Inclusion/SEND Department
The Inclusion Team supports children and young people with a range of special educational needs and disabilities or other barriers to learning. It is our intention that with precise and timely support all students can access a broad and balanced curriculum.
We provide for a range of special educational needs including:
- Communication and interaction needs
- Cognition and learning needs
- Social, emotional and mental health difficulties
- Physical and sensory needs
The graduated approach (assess, plan, do, review) is used to inform decisions about how to best support students. Vulnerable Student Panels are an opportunity for staff to share information and reflect on the best way forward.
At all stages of the process of supporting a student parents, carers and the student should be involved. For example if adding or removing them from the SEN register or referring to agencies for support and diagnosis.
Our team works to remove barriers to learning. Our Pastoral Managers, Attendance team, Higher Level Teaching Assistants, Teaching Assistants, Inclusion Teachers and Classroom Practitioners work across the school to support teachers and ensure our classrooms are inclusive with all reasonable adjustments made. We work closely with the NHS and other specialist organisations to ensure we are providing the right support in the best way possible. Eastlea also draws on the experience across the NCL Trust to implement best practice approaches.
Eastlea Community School has a designated resourced provision with 14 placements for students with profound and multiple learning disabilities. Admission to the resourced provision is through the Newham SEND team, in consultation with the school.
Resource Base
There are 14 places in our resourced provision which is for students with PMLD. In addition to students placed by the local authority into the Resourced Provision there are also students with EHCPs (or applications in process).
There are curriculum groups under the umbrella of the Resource Base. These groups are supported by TAs and taught largely by Inclusion staff. Some students attend mainstream lessons. HLTAs and Classroom Practitioners lead interventions and coordinate aspects of the provision for students’ medical, emotional, learning and communication needs.
Our aim is that students access as much of the mainstream curriculum offer as possible with the appropriate support to ensure they are successful. Some students have tailored pathways to meet their needs as set out in their EHCPs or as they undergo assessment. Inclusion teachers teach the majority of Sensory, Key Stage 3 Nurture timetables and tailored curriculum options at Key Stage Four. Students in the Resource Base also complete ASDAN qualifications and have enhanced PSHE to help prepare them for independent living and the world of work.
For more information please see our SEND Policy and Information Report and Accessibility Plan. There are a range of other relevant policies for Inclusion which can be found here.
Should you have any queries regarding our provision, or would like to arrange a visit, please email our SENDCo, Amelia Aiken, on amelia.aiken@eastlea.ncltrust.net.