Need help or further advice? Our Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo), Mrs Katy Unwin is here to help.

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The Local Offer is a new way of giving children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and their parents or carers information about what activities and support are available.

Bradford Local offer website

Leeds Local offer website

 

Other Key Stakeholders in SEND:

Mr Ian Featherstone - Chair of Academy Community Council

SEND Policy at Co-op Academy Beckfield:

The SEND policy is reviewed annually in line with the SEND code of practice and shared with the Academy Community Council. The most recent review was undertaken in September 2025 reflecting any significant legislative changes and implementing this into the school’s practice.

Number of pupils with SEND:

Pupils who have been identified as having an SEND will require intervention for one or more of the four categories, which include:

• Communication and Interaction

• Cognition and Learning

• Social, Emotional and Mental Health

• Sensory and/or Physical

	24/25	25/26
School Support: Communication and Interaction	17	18
School Support: Cognition and Learning	6	2
School Support: Social, Emotional and Mental Health	4	8
School Support: Sensory and/or Physical	2	4
EHCP (Education Health and Care Plan)	4	6
Number of Pupils on SEND register	29	32
Number of Pupils on Role at Co-op Academy Beckfield	186	190
% of school	15.6%	16.8%

Please note that the above numbers take into account that the percentages above are based on the amount of individual pupils on the SEND register, compared to the above categories, where certain pupils may appear more than once.

Progress of pupils with SEND at Co-op Academy Beckfield:

All children are continually assessed by staff and each half term the SENDCo monitors the progress of all children on the SEND register. The SENDCo then works closely with the class teacher to ensure that the children’s needs are identified and suitable provision is implemented. This will include quality-first teaching and may also involve interventions where children are taken out of class either individually or in small groups. The school employs a number of additional members of staff to provide support for children within lessons as well and encourage independent work. Early intervention support is also accessed from a range of external specialists and Beckfield works closely with Educational Psychologists from the Local Authority and other outside agencies, such as Speech and Language Therapists and Occupational Therapists.

Provisions Co-op Academy Beckfield Offers in School:

Literacy:

• Daily reading - Staff work with individual children reading daily, completing different reading activities with a specific focus, depending on the needs of the children.

• RWI Catch-up - This can be used to address gaps in children’s phonics and allow targeted intervention to narrow any gaps.

• Reading Plus - This can be used to address reading speed and precision of reading and allow targeted intervention to narrow any gaps.

• Progression for Fluency in Writing - This is a key component of each writing lesson which focuses on the foundational transcription skills for all children. 

Numeracy:

• Mastering Number - This is used to secure firm foundations in the development of good number sense and fluency for all children from Reception through to Year 1 and Year 2.

• Core Knowledge - This is used for explicit teaching and practice core knowledge to aid fluency of key objectives from each year group which have been carefully selected. Each objective chosen is relied upon by multiple other objectives within the curriculum and these progress systematically both within year groups and across year groups.

• Times Tables - This is used to explicitly teach, practice and secure times table knowledge in a precise and systematic manner. 

Other Interventions we Offer:

• Visual timetables 

• Widgit scaffolds 

• Dough disco 

• Sensory circuits 

• Wellcomm 

• Letter formation 

• Interoception 

• Speech and language 

• SEMH interventions e.g. Regulating anger and frustration 

• Conferencing 

• Intensive interaction 

• Councilling 

• Visual Impairment 

 

There have 0 permanent exclusions in 24/25. There was 1 permanent exclusion is 21/22.

Pupil attendance is reviewed as part of SEND monitoring process and the absence of pupils with SEND is the accountability of a designated member of staff (Romy Joseph). Close links are maintained with the parents in dealing with any attendance issues including any persistent lateness.

Deployment of Staff and Resources:

• Currently (2025/26), the school receives £60,120 in SEND funding and this is used to meet the needs of children with Education, Health and Care Plans. In 2023/2024 the school received £22,722 to support these students. 

External Agencies:

Close and effective links are made with a wide variety of agencies to support parents/carers and the school in addressing children’s needs.

Agency involvement has included:

• Educational Psychologist (EP)

• Speech and Language Therapist (SALT)

• NHS Partnership

• Occupational Therapist

• Physiotherapist

• Children and Adolescence Mental Health Service (CAMHS)

• Family Services (Social Services, IFIS and Service Co-ordinators).

• MINDMATE Charity 

• SEND/ SENDIASS (Parent partnerships and SEN advisors from the Local Authority).

• NHS Diabetic Nurse

• Visual Impairment Team (VIT)

• Scil Team 

• Bradford Mental Health Team 

• Step 2 Councilling 

• Senit 

• NHS Epilipsy Team 

• NHS Cystic Fibrosis Team 

Secondary School Involvement:

To ensure smooth transition for current Year 6 with SEND, additional arrangements are implemented for the summer term, when required. Children on the SEND register have the opportunity for extra visits to their secondary school. Annual reviews for children with EHC plans in Year 6 are usually attended by a representative from the secondary school.

Staff Development:

• Epi-pen, Epilepsy, Diabetes, Asthma. Allergy and Anafalaxis updated training (annually)

• Training from the Local Authority on Quality First Teaching for children with SEN.

• Fourteen Paediatric first aiders in school.

• External NHS training on visual impairment support and training to specific staff. 

Parents and Carers involvement in the provision for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities:

• Parents/Carers are invited to attend and contribute to all review meetings.

• Pupil Passports are discussed with parents/carers and copies are sent home regularly.

• The SEND policy is available on the school website.

Parental Concerns:

Talk to us – contact your child’s class teacher about your concerns initially. If you feel that you would like to speak to a senior member of staff, ask to arrange an appointment with the SENCo (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator: Katy Unwin) via the school office.

Our Local Offer:

To access our Local Offer, please follow the following link: https://leedslocaloffer.org.uk/