Inclusion

**“At Oldfield Brow, we believe that every child is exceptional”** (School Vision, 2023)

In order for every child to aspire towards their limitless potential, our school will ensure that it creates a culture in which every child will learn and succeed in line with their peers. The school’s inclusive culture is based on these core principles:

Ensuring social justice for all learners by guaranteeing that every child has access to quality, progressive, curriculum delivered by skilled and knowledgeable teachers who can adapt provision to meet the individual needs of each learner for them to reach our high expectations for all learners.
Guaranteeing equity in opportunity for all learners to enable them to access the same curriculum and achieve the same as their peers.
Using timely and effective assessment to ensure the early identification of needs to ensure all learners can “keep up” and not have to “catch up” with their peers.
Creating a sense of belonging for all children by ensuring our school ethos values diversity in all forms, including neurodivergence, based on the principles of representation across our curriculum and the explicit teaching of the principles of the Equality Act 2010. All members of our school community feel that their individuality is accepted, understood and valued by all members of our school by ensuring that reasonable adjustments are made to accommodate personal needs within our framework of high expectations for all.

We will know that we have been successful in our vision when:

We have eliminated any attainment gap between different demographics of learners from a range of diverse backgrounds.
Our learners, and other members of our school community, confirm via stakeholder engagement that they feel represented and valued within in a school where individuality is accepted and understood by all.
Our progressive and well-sequenced curriculum is taught via embedded inclusive quality first teaching techniques that eliminate the use of external academic support for learners to reach our high expectations.

Our vision for Inclusion at Oldfield Brow can be summarised by the following statement:

"Our vision is to have the same intent (curriculum expectations) with adapted implementation (teaching) to support our learners in an inclusive classroom"

Our Inclusion Leaders/Champions:

Miss Amy Torkington: inclusionAH@oldfield-brow.com
Mrs Laura Heffernan: inclusionLH@oldfield-brow.com

Our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Information Report can be found on our Policies page. This may contain answers to many of the questions you may have. Should you require any further information, please do get in touch on 0161 926 8646 and we will be happy to assist.

Search Trafford SEND Local Offer or click here to go online: SEND Local Offer.

We are proud members of the Trafford Inclusion Charter.

What do I do if I am worried about my child?

At Oldfield Brow Primary School, we value strong partnerships with parents and carers and believe that early communication is key to ensuring every child receives the support they need.

If you have any concerns about your child's learning, development or wellbeing, your first point of contact should be your child's class teacher. They know your child well and are often best placed to discuss any concerns and identify appropriate support.

Following this, we will:

Listen carefully to your concerns and gain an understanding of your child's individual needs.
Gather information from staff, assessments and observations to build a clear picture of strengths and areas where support may be needed.
Plan and implement appropriate support tailored to your child's needs.
Monitor and review progress regularly, working collaboratively with you to evaluate the impact of any interventions or strategies.

Where appropriate, you may be invited to meet with the Inclusion Leader to discuss your child's needs in greater detail, explore additional support options and agree next steps.

We are committed to working in partnership with families, ensuring that communication remains open, supportive and centred on achieving the best possible outcomes for every child.

How We Support Children

At Oldfield Brow Primary School, we provide a graduated approach to support, ensuring that children receive the right help at the right time.

Support is identified and then carefully monitored via our Assess, Plan, Do and Review process.

Support may include high-quality classroom teaching, targeted interventions, personalised strategies, specialist resources and, where appropriate, involvement from external agencies and professionals.

Our aim is to ensure that every child feels valued, included and empowered to achieve their full potential.

Working with External Agencies

We work closely with a range of external professionals, including:

Educational Psychologists
Speech and Language Therapists
Health services
Trafford SEND services

Link to Trafford Local Offer: https://www.trafford.gov.uk/children-young-people-and-families/send-local-offer

how do we support children with send at oldfield brow.pdf

Are you ready to really include me?

A short video that summarises our approach at Oldfield Brow: