Our offer for children at the Bridge Centre 

• As per the DfE definition of a SEN Unit, it is anticipated that the children are taught mainly within separate classes. However, this should not limit the children’s access to the mainstream classes and activities, where it would be in their interest
• Pupils placed in the SEN Unit at Shadsworth Infant School will be on the school’s roll.
• The aim of the provision is to ensure that pupils make the best possible rates of progress and that any gaps in pupils’ attainment on entry, are narrowed by:

• Ensuring that staff at Shadsworth Infant School receive the training and support that they require to enable them to meet the needs of the pupils
• Ensuring that all reasonable adjustments are made, and reasonable steps taken so that pupils are not put at a substantial disadvantage when accessing adapted teaching and learning, and wider school activities
• Ensuring that staff in partner agencies provide any additional advice and support that is required
• Maximising pupils’ opportunities to develop independence
• Ensuring pupils receive the specialist assessments required to best understand their needs, identify potential barriers to making progress and inform support and intervention strategies
• Providing individual and group evidence- based interventions, delivered by specialist staff, to develop the very best educational outcomes including attainment is line to their baseline, improved attendance and reduced chances of disengagement in education
• Following assessment, offering therapeutic support from specialist staff and partner agencies, this is dependent on individual needs and provision within the Section F of the EHCP. This may include Play Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Educational Psychologists. The school should approach BwD for further advice and sign-posting when necessary
• Providing specialist equipment and environments where appropriate e.g. specialist seating, sensory circuits and/or sensory room
• Providing pupils with support and access to a safe outdoor space and the school should decide if the SEN Unit is used during unstructured times, including break and lunch times
• Involving families in decision making regarding the education of pupils placed in the SEN Unit
• Designing and delivering an age and developmentally appropriate curriculum