Inclusion and SEND

At Holyood we believe all children and young people are entitled to an education that enables them to make progress so that they: achieve their best;
become confident individuals living fulfilling lives;
make a successful transition into adulthood

Holyrood Academy has existed to serve its community since 1910. Above all, we exist to promote social mobility and social justice for all regardless of ability, need or background.

We ensure that curriculum planning, assessment and teaching and learning for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities takes into account and makes reasonable adjustments for these needs.

This is achieved through knowledge and understanding of each student as individuals. Children and young people identified as having SEND needs will receive provision that is additional to and different from the quality first teaching delivered in the classroom.

Holyrood is committed to delivering a broad and balanced curriculum to all students as set out in the Academy’s teaching and learning policy. The Academy will meet the needs of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in a graduated and timely manner following the principles of assess, plan, do and review.

How do we Support?

Provision that is additional to or different from the quality first teaching in the classroom will be tailored to the needs of the individual. At Holyrood Academy these provisions include

• Teaching Assistant support deployed to support teaching within the classroom.

• Extraction from lessons for targeted Speech and Language, literacy, numeracy, early reading and SEMH interventions.

• Individual and group mental health support.

• For those for whom processing of new information is a challenge,

• Teaching Assistant support outside of the classroom will be deployed to support the learning of new vocabulary and concepts.

• A ‘Time Out’ space to mitigate sensory overload and support with regulation of emotions.

• The ARC (Academic Recovery Centre) for timetabled study support sessions.

• The Outdoor Classroom, used to support students with outdoor learning and Forest School interventions.

• External Alternative Provision: South Somerset Partnership School (including their medical tuition provision) Reach, Hooke Court, EAQ Manor Farm, Magdalen Farm (practical work experience to support Land Based Studies curriculum)

For more information about our SEND offer please contact Mrs Katie Wilson (Assistant Headteacher) responsibility for Inclusion and SEND. She is supported by: Mrs Sue Watson - Deputy SENDCo