Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Provision
Our Inclusion Lead is Mrs. Katie Willis
Staff at Echelford are committed to equality of opportunity and access to all areas of school life. We aim to promote inclusion by ensuring all lessons are accessible to all children regardless of ability, physical difficulty or sensory impairment. We are committed to providing appropriate provision for all children regardless of need, through high quality teaching, Ordinarily Available Provision and additional or different support to better respond to the four areas of need identified in the Code of Practice (September 2014):
Communication and interaction
Cognition and learning
Social, mental and emotional health
Sensory/physical
Whilst our school is on a large site with classrooms on three floors, we endeavour to make changes to the physical environment as far as possible, within the resources available, to meet the requirements of each individual child with special educational needs.
At Echelford, we pay attention to the 4 principles of Inclusion:
- We welcome all children regardless of race, gender, physical need or learning ability
- We set suitable learning challenges
- We respond to pupils' diverse learning needs
- We aim to overcome potential barriers to learning
Children at The Echelford Primary School are also taught to help one another and respect each other's differences.
The children’s needs are always at the heart of our provision and decision-making. We have a clearly-defined process to enable us to identify children who may need provision that is additional to or different to that provided as part of our High Quality Teaching and we ensure that both children and parents are appropriately involved in all discussions and decisions about individual support and provision.
More information can be found in our SEND brochure: SEND Brochure 2025
Ordinarily Available Provision is part of our school’s approach to inclusive education based on individual needs. It removes barriers to progress and supports the development of every child. It forms part of everyday provision that we are expected to deliver, within our resources, and is available to all children as part of high-quality teaching and learning practice.
Parent/carer guide to OAP- click here
English as an additional language (EAL)
We are delighted that our school represents a rich cultural diversity, with children that speak many different languages as well as English.
We use REMA Ethnic & Language Minority Support services, where necessary, which focuses on supporting identified pupils. The type and extent of intervention is negotiated and agreed to reflect the specific requirements of our school and the learning needs of our pupils.
If you or your child need help with any aspect of English as it is not your home language, please come and speak to your child’s class teacher, our Inclusion Lead, Katie Willlis or our Home School Link Worker, Natasha Munro.
More information about our SEND provision can be found in the school policies section.
