Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
At Belfairs Academy we have a wide and varied cohort with 7.5% of the students supported on the SEND register. We support these students in the four broad areas of SEND:
- Communication and Interaction
- Cognition and Learning
- Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Sensory and/or Physical
Our Team:
Mrs Foster : SENCo - Mrs Long : Asst. SENCo
If you would like to speak to Mrs Foster or Mrs Long, please call the academy on 01702 509000
or email: enquiries@belfairsacademy.org.uk
Our Aims:
Belfairs Academy aims to include all students, including those with SEND into the full life of the academy. Our strategies to do this will include:
- having high expectations of all students
- finding ways in which all students can take part in the full curriculum including sport, music, and drama
- planning out-of-academy activities including all academy trips and excursions so that students with SEND can participate
- setting admissions policy and criteria which does not discriminate
- planning the physical environment of the academy to cater for everyone
- raising awareness of SEND amongst academy staff (teaching and non- teaching)
- through a programme of training and information sharing.
- providing written information for students with SEND in a form which is user friendly
- using language which does not offend in all its literature and making staff and students aware of the importance of language
Our Objectives:
- Promote special educational provision for all students who have special educational needs
- Support a partnership with parents/carers, valuing their views and contributions and keeping them fully involved in their child's education
- Offer a whole academy approach towards the provision of an effective education for pupils with SEND, which is endorsed enthusiastically by all staff
- Promote equal opportunities for all pupils to engage in a broad and balanced curriculum
- Involve the child in the decision making about his/her special educational provision
- Ensure that the success of all Belfairs Academy students is celebrated
Access Southend Local Authorities Local Offer
EWMHS:
Belfairs supports the new NHS Emotional wellbeing and mental health service (EWMHS) for young people aged 0-18. For more information follow the link below.