In Leadgate Primary School our ELP is called NEST – which stands for : Nurturing, Education, Succeeding Together.
We aim to provide young people in our community with the high quality provision, resources and support they need to succeed and thrive in a local mainstream school. We intend to specialise in supporting pupils who face challenges with social communication and interaction as their primary area of need. The school culture and the fundamental principles reflect the promotion of inclusive communities by working together, communicating positively with a commitment to working collaboratively to overcome challenges.
Through our Enhanced Provision, our school will:
· develop a social and academic curriculum that equips pupils with life skills that enable them to succeed in the wider world
· develop a curriculum that develops pupils’ independence, self-confidence and promotes positive attitudes towards learning
· develop a purposeful nurturing learning environment built on mutual respect and a shared positive attitude encouraging pupils to become resilient individuals
· develop opportunities for pupils to discover their own health needs and how to live an active, healthy lifestyle
· provide rich learning opportunities to enable pupils to learn fundamental reading, writing and maths skills that are usable in real life situations such as shopping, economics and self care
· remove barriers to learning ensuring pupils make progress from their own starting points, have good social and emotional health and be prepared for the next steps in their education
· provide the best educational opportunities tailored to individual needs so that all children can achieve the best outcome
· offer high quality provision that meets pupils’ individual needs and enables them to thrive whilst attending a local school so they can make friends and be part of their local community
· develop opportunities for increased parental engagement within the school community
We have established a low arousal, low stimulus environment with a highly structured and predicable routine to support the unique pattern of thinking and social behaviour of children with social and communication needs face. We have created a nurture base that provides children with their own entrance, space, and fully accessible toilets, which removes additional transitional anxiety. Access to designated toilets and a cloakroom removes barriers for children enabling them to meet their own intimate care needs. We work in partnership with parents to understand and facilitate the meeting of needs at every opportunity.
A pupil would require an EHCP to access the provision and placement decisions are determined through discussion between the LA Sen Casework team and family, in consultation with the school. This is in line with the requirements for specialist placement outlined in the SEND Code of practice.
Our N.E.S.T provision is an 8 place provision catering for pupils in Keystage 2 only, from years 3 to 6. Where pupils benefit from a blended curriculum offer and specific additional curriculum elements relating to social communication and emotional regulation as identified as part of the provision to meet a student’s identified SEND needs – this may include but not be limited to interventions such as Relax Kids, Nurture Groups and Forest school lessons as well as an increase in community and local visits.
