At South Kirkby Academy, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to creating a welcoming and supportive environment where every child feels valued, respected and able to achieve their full potential. We recognise that every child is unique, and our approach to SEND is needs-driven rather than diagnosis-driven, ensuring that support is tailored to individual strengths and needs rather than dependent on a formal diagnosis. Our dedicated staff work hard to remove barriers to learning, adapting teaching, resources and the curriculum to ensure that all children can access meaningful learning opportunities and experience success. We place great importance on working in partnership with parents and carers, ensuring that they are actively involved in planning, reviewing and making decisions about their child’s education. Pupil voice is equally important, and we strive to ensure that every child’s views, wishes and feelings are heard and valued, recognising that communication takes many forms. We also work closely with external agencies and specialist professionals to provide a coordinated approach to meeting children’s needs. Through positive relationships, high expectations and a shared commitment to inclusion, we aim to ensure that every child feels a sense of belonging and is supported to thrive.
More Information
See below for more information about how we support our pupils with SEND:
Our SEND Team
Our entire school is passionate about SEND and inclusion. Miss Abernethy is our SENCO. You can speak to her by contacting the school office on 01924 967615. She works at our school two days per week, usually Mondays and Tuesdays.
Quality First Teaching
Quality First Teaching is at the heart of our SEND offer. We ensure that the day-to-day routines, structures and planned learning in school meets the needs of our children through a highly inclusive approach.
Targeted Support
We offer a range of recognised interventions and approaches to targeted support in school, more information can be found on our SEND page.
Equality Act 2010
At South Kirkby we are aware that children may require minor adaptations and reasonable adjustments as described in the Equality Act 2010 in order to access the school environment. Our aim is to remove barriers to learning and participation in order to provide additional, and different to, provision to meet individual needs where required.
Our SEND Team
Our entire staffing team is dedicated to ensuring the best outcomes for all of our children and all staff support children with sensory and/or physical needs.
Miss Abernethy is our SENCO – she works at South Kirkby Academy two days per week.