Pupils with Special Needs and Pupils with Disabilities

a) Applications for places from pupils with special needs or disabilities are welcomed and this is included    as one of our admissions criteria.  Where applications are received, parents are invited to come into school to discuss the special needs or disabilities of the child/children and the extent to which existing provision meets the needs or to which additional provision may need to be made.

b) Pupils with special needs or disabilities are integrated fully into the life and work of the school.  Enabling such children to achieve this integration is always the first priority on any Individual Education Plan. They are given access to the full range of the National Curriculum as appropriate and access to all other activities.  One to one support assistants are employed where appropriate to ensure their full participation.  Close communication with parents is maintained to ensure that they feel the child’s/children’s needs are being fully met.

c) We have a lift providing ease of access for any children, staff or visitors to the school who need to move between the two levels within the school building.

Full ramped access has also been provided at both the main access points to the building, front and rear. 

A fully separate toilet and shower facility exist for use by anyone with physical disability. 

We have reviewed arrangements and provision in light of the legislation surrounding equal opportunities for people with disabilities.  Through our Accessibility Plan we continue to develop access for all pupils in all areas of school life, physical and curricular.