Cambois Primary School

For information on childcare contact Families Information Service on freephone 0800 023 4440

The school offers a range of out of school activities. For further information contact the school.

The school, working closely with other services, has a focus on and clear processes to support:
- preventative strategies
- early identification
- support
- intervention
for children/young people with additional needs and at risk of poor outcomes. This includes those with behavioural, emotional, health or other difficulties.

The school provides: access to parenting programmes and family learning sessions. For information about nationally and locally available sources of information, advice and support, contact Families Information Service on freephone 0800 023 4440

The school offers access to some of its facilities for use by the wider community.

For further information - www.cambois.northumberland.sch.uk

Who to contact

Telephone
01670 825218
E-mail
Admin@cambois.northumberland.sch.uk
Website
www.cambois.northumberland.sch.uk

Where to go

Name
Cambois County First School
Address
Cambois
Blyth
Northumberland
Postcode
NE24 1RD

Local Offer

Local Offer Description

Cambois Primary School Local Offer

SCHOOL NAME:

Cambois Primary School

 TYPE OF SCHOOL:

Primary

3-11 years of age

 Nursery to Year 6

 ACCESSIBILITY:

Fully wheelchair accessible

Yes

 Main entrance has a ramp for wheelchair users. All other entrances on ground floor.

Auditory / visual enhancements

No

Other adaptations

None

CORE OFFER:

Are you currently able to deliver your core offer consistently over all areas of your school? Yes

POLICIES:

Are the school policies available on the website for:

SEN

Yes

SAFEGUARDING

Yes

BEHAVIOUR

Yes

EQUALITY & DIVERSITY

Yes

Are you aware/familiar with the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and the Equality Act 2010?

Yes

RANGE OF PROVISION:

Please indicate what your school has to offer (over and above your core offer) in each of the following areas:

Areas of strength

We are a small school and so are more able to offer support to each child that needs it and we believe in early intervention. We have a strong nurturing ethos which is weaved into everything we do.

We have three members of staff who are trained in delivering Talk Boost. We have ELSA trained support staff. One member of staff is trained in the EYFS Toolkit. Our SENCO has successfully completed the SEN Accreditation.

All members of staff have received ASD training and speech and language training.

We are able to offer very small, focussed group / individual interventions.

Mrs Murray leads first-aid in school and we have additional members of staff in school who are first-aid trained.

Specialist Facilities/Equipment to support SEND

Disabled toilet, 20 iPads for the use of children, dedicated interventions classroom which is well resourced.

Input from Therapists/Advisory Teachers/other specialist support services

We work closely with the Locality Inclusion Support Team (LIST) have access to Speech and Language Teachers, Inclusion Support Workers, Educational Psychologists, Specialist ASD Teachers, Behaviour Support Workers, Occupational Therapists, School Health Advisers, CYPS, Alternative Provision , family Intervention Workers and Children’s Services.

Breakfast and After School support

We have a free breakfast club open to all pupils (funded by Greggs) and after school clubs such as cookery, iPad and gardening. We also have some after school sports clubs which are delivered by specialist PE teachers – these change on a half-termly basis.

INCLUSION:

How do you promote inclusion within the school? Including day and residential trips?

Teachers at Cambois Primary plan to challenge and support individual children in every lesson. Many strategies that support particular children are available to all e.g. visual timetables, visual reminders, reward systems and quiet areas, so that children are not made to feel different. Teachers ensure that they cater for all types of learners within lessons and that the lessons are interactive and ‘hands-on’.

 

All children are included in all lessons, events and trips and support is provided where

necessary, as subtly as possible. Lunchtime and support staff are aware of the particular

needs of specific children.

 

A first-aid trained member of staff accompanies children on trips.

What proportion of children currently at the school have an SEND?

June 2014 – 17%

PARENT SUPPORT

INVOLVEMENT/LIAISON:

How do you involve/support the parents of children/YP with an SEND regarding and meeting their needs. How do you communicate their progress and areas of difficulty?

Children with SEND work closely with the Headteacher, SENCo, class teachers and outside agencies. Intervention Plans are usually individual-based, dependent upon need. They are reviewed every 6 weeks by the SENCO / class teacher and updated accordingly. Review meetings are held in conjunction with parents / pupils (KS1 upwards). We consider it to be imperative that we work with parents in order to support the child. We also place great importance on pupil voice.

EHA forms are completed with appointed staff and parents and where appropriate, children.

For children in EYFS, the inclusion toolkit is completed with the parents.

Where needed, behaviour diaries are shared with parents.

For all pupils from Nursery – Year 6 parent consultations are held in terms 1 and 2 each year. A written report in term 3 is followed by a parental consultation.

Parents volunteer to run breakfast club and also to read with children.

In EYFS parents join the children for Family Hour / Tiddlywinks sessions. Parents of children in Reception are invited to join training sessions at the beginning of the year.

Staff are available to talk to parents about their concerns before and after school.

When a child is selected to access intervention groups, parents are informed by letter and are encouraged to access resources and further advice from the SENCO.

 

How will school prepare children with SEND to join their next setting/college/stage of education or life?

We have a strong and successful transition programme between EYFS and KS1.

For those children who go to the local high school at the end of year 6, we work closely with the receiving school; they visit for lunch, full day visits etc.

Additional visits are offered for those children who might find transition difficult.

 The local high school also invite children with an SEND to the high school prior to starting.

We have close links with a transition youth worker who comes into school every Thursday afternoon to complete projects with the Y5/6 class. They regularly visit t the high school with him.

OTHER INFORMATION:

What else do you think parents carers would like to know about your school?

We are a small, caring school with the community at its heart. The staff are committed to providing the very best for our pupils. Our views are best summed up by our school tagline: ‘Cambois Primary School: A place where learning is fun and everyone is welcome.’

 

Contact Name
Laura Green (SENCO)
Contact Telephone
01670 825218
Contact Email
Admin@cambois.northumberland.sch.uk
Local Offer Age Bands
Primary (4-10 years)
Early Years (0-4 years)
Needs Level
Low
SEN Provision Type
Universal

Last updated on: 08/08/2016

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