SEND Information
Inclusion is at the heart of what we do
Ashton Park School is committed to inclusion. We believe that all students, including those identified as having Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) have an entitlement to a broad and balanced academic and social curriculum, which is accessible to them. We support all of our students to be fully included in all aspects of school life and our community.
Key Contacts and Staff
Tutors are the first point of contact for students listed on our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) register; some students requiring further support may have an identified key worker.
In addition to the above, we have:
Senior Leader - SENDCo
Radha Sharma
Contact: asksen@ashtonpark.net or 0117 377 2756
Assistant SENDCo - Resource Base Lead
Nick Hewitt
Contact: asksen@ashtonpark.net or 0117 377 2730
SEND Administrative Assistant
Avril Stocks
Contact: asksen@ashtonpark.net or 0117 377 2756
Specialist Speech and Language Resource Base team:
- Two specialist SEND teachers
- HLTA - SEND
- Learning Support Assistants
- An external Speech & Language therapist (1 day a fortnight)
Mainstream Team:
- Pupil Support Room Manager
- Pupil Support Room Key Worker
- HLTA - Emotional Literacy Support Assistant
We work in collaboration with other teams in the school to support students:
- The pastoral team: Tutors, House Leaders, Assistant House Leaders, Wellbeing Lead, Pastoral Lead
- The Curriculum team: Subject specialist teachers, Subject Leads, The Safeguarding Team
We liaise with a variety of outside agencies where students need support beyond our core SEND offer available at Ashton Park.
Further details can be found in our SEND Information Report, which forms part of our SEND policy.
Specialist Resource Base (Speech, Language and Communication needs)
Ashton Park School is proud to run a Specialist Resource Base for students with Speech, Language and Communication Needs. There are 25 places in total across Key Stages 3 and 4, for students with Education, Health and Care Plans and a primary need of Speech, Language and Communication needs.
Access to this provision is via consultation only through the Local Authority’s SEND team as part of your child’s Key Stage Transfer annual review. Details of the Resource Base curriculum can be found on our website.
Pupil Support Room
The Pupil Support Room offers support for students with social, emotional and mental health needs identified as needing additional support and early-intervention.
The interventions range from six week 1:1 and group work programs to key worker support. The interventions run in conjunction with the student's timetabled mainstream curriculum.
The Local Authority Local Offer
Our local authority’s local offer is published here.
