We believe that every child matters in our inclusive school and that every child is entitled to reach his or her full potential. As a school we work to ensure that we nurture the wellbeing of all our students in every aspect of school life by giving them access to personalised adaptive teaching, learning and assessment opportunities regardless of needs and abilities. It is important to us that we develop the whole child. Whilst it is important to us that all children are supported to meet their academic potential, it is equally important that we ensure that children are safe, happy and well prepared for the future. We seek to develop as many opportunities as possible for student leadership, student voice and student engagement in extra-curricular activities.
We welcome as much communication as possible from all of our stakeholders but particularly parents and carers and the students themselves. We are keen to engage in discussions about what is working well but also what we can improve on. All children are different and so it is important that we hear as many voices as possible and can be flexible and innovative in what we offer to best meet individual needs.
Effective inclusive provision has been summarised in the National strategies’ Waves model which describes a strategic approach to teaching and additional intervention designed to minimise underachievement for all learners. The Waves model can be extended to incorporate additional challenge for all learners, including gifted and talented learners, and can be used as a strategic approach to developing the broader idea of personalisation.
Below are some of the specific ways we can support our students:
Mrs Kitson-Cook
Deputy Headteacher for Inclusion
Mr Bugdale
Assistant Headteacher for vulnerable groups and SENCO
Mr J Thorpe
Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) Manager
Attendance and progress of students with EHCPs
EHCP Applications and consultations
EHCP reviews
QA of Provisions for students with EHCPs
Miss E Stevenson
Special Educational needs and Disabilities (SEND) Provision Manager
Attendance and progress of students at SEND Support
SEND Support student information
QA of Provisions for students at SEND Support
Ms A Perry
Social, Emotional, Mental Health Manager
Advice and guidance on student mental health
How and where to seek support
Allocation of internal wellbeing support
General Mental Health Support
Mrs D Wilkinson
Specialist Teacher and Assessor (SpLD) & Intervention Manager
SEN Assessments and guidance for teaching staff
SEN referrals and triage
Interventions allocation, quality assurance and outcomes
Mrs D Moody
PA to SENDV
SENDV enquiries
Liasing with external agencies and feeder schools
Administration of EHCP reviews, consultations, applications, professional reports and SENDV information
For all SENDV enquiries please email
Further information can be found in the following documents and links:
Norfolk LA’s Local Offer
https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/children-and-families/send-local-offer
Norfolk Send Parent Partnership
https://www.norfolksendiass.org.uk/