"Temple Hill Primary Academy is a school that makes a difference for all the pupils within it. Through the dedication of the staff team, Temple Hill Primary Academy succeeds in providing a learning environment where everyone is cared for in an inclusive environment that works to provide the best support for its pupils."
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) can affect a child or young person’s ability to learn.
They can affect their:
Our SEND Policy, Accessibility Audit and Local SEND Offer can be seen on the Policies page, via the button below.
As a school we are proud to have been awarded the quality mark and the full report from the IQM can be read below.
We are fortunate to have a Specialist Resource Base Provision within Temple Hill Primary Academy, catering for the needs of up to 12 children from Reception to Year 6 with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN).
Pupils will have either an identified speech and/or language impairment identified as their primary area of need on their Education Health Care Plan (EHCP). They might have speech that is hard to understand, struggle to form words or sentences, not understand words they hear or have difficulties in using language to talk to others in a conversation.
The children spend part of their day in the SRP, working with our specialist teacher and/or specialist teaching assistants. However, all pupils are regarded as part of the mainstream school and have access to the activities and provision offered in the mainstream classes.
On entry, children are allocated a mainstream home class that they join for some lessons each day. They are with their friends at break and lunch times and we encourage our pupils to integrate as fully as possible so that they benefit from the independent learning and social opportunities that these activities bring.
The SRP offers an adapted curriculum, environment and teaching strategies to enable our children to access learning and achieve their full potential. Each child works on a timetable based on their individual needs. We have a Speech and Language therapist allocated for the provision exclusively. In addition to the EYFS/National Curriculum,
children have access to a range of interventions and additional support.
Additional support on offer in the SRP includes, but is not limited to, the following:
Our focus is developing independence and removing barriers to development (academic and social).
If you would like your child to be considered for a place in our resource base, we recommend that you familiarise yourself with our entry arrangements and speak to your child’s SEN Assessment and Placement Officer within the KCC SEN department. We recognise the importance of parents being able to make informed decisions about their child’s education, and therefore, we invite parents to visit our school to see what we can offer. Please contact the school office to make an appointment.
Places must be named on a child’s EHCP. Please note, attending the mainstream school does not automatically guarantee specialist support from the SRP.
Children will be offered a place if:
Each application will be considered following an observation of the child in their current setting and scrutiny of their EHCP.
Decision about the placement will be based on the current cohort ensuring variable mix of abilities, age and needs.
