Inclusion and Deaf Provision
Celebrating Inclusion Beyond the Classroom
We are incredibly proud of two of our pupils, Kasey and Mila, who were selected to appear in the CBeebies programme Tiny Tunes.
Chosen from a large casting process, they took part in a show that celebrates music, creativity and inclusion, with a particular focus on supporting and representing deaf children. Their involvement reflects the confidence, talents and individuality of the children within our Resource Provision and wider school community.
At Selwyn, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where every child is valued, supported and encouraged to thrive. Seeing our pupils contribute to a programme that promotes deaf awareness and representation is a wonderful achievement and an inspiration to others.
Policy
Our SEND and Inclusion Policy provides a detailed overview of how we support every child in our school.
We look forward to welcoming you to our school – please call 020 8471 6173 or contact us by email to arrange a personalised tour using our Contact Us page.
Our offer for deaf children in Newham – watch our video:
Our Deaf Resource Provision Student Council
British Sign Language Ambassadors
Deaf Awareness Week
What additional support do we provide to children with specific educational needs?
Our school’s Accessiblity Plan describes how we ensure that our school is a welcoming and inclusive environment for all our children, and is regularly reviewed.
Our Whole School Provision Map provides a brief overview of the various additionality we offer to support all learners, as and where appropriate. If you wish to discuss your child’s support, please do not hesitate to get in touch with our SENDCo. Details of all staff are available on the website.
Our School SEN Information Report provides detailed information about our school and our provision, and is available as a document to download on this page.
Additional needs are identified before, on entry or at any point during your child’s time at Selwyn. The appropriate additionality, referral or support is then put in place – as per our Whole School Provision Map, and our Deaf Provision Map. You will find further information regarding our school offer here.
Moving to secondary school
Our school is part of Newham Community Learning, a family of two primary and four secondary schools in the west of the borough of Newham. Lister Community School is a co-educational secondary provision, which is part of our Trust – and which is also the borough’s resourced secondary provision for deaf and hearing students. Staff at Selwyn and Lister work closely together to support students moving from primary to secondary school
Core subject additionality
Additionality in core subjects is delivered by class teachers and members of the school’s leadership team each morning. Children are identified for core additionality throughout the year which focuses on supporting children to meet age related expectations.
Wider additionality
Throughout the school day, support staff members run additionality sessions to support children to develop a wide range of skills. These include Attention Autism, Nessy (dyslexia support), ELSA & LEGO therapy.
SENDCo Assistant
Selwyn employs a SENDCo assistant who is available to support our families of children with SEND. The Assistant is available throughout the week to any parents who may require it. This may be to organise appointments with professional networks; to signpost families to the most appropriate support or just to sit and listen when parents may need this time.
Family Support Worker
We have a Family Support Worker who supports our children and families at Selwyn. They are a member of both the Safeguarding and Behaviour Support teams.
Our Family Support Worker is available three days a week to meet with parents to discuss any issues that they may be having. This could be behaviour management, employment, benefits or housing. They are able to sign-post parents to other organisations that offer support to families.
Early Riser sessions
We offer Early Riser sessions every day from 08:00 for targeted children. These sessions are in place to support children to develop their language skills, phonics knowledge and to provide opportunities for pre-teaching.
Additional reading
We have allocated a number of our support staff members to read with the children in Reception & KS1 each week. This time is spent reading the phonics phase books allocated to each child to ensure that they have the opportunity to develop their blending, segmenting and fluency.
Children from Y1 – Y6 who are currently working below the standard in reading for the age range are also targeted each week by in-class support staff to develop their fluency and comprehension.
The aim is that these sessions will develop each child’s love of reading as well as using and applying reading skills taught in class. We encourage all of our families to read at home with their children.