St Edmund’s Nursery School is one of four Early Years Enhanced Specialist Provision (EYESP) Hubs in Bradford, offering places for children with Special Educational Needs and/or disabilities (SEND) as allocated by the Local Authority. Our SEND team includes a Senior Early Years practitioner, five level 2 practitioners, and an apprentice, all led by the SENDCO. We celebrate diversity and recognise the unique contributions of each child and family, promoting person-centred services that enhance health, well-being, and life chances.
Our inclusive provision offers various options to meet the specific support needs of families with children with SEND. We strive to engage and support them effectively. Children with SEND receive assistance from their Key Person, SEND team members, teachers, and, when necessary, external professionals. Staff undergo extra training to ensure educational access and adequate support.
Each child has an individual Record of Achievements reflecting their interests and learning, while those with SEND have an Individual Educational Plan (IEP) that is regularly reviewed with parents. For all children on EYESP places, an Educational and Health Care Assessment will be initiated within their first term at nursery.
Provision for children with SEND is particularly strong. Carefully planned small-group sessions ensure children receive tailored activities matched to their individual targets. Consequently, children with SEND make similar or better progress than other children. This is because they are well integrated into the school and receive high-quality support from staff who know and understand their needs well. Parents are fully involved in planning and reviewing the progress their children make. One parent stated, ‘The nursery is quite simply amazing at understanding the needs of individual children and their families.’ Our OFSTED inspection report 2019
‘The Specialist Provision provided at St Edmund’s Nursery School is absolutely brilliant. Staff have quickly understood the needs of my child and have been working on helping her develop her skills. My child is able to take part in activities that the mainstream children take part in such as making a Christmas hat, Eid card etc. My child is provided with a variety of learning opportunities from water play to sensory toys. The building itself is accessible and being able to park in the staff car park during drop off and pick up times is incredibly helpful and thoughtful. Opportunities to learn, socialise and eat with others at St Edmund’s has been great for my child. The Nursery is brilliant and I would highly recommend it to parents with children with SEND. Wish I knew about it earlier!’ (Parent, May 2021)
News
We are happy to announce that St Edmund’s has recently been awarded the ‘Physical Friendly School Award’ and the ‘Portage Stamp of Approval’.
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SEN Information Report
Information about how we identify, assess and make provision for pupils with SEN and for the admission of disabled pupils can be found in our SEND Information Report.
Local Offer
The St Edmund's Local Offer for children with special needs and disabilities can be accessed here.
The Bradford Local Offer can be accessed here.
More information about provision for children can be found in our Inclusion Policy and our SEND Policy.
You can also find our Accessibility Plan on the policies web page.
Please contact us on 01274 543282 with any inquiries.