Coleford Infant School is a mainstream school with the privilege of additional funds to support approximately 10 children with physical disabilities. We have 3 classes in each year group and 70 children in our nursery.
We believe that all children can achieve well and we work closely with parents to set and achieve high expectations for our children. There is an emphasis on active learning in the classrooms and making lessons fun. Children are encouraged to “have a go” and become independent as well as motivated learners. Individual pupil targets are regularly shared with parents and children’s progress is closely monitored. The school environment is well maintained, safe, exciting, and vibrant. The playground has many exciting features including Spoon Island, Happy Hills, and the Magical Theatre. Recently we have extended the school hall and installed theatre lighting to support sports, drama and special events.
We are proud of our school and our children. We hope that you find our website both informative and enjoyable, especially the many photographs of children having fun and learning with their friends.
Our Curriculum is carefully planned alongside the National Curriculum and Early Years Foundation Stage. We use a topic-based approach to ensure that the curriculum is exciting, fun, and engaging for all our children. In English, we use the Read Write Inc Programme to teach phonics, reading, and writing. In Maths we use the ‘Mastery’ approach to ensure all children can develop their maths skills at a deeper level. Our Reading materials which we use for guided reading as well as home readers include a wealth of engaging and stimulating books from a range of publishers including Collins Big Cats, Rigby Star, and Ginn Lighthouse.
All children have access to the National Curriculum and our school follows closely the SEN Code of Practice published by the DFE.
We want all children to achieve their best including those with special needs. Most of the extra support children are given takes place within the classroom, although there are occasions when it is more appropriate to withdraw children to another room. We always consult with parents about any extra support that is given.
Coleford Infant School is privileged to have a Specialist Resource Provision for children in Hillingdon who have a physical disability. Generally, we can admit between 10 and 12 children across the school from nursery to Year 2.
Children need an Education Health Care Plan before they can have access to the specialist resources which include: support from trained teaching assistants, specialist equipment e.g. standing frames, specialist seating, etc, advice and support from physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, and the school inclusion manager.
All of our children with physical disabilities are fully integrated into the classes. Children work and play together. We believe that this mix of specialist support in a mainstream school gives young children a great start to their school career. We know that all children benefit whether or not they have special needs.
