At Albany Infant and Nursery School, we are deeply committed to supporting children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in a way that inspires and empowers them to reach their full potential. We provide personalised support across all areas of need, ensuring that every child is given the tools to succeed, no matter the challenges they may face.

Our approach is nurturing and inclusive, fostering a caring environment where each child’s development is valued. We work closely with families, maintaining strong communication to ensure that the support is comprehensive and truly tailored to each child. By cultivating a space of encouragement and compassion, we aim to help every student thrive and grow into confident, capable individuals.

All children are equally valued members of our school, regardless of their journey to us.  We believe they should feel secure and supported, have opportunities to experience success and know that the surrounding adults have high expectations for their learning.

Our school provides an ambitous, broad and balanced curriculum for all children with the National Curriculum being the starting point for planning, which, alongside effective assessment and provision planning, sets suitable learning challenges and responds to children’s diverse learning needs. For some of our children, a bespoke curriculum and personalised timetable are necessary to ensure their needs are met. We follow the Graduated Approach and ADPR cycle to make adaptations to learning and provide meaningful learning opportunities, allowing us to accurately assess the children using focused activities and B Squared. 

Here at Albany Infant and Nursery School, we have a whole school  ambition to ensure all children are given the opportunity to achieve their full potential. With this in mind and due to our growing number of children with SEND, we launched our Inclusion Base 'The Nest' in the summer term. We have worked closely with the Local Authority and leading experts to create a safe, meaningful and purposeful learning environment to support our children with complex needs, primarliy those with Communication and Interaction as their primary need. Through quality assurance visits and SEND toolkit visits, external visitors have praised our hub and shared our good practice with local schools. We have also worked collaboratively with families to ensure that this provision is to the highest standard and that our staff are fully supported and trained to support some of our most vulnerable children. 

Definitions of special educational needs (SEN) taken from section 20 of the Children and Families Act 2014.

A child or young person has SEN if they have a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for them. A child of compulsory school age or a young person has a learning difficulty or disability if they:

1. have a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of others of the same age; or

2. have a disability which prevents or hinders them from making use of educational facilities of a kind generally provided for others of the same age in mainstream schools or mainstream post-16 institutions.

Should your child require additional support, we will ensure that we work closely with both families and partner agencies to meet your child's needs.  

If you feel that your child falls into either of these categories, or have any questions about special educational needs at Albany Infant and Nursery School, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Hickling who will be happy to discuss provision and how we can work together to ensure your child is happy and excited about school life.  

For more information about the local SEND offer and the support within Nottinghamshire, please see the links below. 

Nottinghamshire's SEND Local Offer | Nottinghamshire County Council

Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) | Nottinghamshire County Council

Nottinghamshire SEND Journey map - Your Notts Directory