Teaching & Learning

Hummersknott Academy is committed to providing outstanding inclusive learning for all students. We aim to provide full access to a broad and balanced curriculum for all students within the Academy, at a level appropriate to their ability and needs, and which supports them to achieve their best as confident individuals.

We believe in inclusion for all students in all aspects of the curriculum. School life is planned, and reasonable adjustments are implemented, in order to best meet the needs of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.

We believe that every teacher is a teacher of SEND and that high-quality adaptive teaching for individual pupils, is the first step in responding to pupils who have or may have special educational needs or a disability. Subject teachers are responsible for the progress and development of students in their classes, including instances when pupils access additional support from teaching assistants and/or specialist staff. All staff in the school will be provided with general or specific training on meeting the needs of individual pupils with SEND within their classroom. This includes reviewing and, wherever necessary, improving teachers’ understanding of strategies to identify and support vulnerable pupils and their knowledge of the special needs most frequently encountered. All staff have access to SEND training, including teaching assistants and other support staff. 

Provision for pupils with SEND is coordinated by the SENDCO and the Assistant SENDCO. The SENDCO and Assistant SENDCO have responsibility for:

• the implementation of the academy SEND Policy
• the coordination and review of specific provision for individual students with identified SEND need
• the identification and assessment of students requiring additional support, including those eligible for examinations access arrangements
• the promotion of effective liaison with parents/carers, outside agencies, other educational settings and the Local Authority
• the line management and effective deployment of teaching assistants