Sensory and/or Physical Disability

• Children may have a visual impairment (VI).
• Children may have a hearing impairment (HI).
• Children may have a multi-sensory impairment (MSI). 
• Children may have a physical disability or medical condition that specifically impacts on their education (a student with a medical condition that does not impact on their education and is able to fully access school life is not considered to have a SEND)

In school, we have a number of interventions and resources in place to support children with sensory and/or physical needs. 

1) Universal provision (quality first teaching for all)

• All areas of school are accessible to all.
• Children are included in all PE lessons, physical activities with adaptions made where necessary.

2) Targeted provision

• Cool kids breakfast club (training provided by Occupational therapy (OT) for children with fine/gross motor skill difficulties)

• Additional fine motor skills practice. (Funky fingers/dough disco).

• Pencil grips

• Writing slopes

• Foot slopes

• Wobble cushions

• Sensory room

3) Higher Needs provision

• Targeted physio as directed by Occupational Therapy/physiotherapy department.

• Visits from Teacher of the Deaf from the Sensory Inclusion Service (SIS) for the Hearing impaired (HI).

• Visits from the SIS for Visually impaired.

• Specific resources/large scale equipment.

• Individual risk assessments.

• Suitable areas for intimate care, with suitable training for staff. Care plans in place.

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