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Manor Infant School provides all our children with a challenging, engaging, and safe environment that promotes a lifelong love of learning. We are committed to ensuring high-quality education is accessible for all. Our accessibility plan can be found below. Please contact the school office if you have any questions or concerns regarding accessibility. All the subjects included in our curriculum provide differentiation and balance. They are adapted to suit the needs of all our children so that they may grow and develop whilst in our care. Applications for nursery places should be made directly with the school as described in the next section. Applications for places in Reception classes (or for older children) must be made via the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Children can be admitted on a part-time basis, at the beginning of the academic year in which they are four. Applications to begin in our Nursery must be made by parents/carers directly to the school. Distance from home to school to be used as a tie-breaker for pupils who have an equal claim for a place in a nursery using the above criteria. It should be noted that a place in a Nursery does not guarantee or give priority to a place in a Reception Class. If you would like to apply for a school place for your child, the Barking & Dagenham School Admissions Team will process your application. The school policy for Special Educational Needs (SEN) is one of integration and equal opportunity so that all pupils have access to the National Curriculum and are encouraged to achieve to their full potential. The school follows the DCSF guidelines as stated in the Code of Practice for SEN 2014. If our assessments show that a child may have a learning difficulty a range of strategies are used that make full use of classroom and school resources. This level of support is called SEN Support. Should a child continue to demonstrate significant cause for concern a request for an Education and Health Care Plan can be made to the LA. If an EHC Plan is issued the LA is responsible for monitoring and reviewing the provision in liaison with the school. At each stage, the child’s progress is reviewed regularly. Parents are informed and consulted at each of the stages and their views are essential in providing a strong partnership between home and school. Each new member is given an induction session outlining the school’s SEN policy, procedures, and provision. There is also close consultation with Manor Junior School to ensure continuity and progression with supporting individual children in the transfer between the Infant and Junior Schools. The school has responded to the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 2005 by preparing a Disability Equality Scheme (DES). The implementation and impact of the scheme are monitored by the Governors. There is also an Action Plan relating to the DES which runs alongside a Disability Access Plan. These are both reviewed every year and form part of the School Development Plan. Keeping children safe is a high priority for our whole school community. We strive to keep everyone safe while they are in school and within our curriculum, we teach a range of age-appropriate skills to help children keep themselves safe in a variety of contexts. We are very keen to work in partnership with parents and carers in this important area. As well as the information listed below, we hold regular coffee mornings and information meetings to discuss issues such as e-safety and health issues. Look out for more information in our newsletter and our Facebook page. Lorraine helps parents to become involved in their child’s education. Equip parents and carers with further knowledge and skills to support their child’s learning, parents can have access to informal networking opportunities such as coffee mornings and parent forums. They can gain access to a variety of workshops, personal development sessions, adult learning courses, and family learning sessions as well as structured evidence-based parenting programs. Lorraine provides One-to-One confidential support where individual parents/families can discuss issues that may be affecting their family’s well-being. Our PSA supports parents in the early identification of any difficulties impacting a child at home or school. She directs parents to the appropriate services for support in areas such as health, housing, debt, bereavement, family separation, returning to work, childcare and activities, etc. Lorraine offers support at key transition points, such as joining and moving through the school and on to secondary school. View full school