A mainstream Catholic Voluntary Academy with an Enhanced Resource Unit for students with Visual and / or Physical Impairment. The Local Authority are the admissions authority to the resource and children need an EHCP. Parents are welcome to visit the resource to discuss suitability for their child.
Teachers have the highest possible expectations for your child and all CYP in their class.
The quality of teaching and learning is reviewed regularly to ensure the highest possible standards are achieved. The academy has a training plan for all staff to improve the teaching and learning of CYP, including those with SEN&D. This includes whole academy training on SEN&D issues.
• Teachers adapt planning to support the needs of CYP with SEN&D.
• Teachers use a variety of teaching styles and cater for different learning styles to allow CYP with SEN&D 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
• Booster groups – reading, comprehension, spelling and numeracy
• Nurture Group and Social Skills Groups - social skills.

Adaptations to curriculum or learning environment may be made to remove barriers to learning. Things such as:
• Sitting at the front of the classroom
• Using enlarged resources
• Use of ICT
• Leaving lessons early
• Use of colour overlays
• Visual timetable provided
• Having someone scribe your work
There are many more that may be put in place depending on the individual pupils needs.

Outside agencies
We work with a wide variety of agencies (many are listed on page 8) to achieve the best outcome for our CYP with SEN&D.
You may be asked to give permission for your child to be referred to a specialist professional, e.g. Educational Psychologist. This will help the academy and you to understand your child’s needs better and so support them more effectively.
The specialist professional may work directly with you and your child and may make recommendations on support strategies to be used at home and in academy.