SEND
Headteacher: Jess Hearn
Assistant Headteacher of Inclusion and SENDCO: Kathy Spurgeon
Class Teacher: Helen Burns
Description
Our 18 place Specialist Unit supports children with a primary Cognition and Learning need.
All pupils have an Education, Health & Care Plan.
Admission to the Specialist Unit is via Suffolk LA EHCP consultation processes.
The school have no admission rights and there is no direct access to a Specialist Unit outside of the Suffolk LA consultation process. Having a place within a mainstream school class does not increase the likelihood of being awarded a place within the Specialist Unit.
With higher adult to child ratios, teaching and learning is specialist, with provision carefully designed to meet the unique SEND needs and abilities of the children. Our inclusive and child-centred approach is led by what a child CAN do.
Through a curriculum that is broad and rich in skills needed for life, the development of the whole child is enabled in a supportive and nurturing learning environment. Learning is enhanced through the use of specialist resources and approaches that reflect evidence-based advances in SEND and cognition and learning in particular. Children access a whole curriculum offer in Poplar, with breadth and depth, reflective of their cognitive and learning stage.
Reflecting the specialist training and knowledge of the SU’s Teacher, HLTAs and TAs, a wide range of teaching strategies and skills are employed to provide an individual learning journey with positive outcomes for all.
The Specialist Unit Class Teacher is the first point of contact for families in this class.
Headteacher: Jess Hearn
Assistant Headteacher of Inclusion and SENDCO: Kathy Spurgeon
Lead Teacher: Toni Hart
Teacher: Tess Day, Maria Cattermole
Description
Our 18 place Specialist Unit supports children with a primary Communication and Interaction need.
All pupils have an Education, Health & Care Plan.
Admission to the Specialist Unit is via Suffolk LA EHCP consultation processes. The school have no admission rights and there is no direct access to a Specialist Unit placement outside of the Suffolk LA consultation process.
Having a place within a mainstream school class does not increase the likelihood of being awarded a place within the Specialist Unit.
With higher adult to child ratios, teaching and learning is specialist, with provision carefully designed to meet the unique SEND needs and abilities of the children. Our inclusive and child-centred approach is led by what a child CAN do.
Through a curriculum that is broad and rich in skills needed for life, the development of the whole child is enabled in a supportive and nurturing learning environment. Learning is enhanced through the use of specialist resources and approaches that reflect evidence-based advances in SEND and communication and interaction, and speech and language in particular. Children access a whole curriculum offer in Pine, with breadth and depth, reflective of their communication and interaction learning stage.
Reflecting the specialist training and knowledge of the SU’s Teacher, HLTAs and TAs, a wide range of teaching strategies and skills, including a Total Communication approach, are employed to provide an individual learning journey with positive outcomes for all.
The Lead Specialist Unit Teacher is the first point of contact for families in this class.
Headteacher: Jess Hearn
Assistant Headteacher of Inclusion and SENDCO: Kathy Spurgeon
Class Teacher: Fiona Hunt
Description
Our 12 place Specialist Unit supports EYFS & KS1 children with an Education, Health & Care Plan. Children have a variety of special education needs.
With higher adult to child ratios, the provision is carefully designed to meet the unique SEND needs and abilities of the children. Our inclusive and child-centred approach is led by what a child CAN do. Through a curriculum that is broad and rich in skills needed for life, the development of the whole child is enabled in a supportive and nurturing learning environment that aligns well with the EYFS continuous provision, child-led and play-based approach.
Children access a whole curriculum offer alongside targeted adult-led interventions and focus on specific aspects of individual need.
Reflecting the specialist training and knowledge of the SU’s Teacher, HLTAs and TAs, a wide range of teaching strategies and skills are employed, to provide an individual learning journey with positive outcomes for all.
The Specialist Unit Class Teacher is the first point of contact for families in this class.
