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Equality
We aim to provide an education which is sensitive to individual needs and accessible to all
children regardless of special educational need, sexual orientation, sex, race, religion and
belief, gender reassignment or disability. The school seeks to promote awareness,
understanding and respect for diversity in our world. This is achieved through the
celebration of special days and festivals; an engagement with awareness raising events
such as national Refugee Week; and the embedding of lessons learned through the
achievements of individuals from diverse backgrounds across disciplines and through
history
Behaviour
The school expects high standards of pupil behaviour. The school operates in an organised
and orderly manner where respect is shown. Children are taught to keep the school
standards. Adults are expected to follow school rules too.
The promotion of acceptable standards of pupil behaviour requires a close partnership
between Home and School. The school will contact you in the event of behavioural
concerns relating to your child. Naturally, parents may wish to contact the class teacher,
Deputy Headteacher or Headteacher as appropriate. Please remember that the start of the
teaching day is not a good time to discuss matters in detail with the class teacher. We are
here to help. We do listen to concerns and we do take action. Naturally, the school will
work to co-operate with parents at early stages of difficulty, but severe behavioural
difficulties may result in a child being excluded from the school. This decision is taken by
the Headteacher in accordance with the School’s Behaviour Policy.
Special Educational Needs
At Fossdene Primary School we aim to develop the potential of all of the pupils in our care.
Within the range of children in any school there are those that are significantly different
from the average and they are deemed to have special needs. Children with special needs
are those that show significant evidence of one of the following characteristics:
Difficulties in learning (e.g. in Reading, Maths etc.)
Specific disabilities (e.g. mobility, speech and language, hearing)
Being high achievers in one or more aspects of the curriculum (e.g. exceptional
ability in Reading, Maths, Artistic flair etc.)
Behavioural difficulties (e.g. unacceptable behaviour towards other children or
adults).
Children with special educational needs are catered for within their own class and, where
useful, may be withdrawn for short periods to work with a specialist adult, individually or in
a small group. Similarly, children who are identified as gifted or talented, demonstrating a
particular aptitude in a curriculum area, will be given opportunity to extend their learning in
class, and may have opportunity to work on challenges outside the classroom. All children
have equal access to the curriculum.
Periodically, children are given medical checks (including eyesight, hearing and weight) in
their Reception year. These are conducted in school by the School Nurse and parents are
invited to attend and discuss outcomes with the nurse. In some cases these checks can
reveal the cause of an educational problem.
SCHOOL UNIFORM AND DRESS CODE
We request that all children will wear school uniform, as we believe that uniform
contributes positively to the ethos and standards of the school.
