At Walton, inclusion is the lifeblood of our school and we work tirelessly to ensure that our ethos of Moving Forward Together is true for every single pupil.
We strive to ensure that every single child who is part of our school family has the absolute best, and we work tirelessly to remove any barriers and equip our children with the skills to achieve. Inclusion is in our nature, and every single child brings something unique that makes our school what it is. We believe that support for families is equally as important, and offer a full suite of support for parents. We strongly believe and endeavour to achieve maximum inclusion for all. Inclusive education means we value each child as a unique individual and we establish inclusive values ensuring that there are high expectations for all, striving to enable our children to participate in the life and work of the school to the best of their abilities. Our children are naturally inclusive, and we ensure that all children have access to the full breadth of the curriculum and school life.
More Information
See below for more information about how we support our pupils with learning and cognition needs:
Quality First Teaching
QFT is a whole-class teaching concept that focuses on inclusive and high-quality teaching for every child in the classroom. High-quality teaching demands pupil involvement. By providing realistic challenges in a supportive environment for learning, our aim is to meet the diverse learning needs of all pupils. We feel that identifying and addressing potential barriers to learning is essential in QFT.
Nessy
We offer the Nessy Programme which begins with systematic synthetic phonics which has been proven to be the best way to instruct early readers. As literacy skills develop, pupils advance to instruction in spelling, morphology, vocabulary and comprehension.
Toe By Toe
We use the Toe by Toe intervention to provide structured, individualised support for pupils who require additional help with reading and spelling. Delivered on a regular basis by trained staff, the programme breaks learning down into small, manageable steps, helping pupils to build confidence, develop decoding skills and make progress at a pace that is appropriate to their individual needs.
NCETM
We use NCETM Mastering Number and fluency approaches to strengthen pupils’ understanding of number and develop secure mathematical foundations. By focusing on small steps, repetition and rich mathematical talk, these approaches support learning and cognition by reducing cognitive overload, building confidence and enabling pupils to develop automaticity and flexibility when applying their mathematical knowledge.
Monitoring
We use Wakefield Progression Steps to support small steps of progress, and closely monitor these in school. Where needed we offer bespoke provision to ensure that every child can make progress.
Our SEND Team
Our entire school is passionate about SEND and inclusion. Melanie Jopling is our SENCO. Contact school on 01924 967616
Equality Act 2010
At Walton we are aware that children may require minor adaptations and reasonable adjustments as described in the Equality Act 2010 in order to access the school environment. Our aim is to remove barriers to learning and participation in order to provide additional, and different to, provision to meet individual needs where required.
Our SEND Team
Our entire staffing team is dedicated to ensuring the best outcomes for all of our children and all staff support children with sensory and/or physical needs. Staff with specific roles are below:
- Mrs Jopling – SENCO
- Miss Rust – Learning Mentor