Special Educational Needs and Disability Information
Special Educational Needs, Disability and Vulnerable (SENDV) Co-Ordinator
Mrs J Atherton. Please contact via the school office administration@oakleyprimary.academy or telephone (01234) 822104
At Oakley Primary Academy, we recognise that our pupils have a variety of needs. We are committed to the inclusion of all pupils in a broad and balanced curriculum, made accessible through adapted activities and interventions.
We aim to ensure the identification of all pupils requiring Special Educational Needs provision as early as possible in their educational journey, to ensure they can access the curriculum and take as full a part as possible in school activities.
We track and monitor the progress and attainment of SEND pupils closely and work alongside the children and families to ensure that they are involved in the provision we provide.
We recognise that many pupils will have special needs at some time during their school life and believe pupils will be helped to overcome their difficulties and barriers by parents, teachers and pupils working together.
Definition of Special Educational Needs
A child has special educational needs if he or she has learning difficulties that call for special educational provision to be made.
Children have a learning difficulty if they have significantly greater difficulty in learning than most children of the same age or have a disability which needs different educational facilities from those that schools generally provide for children of the same age in the area.
Educational provision is that which is additional to, or otherwise different from, the educational provision made generally for children of their age in schools.
If your child has been identified as having a special educational need there is further information and confidential support provided by Bedford Borough through the Parent Partnership Service. Please follow this link for more information.
http://www.bedford.gov.uk/education_and_learning/parental_support/parent_partnership_service.aspx
Please click here for Bedford Borough Council Local Offer
Please click here for the Special Educational Needs and Disability Policy