OFSTED 2022..."Pupils describe West Horndon as being a big family. Staff know pupils well. Pupils are proud to be part of such a welcoming school...Leaders have high aspirations for all pupils. Pupils rise to meet these expectations. All staff share this vision. Leaders make sure pupils have a wide set of experiences. These help pupils develop into confident individuals. Pupils develop their self-esteem through extra responsibilities...Leaders have developed an inspirational curriculum that is designed to meet the needs of pupils at West Horndon. ..The whole school environment is a celebration of language and vocabulary...Pupils are well behaved in lessons and around school. They know the school rules...Leaders consider staff’s workload and well-being. Staff enjoy working at the school and feel supported by leaders." Pupils do not disrupt lessons. Pupils always do their best and want to make their teachers proud of what they can achieve. 2024 New Intake Prospective Parent Tours 2nd Oct at 10.30am, 30th Nov at 9.30am and 11 Jan at 9.30am Please call the school office or email admin@westhorndon.essex.sch.uk to book a space.
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Special Educational Needs & Disability

At West Horndon Primary School, we value all children as unique individuals with their own learning styles and needs. Within this, we recognise that they may require help or more specific support to meet these individual needs. Through careful planning, teaching and assessment, which takes into account the wide range of abilities and interests of all our pupils we aim to provide opportunities that benefit and enable them to make progress.

 

 

Where children are identified as having a Special Educational Need or Disability (SEND), we strive to meet the statutory criteria outlined in the Code of Practice (see below) and take explicit steps, as outlined in our SEND information report and SEND policy to prevent pupils with SEND from being treated less favourably than other pupils.

The Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice: 0 to 25 years (DfE/DoH, September 2014 updated May 2015) provides statutory guidance for organisations who work with and support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. It identifies the criteria and offers  a framework that local authorities, schools and other services working with children must have in place to meet the needs of pupils with SEND.
 
Essex Local Authority publishes the services that it provides for pupils with SEND through the Local Offer.
 

We are proud to display the Essex Inclusion Statement which we have helped develop. The 'we' refers to all Essex schools who chose to subscribe to the statement in partnership with the Local Authority who together share the 'spirit' of aspiration of the statement. 

 

Essex Inclusion Statement

This statement was developed by the Essex Headteacher Round table for SEND and reflects partnership working between school leaders and the Local Authority in developing a school-led approach to SEND across the system.

We stand for:

SEND being positioned at the heart of school leadership and not viewed as the exclusive preserve of the SENCO. We encourage every school to be an inclusive school and to take a whole school approach to inclusion and SEND. 

Making sure that every child and young person in our schools/academies or settings, whatever their circumstance or ability, has a sense of belonging, feel respected, and is valued for who they are.

Delivering the right education which supports and develops children so that they become positively participating citizens in society. 

Ensuring we equip children with the skills, knowledge and confidence to enable them move on to the next phase of learning and life with success.

Understanding that there are different types of provision that a child may need at different points in their lives, and that movement between provisions must have a specific purpose which will lead to better outcomes for them as they prepare for adulthood.

We recognise:

That an inclusive approach, including to admission and exclusion, with an appreciation of diversity, individuality and ambition for all to achieve their optimum  potential is essential in raising attainment for all.

 

That school leaders must be confident that before a decision to exclude is made, that they can show that all reasonable options available to them have been exhausted and that this will lead to improved practice and provision available to meet all needs in the future.

That collectively we have a responsibility to provide for Essex children whatever their background and current circumstances and ensure that they receive a precise identification of their needs so that high quality teaching leads to positive experiences and outcomes for all.

That sometimes we may not have the appropriate provision or capacity to meet the needs of all children who want to come to our schools / academies or settings but that we will work together to ensure that this is addressed and leads to better practice in the future.

That there are currently capacity challenges with our PRU and Alternative Provision settings and our referral systems need to be regularly reviewed and, where necessary, changed so that they are effective and responsive to local needs.

We strive:

To ensure that all schools, academies and setting are equally and effectively inclusive.

We commit:

To challenge and be open to challenge and to show transparency in our thinking and actions, being able to clearly justify evidence-based decisions.

To examine the way we do things in our own settings to become even more inclusive through systematically reviewing our practice and through working in partnership to review practice in other settings.

To agree to work collaboratively with colleagues in schools, the Local Authority, parents/carers and  health and social care to create a new way forward to meet the needs of all Essex children.

To seek and accept any learning, training and development for inclusion for our staff, engage with research and to share our own good practice generously.

To ensure that we follow not simply the letter of the law but also the spirit of the law so that we all put inclusive values into practice in the decisions we make.