SEND
At Iqra Academy we believe in promoting the individual child, within a happy and secure environment, where children and staff feel valued and respect each other.
At Iqra Academy we believe in promoting each individual learner, within a supportive and secure environment, where they can develop into confident young people, adequately equipped and prepared academically, socially and emotionally for their life ahead in our modern, multicultural society. Our support seeks to be person-centred and sustained through a coordinated partnership with parents and professionals, to ensure that the provision we put in place will cultivate confidence and positive self-esteem, enabling learners to achieve their future ambitions
Key Contacts:
If you would like to contact us to discuss a child that is already at Iqra Academy or if you would like to introduce us to your child, in the hope that they will join us at Iqra Academy please use the contact details below.
You can also contact us with any queries, concerns or comments relating to SEND at Iqra Academy , as follows
Mrs Jabeen Maqbool
[email protected]
Special Educational Needs Coordinator
An Overview of Special Educational Needs and Disability
The new SEND reforms and Code of Practice (January 2015) identifies four broad areas of Special Educational Needs.
Cognition and Learning
What Does it Mean?
Children and young people with learning difficulties will learn at a slower pace than other children and may have greater difficulty than their peers in acquiring basic literacy or numeracy skills or in understanding concepts, even with appropriate differentiation.
Types of Provision at Iqra Academy
All learners at Iqra Academy receive Quality First teaching and learning.
Classroom environments are inclusive and learning tasks are differentiated, imaginative and purposeful.
Where learners continue to struggle with reading, writing or numeracy, they may be identified for intervention groups, either within the SEND department, as part of the Support Curriculum or within the English and Maths Departments.
Communication and Interaction
What Does it Mean?
This is a term used to describe a young person’s ability to interact and communicate with their peers and other people.
Young people with difficulties in this area may also find the following a challenge:
- Forming sounds, words and sentences
- Initiating and maintaining conversation
- Processing and following verbal instructions
- Expressing ideas, opinions and communicating wishes
- Using the appropriate words and vocabulary
Types of Provision at Iqra Academy
At Iqra Academy, lessons will be delivered through a range of teaching and learning strategies and a multi-sensory approach therefore ensuring that all learners have an opportunity to be successful and achieve their potential.
Where learners continue to struggle within this area, they may be identified for further intervention developing language, vocabulary and confidence.
Physical and Sensory
What Does it Mean?
There is a wide range of sensory and physical difficulties that affect children and young people such as Visual Impairment, Hearing Impairment or Physical Disabilities.
Types of Provision a Iqra Academy
We have accessible learning environment for all pupils.
Classrooms are well resourced with a variety of equipment allowing teachers to plan a multi-sensory lesson catering for the needs of all students.
We have an experienced student welfare team that oversee the medical provision for our students.