At Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic School and St Joseph’s Catholic School we do our best to ensure that all children are offered the opportunity to participate in activities outside the classroom and in extra-curricular activities.
We ensure that reasonable adjustments are made to enable children with SEND access a full curriculum and to enrich the experiences of all our pupils. We are prepared to seek advice, resources, equipment and training in order to provide high quality experiences for our children. Many settings offer support and advice in meeting the needs of children with SEND and offer specific risk assessments which are sent to the school prior to school outings or visits. As a school we ensure that suitable and accessible transport is provided and that comprehensive risk assessments cover travel arrangements to ensure that all children are safe during excursions.
We currently have children with a variety of needs in school. We ensure that all pupils have access to the school curriculum and all school activities and that every child has the entitlement to a sense of achievement.
We adapt our curriculum in the following ways:
Support for children with physical needs:
- Quality First Teaching
- Gross Motor Skills interventions
- Fine Motor Skills interventions
- Specialist group support from outside agencies e.g. Occupational Health
- Physiotherapist
- Hydro Pool
Support for children with speech, language and communication needs:
- Quality First Teaching
- Speech and Language interventions
- Language for Thinking
- Socially speaking
- Time to Talk
- Specialist group support from outside agencies e.g. Speech and Language Therapy
- Weekly SALSP groups
Support for children with social, emotional and mental health difficulties:
- Quality First Teaching
- Lego Therapy
- Getting Along
- 1-1 and group counselling
- Specialist group support from outside agencies e.g. CAMHs, Mentoring or Counselling;
Support for children with cognition and learning needs:
- Quality First Teaching
- Maths and English specific interventions i.e. phonics, Lexia, Precision monitoring, Narrative Packs (Key Stage 1 & 2), Accelerated Reading, Rapid Maths
- Daily reading – group and individually
- Specialist group support from outside agencies e.g. Educational Psychology Service
- Specific individual support for children whose learning needs are severe, complex and lifelong (e.g. Dyslexia, Dyspraxia) such as Word Wasp, Stareway to Spelling, Toe by Toe, Power of Two, Plus One
- Auditory and visual memory groups
- Range of teaching and learning styles
- An innovative and supportive curriculum
- A broad range of extra-curricular activities, including After-School clubs and breakfast clubs
- Differentiation and the use of specific resources eg: pencil grips, Dyslexic oversheets, vocabulary maps, visual timetables, wobble cushions, fidget toys, weighted jackets, ergonomic pens and pencils
For further information please view or download our Accessibility Plan which can be found in the School Policies section of our website.
