SEND
At Avon Valley Academy we aspire to create a truly inclusive learning environment which enables all our students to make progress and become happy, confident young adults.
Click here to see all of our SEND policies
When a student has a special educational need, we ensure that all teachers are aware of these needs and strategies. Avon Valley Academy is a wheelchair friendly site on the ground floor and has handrails to support people with mobility difficulties.
OFSTED reported that ‘ Leaders systematically identify strategies to support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Many staff use these strategies well. Pupils with SEND say this helps them to learn’
If a student has a specific educational need, we also offer a range of different interventions which help us target their individual needs. Students are selected for these interventions based on their needs, data collected from literacy screeners and from teacher feedback.
They include;
| Intervention | How The Students Access This Support |
|---|---|
| Thrive | This intervention is used to support students with more developed needs impacting on their social, emotional, mental health. This 1:1 support creates an Action Plan and Thrive assessment with strategies which can be used to promote wellbeing at home and school. Click here to learn more about Thrive https://www.thriveapproach.com/ |
| Reading Intervention | This is individual or group support for students who have a been identified as having a reading weakness. |
If you have any concerns about your child and wish to have a meeting or some advice, please contact Mrs West on: fwest@avonvalleyacademy.org.uk
If you would like more advice on a specific need or concern, or information on services and specific SEND websites, please see the bottom of this page titled ‘Useful Links’ or if you would like to read the SEND policies, and reports, please see our policies page above.
Thank you
Mrs West
SENCo
Useful Links
Detailed below is a list of helpful links and information that we think might be of use to you if your child has any special educational needs. If you are aware of any other useful websites, please let us know and we will try to include a link to them.
The National ADD Information and Support Service
