This page is called The School’s Offer and it forms part of the Local
Offer for Birmingham LA.
Under the Children and Families Bill 2014, local authorities are required
to publish and keep under review, information about services that they
expect to be available for children and young people with disabilities and
Special Educational Needs aged 0-25. This is called the Local offer. The
intention of the Local Offer is to improve choice and transparency for
families. It will also be an important resource for professionals in
understanding the range of services and provision in the local area. To
find out more about Birmingham LA’s Local Offer please log onto
Birmingham LA’s website:http//www.mycareinbirmingham.org.uk
SCHOOL NAME
TYPE OF SCHOOL
Walmley Infant School and Nursery Class
Mainstream/Specialist A Mainstream Nursery and
Unit/Provision
Infant School (3 form
entry)
ACCESSSIBILITY Fully Wheel Chair
Partly.
Accessible?
There is a lift in the
Reception area.
Most of the School can be
accessed via ramps.
There are stepped areas in
parts of the school building.
Auditory/Visual
1 classroom has a Sound
Enhancements
Amplification System.
2 Classrooms have
magnifiers.
Other Adaptations
We have an SEN Wash Room
with a Changing Table.
CORE OFFER
Are you currently able to deliver your core offer
consistently across all areas of your school?
 Quality First Teaching Strategies.
 We have 2 Lead Practitioners in school for
Autism. Mrs Helen Grace and Mrs Ruth
Townsend both have Autism Education Trust
Level 3 training/certificates.
 Teaching staff have Autism Education Trust
Level 2 Training/certificates.
 Teaching staff have Team Teach
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POLICIES
Training/certificates.
There are 5 qualified DSP’s (Designated
Senior Persons) for Safeguarding.
Teaching staff/support staff are skilled to
work with children with SEN supporting
children with cognitive, speech and language,
emotional, behavioural, sensory and physical
needs.
Qualified LSA’s support children on a 1: 1 basis
or run specific groups e.g. Language Groups.
Our Medical Needs Co-ordinator (Mrs Julie
Payne) ensures that children’s medical needs
are supported and addressed within school
Our Bereavement/Behaviour Mentor (Mrs Lin
Winstanley) assists children in need of
support.
Are the school’s
policies available on it’s
website for:
SEN
YES
SAFEGUARDING
YES
BEHAVIOUR
YES
Are you aware of /familiar with the
requirements of the Disability
Discrimination Act 1995 and The
Equality Act 2010
RANGE OF
PROVISION
YES
The
Inclusion
Plan is
reviewed
annually.
Our new
Inclusion
Plan for
2014-15 is
available on
our
website.
Please indicate what your school has to offer (over
and above your core offer) in each of the following
areas
Areas of Strength
 Speech and Language Provision-We implement
Speech and Language Groups. We plan to
improve provision by employing the services of
a private Speech and Language Therapist. This
will support our children’s SaLT needs and
increase the confidence and expertise of our
teaching staff.
 All staff will have basic Makaton training by
November 2014. We already have A Makaton
Level 4 lead (Miss Jenny Steele) and Makaton
Level 1 and 2 leads (Miss Lea Hope and Mrs
Jayne Jeffrey).
 We implement schemes such as Whizzwords,
and PAT to support the acquisition of Sight
Vocabulary and Phonics. All staff will be
trained in Precision Teaching by October 2014.
 Our Provision for children with Autism is
continually improving through ongoing training
and support from the CAT (Communication/
Autism Team) and the implementation of The
Standards for Autism.
Specialist Facilities/Equipment to support SEND
 Disabled Toilet/ Washroom/ changing table
 Children’s Disabled toilets are located in
Nursery and by R3 and 1.3.
 Ramps
 Wheelchair Lift
Input from Therapists/Advisory Teachers/Specialist
Support Services
 Education Psychology.
 Pupil School Support Service.
 CAT (Communication/Autism Team).
 Teachers for VI (Vision Impairment) and HI
(Hearing Impairment).
 PDSS-Physical Disability Support Service.
 Occupational Therapists/Physiotherapists.
 Speech and Language Therapists (NHS and
Private).
 School Doctor.
 School Nurse.
INCLUSION
PARENTAL
SUPPORT/
INVOLVEMENT/
LIAISON
 Foundation Years Parenting Support.
 LACES (looked after children support service)
 CDC (Child Development Centre)
Breakfast and After School Support
 Both are available subject to availability and
payment.
 Our ‘Early Birds’ morning session is 7.30-8.45.
 The afternoon sessions are 15.15-18.00.
How do you promote inclusion within the school?
Including day trips?
 Lesson delivery on the whole takes place in the
classroom. Some specialist input e.g.
Physiotherapy, Speech and Language work,
Reading support may take place in a quiet area
conducive to focussed learning.
 Additional learning may take place on a 1:1 or
small group basis.
 Children with disabilities are included on all
school trips.
 Careful planning and minor adjustments ensure
all children participate in P.E.
What Proportion of Children in School and Nursery
currently has a SEND?
 36 children (September 2014)
 10%
How do you involve/support the parents of children
with a SEND regarding and identifying their needs?
How do you communicate their progress and areas of
difficulty?
 Initial meetings.
 Review meetings.
 Annual reviews.
 Outside agency liaison.
 Home visits.
 Liaison meetings.
 Phone calls.
 Parents’ evenings.
 Emails.
 Home/School diaries.
 Invites from school for assemblies, curriculum
workshops, topic celebrations e.g. Victorian
OTHER
INFORMATION
COMPLETED BY
DATE
COMPLETED
UPDATE
morning, Parent lunches.
How will the school prepare children with a SEND to
join their next setting/school?
 We have carefully planned Transition
procedures between year groups and Walmley
Junior School. Examples include:
 Photo books.
 Visits to new environments and settings.
 New teachers taking lessons/reading at story
time.
 Information sheets.
 Transition Club.
 Transition Meetings.
What else do you think Parents would like to know
about your school?
We currently offer the following
schemes/expertise:
 Wake Up Shake Up- before school every
morning in the hall. The group is led by Mrs
Claire Wheeler.
 Epipen/Asthma trained staff.
 Letters and Sounds Groups.
 Guided Reading Groups.
 Differentiated Numeracy and Literacy Groups
in Year 2.
 Forest Schools level 1 teachers-Mrs Tania
Thompson, Miss Jenny Steele and Mrs Lin
Winstanley.
 First Aid in the Workplace Paediatric Level 3
trained staff-Mrs Tania Thompson, Mrs Jo
Burnett, Mrs Julie Payne and Mrs Jayne
Jeffrey.
 Designated LACES persons (2 teachers).
Mrs Helen Grace-Senco
September 2014
September 2015