Blidworth Oaks Primary School

Blidworth Oaks Primary School

Primary school with nursery for boys and girls aged 3 - 11 years. The school also offers the 2 year old entitlement provision. The school provide breakfast and afterschool provision.

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Contact Details

Contact Name
Mr S Walker
Contact Position
Headteacher
Telephone
01623 792348 01623 792348
E-mail
office@blidworthoaks.notts.sch.uk
Website
www.blidworthoaks.co.uk
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Where to go

Name
Blidworth Oaks Primary School
Address
Haywood Avenue
Blidworth
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
Postcode
NG21 0RE
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Time, Costs and Availability

Time / Date Details

When is it on
Open Monday to Friday from 8:45am until 3:15pm
Time of day
Afternoon
Morning

Costs

Table of Costs
Amount Cost Type
£4.00 Before School
£8.00 for full session till 6pm. After School
Details
Breakfast and before school provision starts at 7:30am. The after school provision starts at 3:15pm and ends 6pm.

Availability

Age Ranges
3 - 11 years
Additional Local Offer Information

Local Offer

Description

Access to the curriculum:

  • Small group support in class from teacher or TA
  • Facilitating access to learning through the appropriate differentiation of tasks and activities
  • Use of visual support, including visual timetables and checklists
  • Use of timers where appropriate
  • Individual targets
  • Scaffolding e.g. writing frames, story maps
  • Additional resources if appropriate, eg-Use of interactive whiteboards, regular access to computers, laptops and iPads
  • Provision of resources to enable multi-sensory learning
  • Supportive computer programmes

Strategies to support/develop Numeracy:

  • Targeted small group support in class
  • Withdrawal of small groups or individual pupils for additional Numeracy support
  • Numeracy Intervention, including Numicon
  • Access to table top resources to ensure that learning is multi-sensory and practical 

Strategies to support/develop Literacy including Reading:

  • Small group reading support in class through guided reading and individual reading
  • Reading support outside of class from volunteers
  • Additional small group literacy support from Teaching assistant
  • Differentiated and multi-sensory activities
  • Handwriting development programmes
  • Access to resources, including high frequency word mats and phonics sound mats. 

Strategies to support social and emotional difficulties and mental health:

  • Consistent school wide implementation of the school’s behaviour policy
  • Identification of those pupils whose behaviour difficulties are persistent and constitute a barrier to learning. Provision may include close collaboration with parents/carers, home/school book to aid daily communication between home and school, daily behaviour oversight by school staff
  • A range of pastoral support to support children’s behaviour in and beyond the classroom, including ELSA
  • If necessary, a referral will be made to the Schools and Families Support Services (SFSS) through the use of Springboard.
  • Regular advise from Education Psychology Service
  • Collaboration and communication with all external professionals involved with children as appropriate e.g. GPs, CAMHS and external agencies.
  • Open door policy for parents
  • CPI Training
  • Use of EMET Counselling.

 

Support/supervision at unstructured times of the day including personal care:

  • Trained midday supervisors in the lunch hall and playgrounds
  • Midday supervisors initiating and supporting activities during lunchtime
  • Use of Teaching Assistants
  • Responsible pupils helping in playground
  • Use of teaching staff  

Strategies/programmes to support Physical needs:

  • Assessment by and intervention from an occupational therapist on referral.
  • Implementation of recommendations by occupational therapist or physiotherapist by an allocated member of staff.
  • Provision of support resources such as writing wedges and pencil grip.
  • Appropriate staff trained in First Aid
  • Staff training in the administration of support and/ or medication for Anaphylaxis, Epipen and diabetes.
  • Liaison with medical professionals for children with ongoing treatment.
  • Photographic details of children requiring medical intervention and individual healthcare plan for children with significant medical needs 
  • Manual handling for personal care
  • Use of sensory room

Strategies/programmes to support speech and language:

  • Assessment by and intervention from a speech and language therapist on referral (under the age of 12).
  • School funded Speech and Language therapist.
  • Additional support and interventions within class.
  • Implementation of Speech and Language programmes by TAs . 

Planning and assessment:

  • Individual targets
  • Differentiated learning activities
  • Multi-sensory opportunities
  • Incorporation into planning of any advice or guidance provided by external professionals supporting individual pupils.
  • EHAF referrals to external agencies/social care as required
  • Coordinated planning between class teacher and teaching assistant for pupils of SEND
  • Regular assessment of progress and achievement against national expectations and individual targets. 

Engagement with parents/carers – Liaison/communication with parents:

  • Opportunities to meet the teacher at the start of the academic year
  • Open door policy for parents to meet class teacher or senior management
  • Regular progress meetings with parents/carers by class teacher and/or SENCO/SEN team
  • Support for parents who have concerns
  • WASP (We Are Special People- autism group)
  • Autism East Midlands
  • APTCOO 

Arrangement for specialist expertise in and outside school:

  • Early identification of needs requiring referral to external professionals
  • Regular communication and information sharing with an extensive range of external agencies
  • Sharing of professional reports with parents

Monitoring and evaluating the impact and outcomes of interventions:

  • Pupil progress meetings
  • Monitoring of individual targets
  • Teacher and TA observations
  • Pupil voice considered where appropriate
  • Data analysis through in school tracking system
  • Meetings with parents and carers

 

Contact Name
Miss Radford
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Schools Extended Local Offer Response

2. (For mainstream schools & maintained nurseries only) How does the school/setting know if pupils need extra help and what should I do if I think that my child may have special educational needs?

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8. What are the arrangements for consulting young people with SEN and involving them in their education?

 

 

13. Where can I access further information?

 

 

SEN Information Last Updated On: 13/10/2023

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