Horton Grange Primary School Blyth
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We deliver Early Years Funded Entitlement, please contact us for details.
Who to contact
- Telephone
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01670 353503
- Admin@blythhortongrangeprimary.northumberland.sch.uk
- Website
- www.blythhortongrangefirst.northumberland.sch.uk
Where to go
- Name
- Horton Grange Primary School
- Address
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Cowpen Road
Blyth
Northumberland
- Postcode
- NE24 4RE
When is it on?
- Time of day
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Morning
Afternoon - Session Information
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Monday 08:55 - 11:30
Monday 12:30 - 15:15
Tuesday 08:55 - 11:30
Tuesday 12:30 - 15:15
Wednesday 08:55 - 11:30
Wednesday 12:30 - 15:15
Thursday 08:55 - 11:30
Thursday 12:30 - 15:15
Friday 08:55 - 11:30
Friday 12:30 - 15:15
Other details
- Age Range
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3-4 years 11 months
Local Offer
- Local Offer Description
The Local Offer at Horton Grange?
At Horton Grange Primary School we welcome all children regardless of their ability or needs and will work with you to ensure they reach their potential. Our mission is “to develop lifelong learners and successful citizens”.
The Local Offer sets out the provision available for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. This is a requirement laid out by the Children’s and Families Bill 2014 and the SEND Code of Practice 2014.
This document gives families information about the variety of ways we support children with special educational needs and disabilities at Horton Grange to achieve their full potential.
We provide a range of educational and pastoral support to all our children with SEND and they make very good progress.
There are a number of reasons why a child may be identified as having SEN:
- They are having significant difficulty with their learning or making less progress than would be expected
- They have a specific learning difficulty, for example dyslexia
- They have social, emotional or mental health difficulties
- They have speech, language or communication difficulties
- They have sensory and or physical needs, for example a hearing impairment or physical development need
Who are the best people to talk to about my child’s additional needs?
- Mrs Liz Sanderson is the school’s SENCO and is happy to talk to parents and families about how we can meet the needs of their children
- Mrs Jackie Chevaugeon the Head Teacher
- Mrs Nichola Irving and Mrs Vickie Allan the Heads of School
- Your child’s class teacher
- Mrs Lesley Ilderton the SEND Governor
How do we support children with special needs and disabilities?
For all children at Horton Grange Primary School who have an additional need we:
- Recognise that the family is the expert on their child and work in partnership with them.
- Deliver high quality teaching, adapting the curriculum and our resources to ensure children can access the learning.
- Employ a fully qualified Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) to lead on SEN provision across the school.
- Assess and review the learning of our SEN children, using that information to inform future planning and teaching.
- Hold termly parents evenings to discuss progress between parents and their class teacher.
- Support our families with children with SEN, formally through review meetings and informally through our “open door” approach. Families are also advised of other services and organisations which may offer further advice and support.
- Seek advice from outside agencies to ensure each child’s needs are fully identified and understood and to learn from specialists how best to support our SEN children.
- We evaluate intervention groups and strategies on a regular basis.
- Ensure our school activities and trips, as far as is possible, are accessible to all our SEND children.
- Provide on-going SEN training and information for teachers and teaching assistants
- Liaise closely with secondary schools at transition times to ensure SEN pupil information is clearly communicated and recommendations heard so that the move to secondary school is as smooth as possible.
What are the different types of support available for children with SEND at Horton Grange Primary School?
The needs of all children are identified through regular progress meetings and ongoing assessment.
Additional support is tailored to meet the needs of all children to ensure they make the best possible progress in their learning.
Type of SEN
Support provided in school
Staff with specialist training
Social, emotional and mental health.
- Pastoral care and support for all children.
- Our positive reinforcement “Smiley” system.
- Small group sessions with a focus on social skills and friendship.
- Behaviour management plans in line with assertive mentoring.
- Short term 1 to 1 support for children with specific needs.
- Forest School/Outdoor learning to develop social skills.
- Nurture group/Additional Provision
- Thrive
- We seek the expert advice of outside agencies including the Locality Inclusion Support Team (LIST) and Children and Young People’s Service (CYPS)
Thrive training
Mrs J Chevaugeon
Mrs V Allan
Mr R Harker
Emotional Literacy Support Assistant
Mr K Hogg
Forest School leaders
Miss S Armstrong
Mr K Hogg
Forest School Assistant
Mr D Hanson
Communication and interaction.
- Early screening of all children using the WellComm assessment tool.
- 1 to 1 sessions with children with speech difficulties.
- Early intervention group work.
- TALKBOOST Intervention
- Small group narrative interventions
- We work closely with Speech and language Therapists and specialist Communication teachers.
- Use of visual timetables and task planners to support children with Communication difficulties.
- Use of Social Stories to support understanding.
Speech and Language training
Mrs K O’Connell
Talkboost training
Mrs L Sanderson
Miss M Scott
Miss S Armstrong
Miss L Reid
Mrs K O’Connell
Support from the LIST team
Mrs W Cochrane
Mrs L Reid
Mrs B Marley
Supporting children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Mrs L Sanderson
Sensory and/or Physical needs.
- Small group and 1 to 1 sessions following an Occupational Therapists treatment plan.
- “Squiggle while you wiggle,” “Write Start” and “Dough Gym” interventions in Early Years.
- Small group interventions following Theodorescue “Write from the Start” and “Speed Up”.
- Support and practical aids to ensure that all children can access the curriculum.
- We request support from and follow advice from Hearing Impairment and Visual Impairment Teams when appropriate.
- There is a disabled toilet in school.
- All pupil entrances have ramps.
- All staff understand and apply the medicine policy.
Physical Disability Disorder training
Mrs L Sanderson
Mrs H Jennings
Lead First Aid
Mrs H Jennings
Mrs K Adam
All TA’s are First Aid trained
Cognitive and Learning Needs.
Literacy
- We regularly assess children in reading and writing and plan interventions based on need.
- We have a clear focus on basic skills ensuring that children learn to read and spell a core sight vocabulary.
- All children have Read, Write inc phonics interventions until they leave the programme.
- Support is given through guided group sessions.
- Some children have 1 to 1 intervention for phonics and reading.
All staff are trained in the delivery of the Read, Write inc programme.
Reading Recovery
Mrs A McDonald
Better Reading Partners
Mrs S Wilson
Mrs B Marley
Mrs L Reid
Cognitive and Learning Needs.
Maths
- We regularly assess children in maths and plan interventions based on need.
- We have a clear focus on basic skills and counting. Children are taught their times tables and number facts.
- Interventions are planned based on the Every Child a Counter programme and 1st Class @ Number.
Every Child a Counter
Mrs L Sanderson
1st Class @ Number
Mrs S Davis
Mrs L Steel
- Contact Telephone
- 01670 353503
- Local Offer Age Bands
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Primary (4-10 years)
Early Years (0-4 years)
Last updated on: 29/11/2017
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