SEND
Catherine Lamb is our SENCO and can be contacted through the main school office
admin@kingmoor-inf.cumbria.sch.uk
01228 558892
At Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School we provide 10 Specialist Resource Provision Places. These places are for children with Autism, Speech Language and Communication Needs and Social and Emotional Mental Health Needs. The council provide additional funding for the school to support these children. Some children already attending the school may be eligible for this additional support.
Pupils attending the RP are educated in some or all mainstream classes with other children in their year group. There are spaces in school ensuring they have quiet areas to use when they need it, or when they require some additional support outside of the classroom.
Resource Provision (RP) forms part of Cumberland’s inclusion agenda and graduated response. RP is for those Children and Young People (CYP) who benefit from a mainstream school's learning and socialising aspects but require a more tailored curriculum. Our LA vision for Resourced Provisions is that they will consist of identified resourced areas within a mainstream school which clearly demonstrates an inclusive ethos with a community focus. A resourced provision is not necessarily a separate building with a unique identity. It may be a cluster of spaces within the school which will provide opportunities, depending on the type and extent of a child/young person’s individual needs, targets and general development, for them to link into the activities and learning of mainstream classes as appropriate.
All CYP accessing RP will have an EHCP. Their needs will be complex and require educational providers and commissioners to collaborate with other agencies, parents/carers, and the CYP themselves.
Four Key Principles:
- Children and young people will be supported to receive the best social and educational outcomes.
- Children and young people will receive specialist teaching and support specific to their needs.
- All children will be working towards independence and achieving their potential as set out in the Preparation for Adulthood Agenda.
- Children and young people will be supported through partnership work.
The aspiration for all pupils placed in RP is to increase engagement and access to the wider life of the school to maximise opportunities for social learning and the development of resilience and independence; this will include teaching and learning opportunities. Although the undertaking is to increase mainstream inclusion, there may be an exception for certain children, especially those requiring a change of placement for a more specialist provision.
Cumberland Council is the admissions authority for all RP places in mainstream schools. The school will always be sent consultation papers (in the usual way) for placement however, schools cannot place pupils directly in the RP. Full details can be found in the Admissions Guidance for Specialist Placements document.
The school is required to:
- respond to formal consultations for placements in line with the SEND Code of Practice.
- make the provision in section F of an EHCP when named in section I.
- make reasonable adjustments as required by the Equality Act 2010.
- take every possible action to avoid placement breakdowns and exclusions and will work with Cumberland Council to reduce midyear moves.
- raise any concerns on the future success of placements through annual reviews or interim reviews and liaise directly with SEND Teams concerning individual placements.
Cumberland Council is required to:
- liaise with RP’s each summer term concerning their planned and commissioned places for the upcoming academic year.
- support with monitoring vacancies and coordinating formal consultation processes.
- consult for placements in line with the Code of Practice 2014