SEND

Paignton Academy is committed to offering an inclusive curriculum to ensure the best possible progress for all of our students, whatever their needs or abilities. We aim to inspire our students to learn and achieve in education and promote quality-first teaching within all classrooms in order to enable all students to have access to an excellent education.

In conjunction with the aims of the SEND Code of Practice 2015, we believe that every teacher at the Academy is a teacher of SEND, we promote a “whole school approach” to the management and provision of support for students with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

We actively encourage parents to discuss SEND provisions with the Learning Support team prior to students joining the Academy

Please click here for our SEND Information Report

The Academy has worked closely with Torbay Local Authority in the construction of the “Local Offer” provided by Torbay.  The Local Offer documents all Special Educational providers and provisions available in the Torbay area and beyond as a means of informing parents and young people of the choices available to meet their individual needs.  Paignton Academy has posted its contribution to the Local Offer on the Torbay Local Offer website fis.torbay.gov.uk.

All pupils with identified special educational needs and/or disabilities will be supported in line with government regulation, advice and guidance throughout the Covid-19 epidemic. Further information can be found in our SEND-information-report-covid-19 November 2021 update.

Academy SEND contacts:

SENCO/Head of Learning Support – Simon Dossett