How will we assess how your child/young person is doing and how will we help you to support your child/young person’s learning?

Every student in the academy is assessed formally on a termly basis and data is reported to parents/carers along with information about whether or not your child/young person is on track to achieve their target grade. Once per year this data is accompanied by summary comments from the form tutor and Head of Key Stage/phase and pastoral coaches/therapeutic staff members.

The SENDCo/Assistant SENDCo and professional agencies may also use different assessment tools to assess the learning of your child/young person to further investigate if they a specific difficulty or need that impacts upon their learning.

At each Assessment Point the SENDCo, along with the Senior Leadership Team, analyse the data of students with SEND to ensure they are making progress in line with their peers. If students are not making, or are not on track to make expected progress appropriate intervention and sourcing of any additional support will be put in place.

There is a Parents’ Evening for each year group and also SEND consultation opportunities throughout the year to review progress, set targets for Individual Education and Behaviour Plans and discuss and plan intervention.