Overview of SEND
At Bishop Barrington Academy we recognise that all students are entitled to a quality of provision that will enable them to achieve their potential. We believe in positive intervention, removing barriers to learning, raising expectations and levels of achievement and working in partnership with other agencies in order to provide a positive educational experience for all our students including those with a special educational need or disability.
Our school recognises there are particular groups of students whose circumstances require additional consideration by those who work with them to support their SEN.
At Bishop Barrington Academy our SENDCo is also the Designated Teacher for Looked after Children to ensure all teachers in school understand the implications for those children who are looked after and have SEN.
At Bishop Barrington Academy we ensure that all students, regardless of their specific needs make the best possible progress.
There are four broad areas of SEND at Bishop Barrington Academy, we have experience of supporting children and young people with a wide range of needs including:
Communication and Interaction | This area of need includes children with Autism Spectrum Condition and those with Speech, Language and Communication Needs.
Cognition and Learning | This includes children with Specific Learning Difficulties, Moderate Learning Difficulties, Severe Learning Difficulties and Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties.
Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties | This includes any students who have an emotional, social or mental health need that is impacting on their ability to learn.
Sensory and/or Physical Difficulties | This area includes children with hearing impairment, visual impairment, multi-sensory impairment and physical difficulties.
Statement of Intent for Promoting Equality
At Bishop Barrington Academy we are committed to equality. We aim for every student to fulfill their potential no matter what their needs. Our School is committed to anti-discriminatory practice to promote equality of opportunity and valuing diversity for all children and families. We aim to:
- Provide a secure and accessible environment in which all our children can flourish and in which all contributions are considered and valued.
- Include and value the contribution of all families to our understanding of equality and diversity.
Provide positive non-stereotyping information about gender roles, diverse ethnic and cultural groups and disabled people.
- Improve our knowledge and understanding of issues of anti-discriminatory practice, promoting equality and valuing diversity.
- Make inclusion a thread that runs through all of the activities of the school
Bishop Barrington Academy prides itself in being very inclusive and will endeavour to support every child regardless of their level of need. All students follow the National Curriculum at a level and a pace that is appropriate to their abilities. At times and when it is felt appropriate, modifications to the curriculum may be implemented.
To successfully match student ability to the curriculum there are some actions we may take to achieve this:
- Ensure that all students have access to the school curriculum and all school activities.
- Help all students achieve to the best of their abilities, despite any difficulty or disability they may have.
- Ensure that teaching staff are aware of and sensitive to the needs of all students, teaching students in a way that is more appropriate to their needs.
- Students to gain in confidence and improve their self-esteem.
- To work in partnership with parents/carers, students and relevant external agencies in order to provide for children’s special educational needs and disabilities.
- To identify at the earliest opportunity, all children that need special consideration to support their needs (whether these are educational, social, physical or emotional).
- To make suitable provision for children with SEND to fully develop their abilities, interests and aptitudes and gain maximum access to the curriculum.
- Ensure that all children with SEND are fully included in all activities of the school in order to promote the highest levels of achievement.
- To promote self-worth and enthusiasm by encouraging independence at all age and ability levels.
- To give every child the entitlement to a sense of achievement.
- To regularly review the policy and practice in order to achieve best practice.
Key Policies
All of our school policies can be found on the website. See the page linked for the appropriate policy:
