Vranch House

At Vranch House School we believe in inclusive education for all.  This includes children with special educational needs, of all races, faiths and whatever gender.  We consider ourselves to be part of the spectrum of inclusive education.  At different times in their educational careers individual children may need more support in a specialist setting to enable them to access the curriculum.  Children may attend Vranch House School for short or longer periods of time depending on their individual needs.

For some children Vranch House provides support in the early and foundation years which facilitates them attending a mainstream school full-time at Key Stage 1 or 2 although there may be times during their education when they need to return to a more supportive setting.  Examples would be if a child needed surgery and rehabilitation in an educational setting or if a child's clinical condition indicated that a period of specialist education would be beneficial.  Often training and support would be given to mainstream staff supporting the child during this period.

Part of the process of preparing younger children for mainstream education would be to liaise closely with pre-school and their prospective neighbourhood school to provide training and support for staff.

Some children may need the pace and higher level of support provided at Vranch House for most of their education but many of these children may benefit from attending their local neighbourhood school for periods of social inclusion.

Our aim is to provide all pupils with the education needed which gives them the best opportunity in the long term to be included as adults in the wider community.

All inclusive education programmes are co-ordinated by the Head of Education and parents are asked to discuss this with the head teacher before taking further action.  Some children's inclusive education programmes are discussed prior to admission and form part of the child's individual education plan.

An Inclusion Support Service based at the school provides further liaison and support to children on shared placements.  This service is delivered by a teacher and an occupational therapist working as a team.

For pupils who have English as an additional language (EAL) the advice of the Devon Advisory Service would be sought.