Resourced Provision for Speech & Language
West Horndon Enhanced Provision
At West Horndon Primary School, we understand and celebrate every child as an individual and are proud to be an inclusive school. This is reflected, not least, in our Resourced Provision for children with specific Speech and Language conditions. This provision is based in Chestnut Class. Children within Chestnut Class have access to intensive speech therapy sessions and a higher adult:pupil ratio.
Children also integrate with their mainstream peers for many lessons benefiting from the 'best of both worlds'.
The statutory curriculum is delivered through quality-first teaching to meet every child's needs and ensure they make progress over time. All children in the provision are recognised as having a significant speech and language condition. We do not offer a model of 1:1 in the provision as per Essex Local Authority guidelines.
Admissions Process
Admission into our Resourced Provision follows a ‘Dual Registration Model’. This means pupils will begin their school experience in a mainstream school of their parents’ choosing. During the Autumn Term, specialist staff at West Horndon Primary School will conduct school visits with our colleagues in the NHS to assess suitability for a place at our Resourced Provision. If speech and/or language difficulties are not deemed to be the child’s primary need, we will not continue the process as the child would be unsuitable for a place. If specialist staff at West Horndon Primary School and specialist staff at the NHS agree on suitability, we will offer a Dual Registration Placement (DRP). This simply means the pupil will remain on roll at the original mainstream school and will stay on their roll for as long as they remain at West Horndon Resourced Provision. When staff at West Horndon Primary School and the NHS agree the child has finished their placement at West Horndon Resourced Provision, they will return to the mainstream school they remain dual registered at.
Wider Opportunities
Despite the bespoke needs of children with speech and language conditions, we also recognise that developing social skills beyond the classroom and opportunities to communicate with a wide range of people is also highly valuable. As such, we endeavour to offer a range of chances for children from the Resourced Provision to integrate with their mainstream peers and Chestnut Class are very much part of the school community. Chestnut class benefit from a bespoke and adapted curriculum offer with a focus in developing social and communication skills. In addition, regular opportunities to communicate and practise developing speech and language skills are provided through a regular variety of educational visits that promote speaking and listening. All of the aforementioned is part of our ongoing transition programme which increases the chances of a successful return mainstream primary education at the original school.
Visits
For general information about our special educational needs provision, choose the SEND & Disability option in the 'About Us' tab, or simply click on the link below.
