How is Great Paxton CE School accessible to your child with SEND?
Great Paxton Primary School is a mainstream setting, where all children are welcome whatever their abilities and needs. We believe that all children should have access to a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum, which is differentiated to meet the needs of individuals. Extra-curricular activities and after school clubs are accessible for all children.
Admissions Policy:
The agreed Admissions Policy of the Governors does not discriminate a pupil on the grounds of special educational needs, disabilities, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation. Within the Admissions Policy, the aim of the school is to meet the needs of the child of any parent, who wishes to register at the school. In the case of a pupil with an Education Health Care Plan, the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator will work closely with the LA named officer and appropriate specialists in coming to a decision about the most appropriate provision for the pupil. Close partnership working takes place with lead professionals in other settings at key times of transition.
Accessibility for pupils with a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities:
Our school aims to be an inclusive school. We hope to make all our children welcome and happy. Every child is different and we view differences as an opportunity for adults and children alike to learn more about ourselves.
If your child has a disability he or she will be treated no less favourably than other applicants for admission. We make reasonable adjustments to ensure that pupils with disabilities are not placed at a substantial disadvantage.
We aim to prevent disabled children in our school being placed at a substantial disadvantage. We take all reasonable steps and adjustments to ensure that people with a disability are not treated differently without lawful justification and to ensure that disabled children participate fully in school life.
How accessible is the school environment?
At Great Paxton we believe that the physical environment, facilities and resources are crucial when creating an inclusive learning environment. These are always changing based on our children’s needs:
- Whole school is wheelchair accessible, including the after school club-IMP
- Disabled toilet
- A shower/hygiene room
- Specialised equipment and furniture to cater for physical disabilities and learning needs eg. height of tables and chairs
- Staff trained in physio and sensory circuits
- ICT support for learning
- Auxiliary Aids for disabled children and young people such as hearing loops, adaptive keyboards, and special software
- Teaching and social environments that are adapted for physical access eg. every class has an ‘enabling’box, writing slopes
- Adaptations relating to sensory stimuli in the environment in response to individual sensory audits