Ashgate Primary School is an outward looking, forward thinking school, striving for excellence in all it does. High quality pastoral care underpins a broad and relevant curriculum, with associated policies and practices preparing children for life in a fast changing, modern and culturally diverse Britain. Always ‘moving forward and aiming high’, Ashgate Primary School is a hub of excellence, serving the local and global community regardless of need or ability.
The school is a vibrant and exciting place to learn, catering for the pupils of Ashbourne Road (Derby) district. We are a co-educational primary school, ranging in pupil age from 4 – 11 years old. Our policies and practices are informed by Derby City Council and are ratified by our board of Governors. The governing body represents the Local Authority, local community, parents and staff.

Ashgate Primary School is a mainstream, fully inclusive school, where all classes are of mixed ability and teachers provide work that is suitably differentiated to match the ability of each group. This is achieved though the effective deployment of a wide range of staff, resources and materials.

If your child has Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND) the school follows the SEND Code of Practice 2015 to ensure that inclusion is achieved and progress is made. Parents will be made aware if their child is placed on the ‘Special Educational Needs Provision Map’ and will have the opportunity for an informal meeting with the class teacher and/or the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO), to discuss the type of provision that can be put in place.

Please read our Parents Guide to SEND and our SEND Provision Report for more information, which is available on our school website.

What are the different types of support available at our school?

Teachers have the highest possible expectations for your child in their class.
The quality of teaching and learning is reviewed regularly to ensure the highest possible standards are achieved. The school has a training plan for all staff to improve the teaching and learning of pupils, including those with SEND.
• Teachers adapt planning to support the needs of CYP with SEND.
• Teachers use a variety of teaching styles and cater for different learning styles to allow pupils with SEND to access the curriculum.
• Teachers and other adults in the classroom work together to give targeted support according to your child’s needs.
• Your child is fully involved in learning in class.
• Strategies which may be suggested by the SENCo or other professionals working with your child are in place to support your child to learn.

Specific group work intervention
• This could be for reading, reading comprehension, spelling, numeracy, social skills. These could be delivered by a teacher, learning support assistant, key worker, or intervention support staff.

Adaptations to curriculum or learning environment may be made to remove barriers to learning. Things such as:
• Quality first teaching
• A curriculum to match needs
• Individual 1-1 tuition by a teaching assistant for very specific needs.
• Placement in small target groups with students with similar needs for one or two lessons per week, using specially prepared learning materials.
• Specialist group support for students with specific learning difficulties associated with dyslexia.
• Wave 3 short term interventions to target improved reading & spelling.
• Placement in appropriate groups or sets for subject lessons where needed
• Individuals and groups supported in class
• Targeted interventions organised by curriculum areas often led by Learning Support Assistants
• Use of appropriate ICT equipment and programmes
• Adapted teaching styles and materials
• Access to appropriate resources for learning
• Support from a Learning Support Assistants in order to ensure health and safety where appropriate
• Social skills programmes
• 1:1 mentoring sessions
• Learning Mentor group/individual support
• Nurture room for group/individual support sessions

Ashgate is a mainstream Community Primary School with 330 pupils on roll.
Inner City school housed in two Victorian 2 storey buildings.
Recent major refurbishment with disabled access; one lift and disabled toilet facilities in each building.
2 resurfaced flat playgrounds with access to 2 large playing fields (flight of stairs to one field)
Planned transition arrangements/visits/ liaison take place with feeder nurseries and several secondary schools as well as in school transfer to new class/ key stage.

Can Administer Medication
Autistic Spectrum