St. Mary's Priory School, we work hard to ensure that all children achieve well in school and our curriculum is designed to provide access and opportunity for all who attend the school. We are committed to: 

• Ensuring that all reach high levels of achievement 
• Being an inclusive school and providing curriculum access for all 
• Ensuring that the identification of all SEND provision happens at the earliest possible stage of a pupil’s school career 
• Meeting the individual needs of pupils by making all reasonable adjustments possible to the curriculum and classroom 
• Working towards inclusion in partnership with other agencies and schools 
• Achieving a level of staff expertise to meet pupil need 

In order to meet the learning needs of all pupils, teachers adapt and differentiate work. They strive to meet individual learning needs in their planning, lesson delivery and feedback. Where pupils are identified as having special educational needs, the school provides for these additional needs in a variety of ways where the provision is related specifically to their needs. The range of provision is dependent on resourcing and funding but may include: 

• In-class support for small groups with an additional teacher or Teaching Assistant (TA) 
• Small group withdrawal with class teacher or TA
• Individual class support / class withdrawal 
• Further adaptation of resources 
• Home learning support 
• Targeted interventions 
• Provision of alternative learning materials / special equipment 
• Group support 
• Staff development / training to cultivate more effective teaching strategies 
• Support from specialist professionals or external agencies