Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

Oasis’ ethos is based on an overarching theme of Inclusion; welcoming, encouraging and enabling all to achieve their best whatever the challenges may be in doing so.

As an Academy we:

Identify children with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) and ensure provision is made in accordance with the SEND Code of Practice
Have an appointed SENCO (Special Educational Needs Coordinator)
Ensure that teaching is inclusive and support practices are embedded throughout the Academy
Ensure that all teachers understand that they are teachers of SEND
Plan for transitions across all Key Stages

Our in-house provision

At Oasis Bank Leaze, we are committed to helping all students to flourish regardless of their specific needs. We believe that every person matters and it is our responsibility to do everything in our power to ensure that every student realises their potential. If your child has specific needs that you would like to discuss in further detail please feel free to speak to your child's class teacher on the door or contact us to discuss this.

All of our staff are trained to support SEND pupils, and have continuous training throughout the year. They also have termly meetings with our SENCO to discuss children that are placed on our SEND register to ensure the provision is right for our pupils and they are making rapid progress.

For pupils who are still struggling to make progress and are on a pathway or already have an EHCP, we have also developed our own Alternative Provision called The Owls Nest. This intervention offers a bespoke curriculum for our highest need children to work on both academic and emotional literacy side of learning, supporting the children to develop strategies that they can use when they return to their home classes.

Our provision is designed to support and enhance class learning, and is accessible to pupils at OA Bank Leaze. Unfortunately we are not able to offer this to pupils from other schools.

English as an Additional Language (EAL)

We are lucky to have children join us from a wide range of cultures. This means that for some of our children, English isn't their first language and they need support to be able to understand and communicate with us while they are learning. We have got apps and interventions in place to support us with this, please speak with your child's class teacher if you think your child would benefit from this.