• At Stanley Primary, we strongly believe in fulfilling our statutory requirement to be an inclusive school. We support all children with SEND to engage fully in all elements of the curriculum including sport, art, music, trips etc.

• We use Achieving for Children‘s Ordinarily Available Provision Guidance, Inclusion Charter and Toolkit and Threshold Guidance to ensure that the learning and classroom environment is accessible for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. Some children have access to sensory spaces, individual work stations and technology. Outside of school, our children have benefitted from specific adaptations so that they have been able to access after school clubs, school trips, residential trips and workshops. We also incorporate the advice provided as a result of assessments, both internal and external, and the strategies described in Education, Health and Care Plans.

• The school site is fully accessible to children with physical disability via lifts. For children with visual impairments, adjustments are made to the immediate environments to support their independent access to all activities

• We ensure that equipment used is accessible to all children regardless of their needs

• Access arrangements are made by the school for children with SEND who take part in Standard Attainments Tests (SATs) in Year 6 and for all regular standardised assessments

• Support is provided for children with SEND who require it at lunchtimes and breaks.  Children can access the Happy Hive (KS1) or Lunchtime Chill (KS2)

Where external advisors recommend the use of equipment or facilities, which the school does not have, we will purchase it using the notional SEND funding as appropriate, or seek to find additional funding where possible.  For highly specialist communication equipment the school will seek advice from relevant professionals.