At New King's Road School, we are proud to serve the diverse community of Hammersmith and Fulham. Inclusion is about meeting the needs of all children and we are committed to creating a positive, inclusive learning environment that challenges, supports and celebrates every child's achievements and where they feel safe, valued, respected, and able to thrive. We believe that every pupil, regardless of background, ability, culture, faith, gender, language, or socio-economic circumstance, has the right to a high-quality education and equal access to all aspects of school life. We aim to ensure all pupils are offered full access to a broad, balanced, rich and relevant curriculum, and all have the opportunity to fulfil their potential.
We provide induction, training, development and support to help our staff provide a quality first education for all children. We use differentiated tasks to ensure challenge and progression for all. We use cooperative learning structures in all classes, which encourage peer support between children with differing abilities.
Where our quality first education is not enough, we do whatever it takes to ensure every child receives the provision they require - for example providing interventions for individuals or small groups. We provide this as well as - not instead of - high quality, whole class teaching.
We aim to ensure a partnership between parents, children and staff, working together to agree the best way to meet our pupils' needs. We seek external advice where required, through a range of local support services and through our excellent network of other schools.
On our policies page you can access relevant policies including Accessibility and Equality policy and our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) polic. Details of support available and processes relating to this can be found in the SEND Information Report (local offer) and our Accessibility Plan. Additional services may also be accessed via the Hammersmith and Fulham Local Offer via the Family Information Services.
What type of SEND does New King's Road School provide for?
We provide additional and/or different provision to meet the four broad areas of need as defined in the SEND Code of Practice 2015:
- Communication and interaction including Speech, Language and Communication needs (SLCN) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Cognition and Learning including Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD), Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD), Specific Learning difficulties (SpLD), including Dyslexia.
- Social, emotional and mental health Social, mental and emotional health, including Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), as well as other issues that are rooted in mental health
- Sensory and/or physical needs including a range of Physical Difficulties (PD) as well as Hearing Impairment (HI), Visual Impairment (VI) and Multisensory Impairment (MSI).
At our school we use the definition for SEN and for disability from the SEND Code of Practice (2014).
This states that:
- A child or young person has special educational needs if he or she has a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for him or her. A learning difficulty or disability is a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of others of the same age. Special educational provision means educational or training provision that is additional to, or different from, that made generally for others of the same age in a mainstream setting in England
- Disability: Many children and young people who have SEN may have a disability under the Equality Act 2010 – that is ‘…a physical or mental impairment which has a long-term and substantial adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities’.
What should I do if I am concerned about my child’s progress or think they may have a SEND?
Initially, please speak to your child's class teacher. This may lead to a further conversation including the Special Educational Needs and/or Disability Co-ordinator (SENDCo).
Suzanne Kelly (Headteacher and SENDCo)
Phone: 0207 736 2318
Email: sendco@academy.thomas-s.co.uk
Local governor for SEND: Alka Bali - abali@academy.thomas-s.co.uk