SEND
We believe that every child matters and that the fundamental purpose of education is to prepare students to lead fulfilled, productive, responsible, happy and successful adult lives.
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We believe that every child matters and that the fundamental purpose of education is to prepare students to lead fulfilled, productive, responsible, happy and successful adult lives.
Our vision for children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND) is the same as for all children. We strive to ensure access for all to educational excellence in preparing children and young people for their futures, seeking to continually improve attainment and progress for all and secure the highest levels of achievement appropriate to the individual learner.
All students are entitled to a quality of provision that will enable them to achieve their potential.We believe in positive intervention – removing barriers to learning, raising expectations and levels of achievement and working in partnership with other agencies in order to provide a positive educational experience for all of our students including those with a special educational need and/or disability.
Our school recognises there are particular groups of students whose circumstances require additional consideration by those who work with them. All staff working within Lift Unity City will strive to make reasonable adjustments to ensure your child can access all aspects of school life.
As well as Quality First Teaching and Learning, the school has a number of provisions to help meet the broad needs of our students which include social, emotional and mental health difficulties, cognition and learning difficulties, communication and interaction difficulties and those with physical and sensory needs. These provisions include The Retreat, The Literacy Lodge and a High Needs Learning Base for those students with an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) that is accessed through Local Education Authority (LEA) application.
The wellbeing, social and character development of our students is underpinned by everything we do - we have a therapy dog that visits us regularly, ‘Honey Rouse’ and she is a much loved member of our SEND department!In order to help establish the excellent practices we pride ourselves on, we have to work closely with families. If you are the parent or guardian of a child with special educational needs and are considering Lift Unity City as your school of choice please contact us to discuss your child’s learning needs.
Middlesbrough (SEND) Local Offer: The Local Offer is a new way of giving children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and their parents or carers information about what activities, resources, provisions and support is available in the area where you live.
SEND Local Offer SENDIASS: Exclusively for Middlesbrough, MAIN provides the SEND Information, Advice and Support Service. This is free, impartial help for children and young people with SEN and/or Disabilities, and for their parents.
https://www.iammain.org.uk/services/sendiass/#.V-5-zoWcHIU
As each student enters a very important time at the school, they have the offer of help and support they can receive during future examinations. Through screening students as well as working closely with teaching staff, we are able to identify and assess students who may be at a disadvantage when sitting exams regardless of prognosis or diagnosis.
The school is committed to providing equal opportunities for all students. Where students have a need which prevents them from accessing examinations, provision will be made. This help and additional support is known as ‘Access Arrangements.’ The access arrangements available to students are listed above.
Students may be granted one or more of these depending on their needs following guidance and regulation laid down by examination boards and the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ). Their website address for your perusal is www.jcq.org.uk
The Government provides some advice for parents and carers about Special Educational Needs and Disabilities which you can access here https://www.gov.uk/children-with-special-educational-needs
View our SEND policies here
We are committed to ensuring that pupils with medical conditions are fully supported in school so that they can:
If a student has a medical need, they will have a Care Plan, which is compiled in consultation with parents and one of our medical assistants. The plan is discussed with all staff who are involved with the student and is added to the student’s profile, so staff can access it.
Staff receive regular medical training delivered by the school medical assistant and are aware of where they can access further information as required.
Where necessary and in agreement with parents, medicines are administered in school but only with signed parental consent and with medicines in the original packaging.
We welcome students with special educational needs or disabilities and support students across four teams. Students are organised into the teams during their transition from their previous school and it is based on the student’s main area of need. An Area of Need leader will monitor their academic progress and attendance whilst ensuring that the student’s needs were been met both through teaching and structured interventions.
For students with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, or moderate learning difficulties that affect students in a range of cognitive areas.
For students who struggle to engage in the social aspects of school, or who find it hard to cope with challenging emotions. This will range from students needing short-term assistance during a turbulent time in their life, to students with a recognised condition such as ADD or ADHD.
For students who have speech, language and communication needs, a specific language impairment or a range of communication difficulties. Students who find it difficult to interact with others are supported within this area.
Students whose need is primarily sensory and, or physical have their support overseen by the area of need leader in this team. This team would support students with hearing or visual impairments as well as students with physical needs.
Lift Unity City
Ormesby Road
Middlesbrough
Cleveland, TS3 8RE
