SCHOOL NAME

Bedlington Station Primary School

TYPE OF SCHOOL

Primary

3-11 yrs of age

Nursery to Year 6

ACCESSIBILITY

Fully Wheel Chair

Accessible

Yes, main school building and annexes are

wheel chair accessible

Auditory/Visual
Enhancements
Other adaptations

Visual fire alarms in staff and disabled

toilets (flashing lights)
Disabled toilet and wet room in main school
building
Disabled toilet in Nursery/Community Room

CORE OFFER

Are you currently able to deliver your core offer consistently over
all areas of your school?
YES

POLICIES

Are the school policies

available on the
website for:

SEN
Safeguarding
Behaviour

Equality &
Diversity
Are you aware/familiar with the
requirements of the Disability Act 1995 and
the Equality Act 2010?

RANGE OF PROVISION

YES
YES
YES
YES
YES

Please indicate what your school has to offer (over and above your core offer)
in each of the following areas:
Areas of Strength
Speech, language and communication provision staff trained by SALT,
designated area for interventions, talk boost trained staff. ELSA trained
support staff. Nurture provision and training for support staff. Non class
based SENCO for interventions. Structured indoor lunchtime provision.
Inclusion mentor
Specialist Facilities/Equipment to support SEND
Disabled toilets, Nurture room, wheel chair accessible buildings
Input from Therapists/Advisory Teachers/other specialist support
services
We have access to Speech and Language teachers, Inclusion Support
officers, Educational Psychologists, Specialist ASD teachers, Behaviour
Support Workers, Occupational Therapists, School Health Advisers, CYPS,
Alternative Provision, family Intervention Workers and Childrens services
Breakfast and After School support
Breakfast club, after school clubs (e.g brainbusters, film club, homework club,
sports clubs, mini band, recorder)

INCLUSION

How do you promote inclusion within the school? Including day and
residential trips?
We are a fully inclusive school, with adjustments made according to need.
Children with disabilities are included in all educational visits.
What proportion of children currently at the school have SEND?

PARENT SUPPORT
INVOLVEMENT/LIAISON

23% (Sept 2015)

How do you involve/support the parents of children/YP with an SEND
regarding meeting their needs. How do you communicate their progress
and areas of difficulty?
Children with SEND work closely with the Head Teacher, SENCo, class
teacher and outside agencies, where appropriate. Pupil passports shared with
parents/children and take into account their views and comments. EHA are
completed with appointed staff and parents. Behaviour plans and charts are
completed and shared with parents. Home school books where appropriate.
Parents involved in completion of toolkits in EY.
Parent consultations each term and a written report in the Summer Term.
Parent group sessions and workshops. Curriculum sheets sent out half
termly, outlining the learning specific to that half term, open door policy
How will school prepare children with SEND to join their next
setting/college/stage or education or life?
We have a strong transition programme between EYFS and KS1. For those
children who go to the local High School in Yr 7, we work closely with the
receiving school. Additional visits are offered for those children who might find
transition difficult.

OTHER INFORMATION

What else do you think parents/carers would like to know about your
school?
Literacy interventions offered (Group and 1-1) Nessy, Read, Write Inc,
Acceleread Accelewrite, Toe by Toe, Precision Teaching, Accelerate Reader
(KS2) and whole school, differentiated phonic sessions
Numeracy Interventions offered (Group and 1-1) First Class @ Number KS1
and 2, Precision Teaching, Pre-Tutoring, Mathletics (KS2), Numbers Count
Small social skills groups
Talk boost, speech and language therapy 1-1 support
Rainbow Station (Nurture room)

COMPLETED BY
DATE COMPLETED
REVIEW DUE

Inclusion mentor 1-1 timetabled support and bubble time

Ruth Liddicoat SENCO
28.9.15
September 2016