Special Needs and Disabilities
Petersfield School is committed to providing a fully accessible school and school environment which values and includes all pupils, staff, parents/carers and visitors regardless of their education, physical, sensory, social, spiritual, emotional and cultural needs. We are committed to challenging negative attitudes about disability and accessibility and to developing a culture of awareness, tolerance and inclusion.
Everyone at Petersfield is committed to providing the conditions and opportunities to enable any pupil with SEND (Special Educational Needs or a Disability) to be included fully in all aspects of school life. While our SENDCo oversees provision for pupils with a special educational needs or a disability or for more able pupils, every teacher takes responsibility for the provision for each child. Class teachers are responsible for the progress of every pupil in their class, including those pupils with additional needs.
Our accessibility plan describes the arrangements we have already made and the further proposals planned, to improve physical access to the school, access to the curriculum and access to written information.
Accessibility PlanThe school has a policy for supporting children with special educational needs or disabilities which is revised annually.
We believe that all pupils have an entitlement to a broad and balanced curriculum, which is differentiated to enable pupils to:
- understand the relevance and purpose of learning activities.
- experience levels of understanding and rates of progress that bring feelings of success and achievement.
Pupils may have special educational needs either through out, or at any time during, their school career. Effective parent partnership is essential in supporting the needs of a child with SEND needs. We encourage all parents to work closely with us so we can support them and their child at Petersfield.
The Governor responsible for SEND is Mr Colin Wilson.
For more information, please contact our SENDCo Miss Tabitha Smith.
Petersfield Church of England Aided
Primary School,
Hurdleditch Rd,
Orwell,
Near Royston.
SG8 5QG
office@petersfield.cambs.sch.uk
Telephone 01223 207382
Fax 01223 208567
Please see our assessment leaflet for further information.
Please see our SEND Report for more information about our provision.
Cambridgeshire local offer provides information on services and
support for children and young people age 0 - 25 with special
educational needs and disabilities and their families.
Latest News
13th Oct - Well done to Yew class for holding their delicious FOPS cake sale.
13th Oct - School Council discussed how to further improve lunch time in school with classes and a CCS representative.
13th Oct - Rowan class assembly showcased their learning and they sang 'Search for the Hero'. We were very proud!
12th Oct - Year 5 and 6 visited West Stow and learnt many facts to support their ongoing topic in a hands on, exciting way.
5th Oct - Each class voted for a Health and Safety Representative. During the meeting, we discussed their roles and what it means to be a Health and Safety Rep in school. Each class has a book to record anything that needs addressing. The pupils are taking their responsibility very seriously.
5th Oct - We were again delighted to welcome more of our EYFS parents into school for lunch today.
3rd Oct - Well done to our year 5 representatives who participated in the County English Challenge. We were very proud of their teamwork and knowledge.
3rd Oct - It was delightful to welcome Rev. Felicity and Mr Holland back into school this term for Collective Worship.
3rd Oct - We were delighted to welcome parents of our new reception pupils into school to share a school lunch with us.
3rd Oct - Year 6 visited Ely Cathedral with Barrington School and many other pupils from around the Diocese.
29th Sept - We have raised nearly £200 for Macmillan Cancer Support. Special thanks go to Mrs Seiler who helped organise this. It was wonderful to see so many members of the community and old and new parents enjoying a delicious cake, cuppa and chat!
29th Sept - We held a reflective, thoughtful harvest service led by Revd. Felicity in church. Our pupils gave thanks for the food we eat and donated produce for Jimmy's Night Shelter in Cambridge. They understand how lucky they are and how we need to remember those who are not so fortunate.
28th Sept - We welcomed Mrs MacFarlane from Cambridge Catering Service into school to talk about our Healthy Lifestyles project.
26th Sept - Today we welcomed Mr John Lucas, our Ofsted inspector, into school.
25th Sept - We look forward to welcoming Ofsted into school tomorrow. Parents, please do click on the link to Parentview at the bottom of the page to share your views about our wonderful school.
22nd Sept - Big smiles could be see as individual and family photos were taken to send home and to update our welcome entrance board.
21st Sept - Mrs Miller led our assembly providing an interesting report on the items discovered at last year's archeological dig at Petersfield and at other locations in the village.
21st Sept - Thank you to Barrington School for hosting the Parenting Course taster session.
20th Sept - We are delighted to have been awarded our Bronze level Modeshift STARS accreditation as a result of our Travel Plan. Our aim, through this work is ensure safe, healthy and active travelling to and around our school.
20th Sept - Today our collaboration partner Headteachers - Mrs Davies from Barrington and Mrs Davies from Foxton - joined us in school and commented on the wonderful learning environment, high quality display of our pupils' work and the calm behavior.
19th Sept - We welcomed a member of the County Attendance team into school to review our Attendance procedures. More information to follow, but please do keep an eye on new weekly monitoring of our whole school attendance figure in reception.
