SEND – Longsands Academy

Longsands Academy is a fully inclusive secondary academy for 11-18 year olds and we pride ourselves on providing an engaging and supportive environment in which our scholars feel empowered to reach and embrace their full potential with confidence.

Structure
The SENDCo, leads the SEND Team, and works alongside other key staff in the Academy such as the Assistant Principal for SEND & Inclusion, the Transition Coordinator, the Exams Manager, Attendance Manager, Behaviour Manager, Heads of Year and teaching staff. They also work closely with the Assistant SENDCo who supports the SENDCo on the day-to-day work of the department and is in charge of ICT for scholars within the department. The SEND team has a number of highly skilled and experienced teaching assistants, who impact hugely on the school experiences and lives of our SEND learners.

Provision
Working alongside teachers, teaching assistants provide support for scholars within lessons, enabling progress in learning and inclusion with their peers. A range of extra provision is offered, which include the following:

Catch-Up and Lexonic literacy programmes;
numeracy programmes;
study support, which may include prior learning and consolidation and supported homework;
sensory exercise programs with input from physiotherapists and occupational therapists;
communication programs, with input from speech therapists;
social skills groups to support communication and interaction.

If you would like more details about our SEND provision or to discuss your child’s individual circumstances, please do contact sendenquiries@astrea-longsands.org

For further information, please follow this link to consult the Longsands Academy SEND Information Report 2023

How we allocate support to scholars who are not currently on the SEND register:

Flow Chart for SEND Referrals