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Royds Hall Secondary School SENDCo – Mr J McNee

The Additional Needs Team (ANT) supports students across the four broad areas of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND):

  • Communication & Interaction
  • Cognition & Learning
  • Communication
  • Social, Emotional and Mental Health
  • Sensory and / or Physical Need

The staff within our Additional Needs Team have developed specialist areas of expertise in speech and language difficulties, learning difficulties, autism, dyspraxia, dyscalculia and sensory impairment. The team is also supported by a range of external agencies including an Educational Psychologist, Kirklees Autism Outreach Service, Connexions and a specialist Careers Advisor.

In addition, the school hosts the KS3/4 Complex Communication and Interaction Additionally Resourced Provision, which offers targeted support for students with more complex communication and interaction needs. This provision is staffed by a dedicated team of specialist teachers and ETAs, who work closely with external agencies to ensure that students' needs are met effectively within a supportive learning environment. 

These students receive support from a specialist team of teachers, teaching assistants, and an Educational Psychologist. The needs of the students are assessed on entry and support is given, based on need. Support can be in-class support, additional teaching of literacy, numeracy, social skills and mentoring.

Admission of students with disabilities

The school has an open admissions policy and readily accepts students who have a range of disabilities. As the original school was established in the early 1920s, please note that the building is constructed on several different levels with narrow staircases and corridors. We invite applicants with complex physical disabilities affecting their mobility to contact us for a tour in the first instance.

Steps to prevent students with disabilities being treated less favourably than other students

The school liaises closely with advisory agencies to ensure that children with disabilities have the maximum support and the necessary aids to facilitate their learning. All staff are aware of the children’s difficulties and can address their needs. ETAs provide in-class support to ensure that children with disabilities have equal opportunities to access the curriculum and that they can do so in a supportive environment.

Facilities to assist access to the school by students with disabilities

It has not been possible to modify all parts of the school. However, the new Reception area and entry to the Sports Hall and Performance Hall are now easily accessible to students and visitors with mobility issues. The school has an access plan to make all aspects of school life accessible to all students, and changes are being implemented to ensure that this is possible.

Please find links below to:

SEND Policy and related documents

Local offer

Information on the Local Authority Local Offer can be found on Kirklees’ website: http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/localoffer