The following additional facilities and resources are available for pupils with SEND:
Makaton signs and symbols are incorporated into school life to promote and support communication
Support groups e.g. Luncheon Clubs, ELSA support
Mud Buster Programme
Significant partnerships with other schools include our links with Menphys Nursery and close working partnership with Dorothy Goodman Special School, Oakfield Short Stay School.
We also provide:
an enclosed play area attached to Class 7 (MLD unit) available for all pupils to develop gross motor skills in a safe and secure environment
further outdoor areas around school to enable lessons to take place in an outdoor environment
a Play Pod to encourage creative and imaginative play, a Friendship Train and Trim Trail with large climbing and balancing equipment
resources recommended by Visually and Hearing Impaired Specialists
wheelchair access within the main school building and the modular building and there is wheelchair access to all areas used by relevant pupils
toilets for disabled pupils are installed and the design of the building is suitable for pupils with physical disabilities. There is a shower and changing area.
lowered ceilings and carpeted floored to improve acoustics for hearing impaired pupils. There is a sound field system in MLD Unit. Learning Support Assistants in the MLD Unit are experienced with microphones and have had hearing impaired training.
disabled parking bay
adapted resources for pupils with visual impairment
For further information see Section 3d and Section 6 of the full version of the SEND Information Report