SEND
Crofton School SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) Information Report - Overview
Crofton School is an over-subscribed and successful, 11-16 mixed comprehensive school, with a reputation for high quality education. The school is situated in a pleasant village, a short distance from the sea, yet within easy reach of the city centres of both Portsmouth and Southampton. The school enjoys enthusiastic staff, governor and parental involvement and has an active commitment to staff development.
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Crofton is a mainstream secondary school with a resource provision for students on the ASD spectrum; this provision is called The Croft. The Croft is for high functioning Autistic students who are able to access mainstream lessons with some support from a Learning Support Assistant. Admission to The Croft is solely through Hampshire County Council.
Crofton is an inclusive school. We cater for students in the main school who have physical and learning disabilities. The school SEND policy can be found here.
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Where can we eat at school?You can eat in the canteen, hall or outside. For Health and Safety reasons, you can’t eat in Science, Art or Technology.
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Will I ever be allowed to take off my blazer?Good question. Normally teachers have no objection to taking off blazers but you have to ask. Usually in summer the Head Teacher makes the decision to allow us to take off our blazers.
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Will I be with my friends?Teachers from your primary school advise Crofton about friends but if you’re not with all of them, don’t worry as you will really soon make new friends. Plus you can still see your friends at break and lunch and in many subjects when you’re not with your tutor group.
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Is the Head of Year strict?The Head of Year 7 can be really strict with some students who don’t behave, but usually all Heads of Year are really friendly.
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What is a detention?A detention is a sanction you are given for disobeying the rules and the more serious the rule the longer the detention. Detentions are set for not giving in homework, disobedience and being constantly late to school or class.
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What is a Form Tutor?This is one of our teachers in charge of your tutor group and will look after you for your 5 years at Crofton.
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What are the rules about mobile phones?You’re allowed to have your mobile phones as long as they are switched off during school hours.
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Where do we keep our school books and PE kit at school?You can buy a locker for £2 and you keep it for the whole year. You can keep all of your books and PE kit in there.
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How do I find my way around?You will have a map and both staff and students at Crofton will always help you.
Resources
Crofton has a SENCO (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator), Mr Paul Williams, who can be contacted at Crofton School on 01329 664251.
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There is a large team of LSA’s (Learning Support Assistants) who support students in the classroom.
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The Maths, Science and English faculties are also supported by SPSAs (Student Progress Support Assistants) who support progress within the classroom.
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Students are seen twice daily by their tutor. Tutors are supported by a Head of Year and a member of SLT (Senior Leadership Team).
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The school has a designated DSL (Designated Safeguarding Lead) and a strong Care, Support and Guidance team including a Parent Support Worker, ELSAs (Emotional Literacy Support Assistants), a Student Welfare Assistant, a trained school nurse, an Attendance Officer and Inclusion mentors.
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We have a number of staff who are CAL (Communication and Language) trained.
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We liaise with EMTAS (Ethnic Minority Traveller Achievement Service) who assist us in supporting our families with English as an additional language.
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Crofton has a ‘time out’ room for students to access as required.
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Where can we eat at school?You can eat in the canteen, hall or outside. For Health and Safety reasons, you can’t eat in Science, Art or Technology.
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Will I ever be allowed to take off my blazer?Good question. Normally teachers have no objection to taking off blazers but you have to ask. Usually in summer the Head Teacher makes the decision to allow us to take off our blazers.
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Will I be with my friends?Teachers from your primary school advise Crofton about friends but if you’re not with all of them, don’t worry as you will really soon make new friends. Plus you can still see your friends at break and lunch and in many subjects when you’re not with your tutor group.
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Is the Head of Year strict?The Head of Year 7 can be really strict with some students who don’t behave, but usually all Heads of Year are really friendly.
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What is a detention?A detention is a sanction you are given for disobeying the rules and the more serious the rule the longer the detention. Detentions are set for not giving in homework, disobedience and being constantly late to school or class.
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What is a Form Tutor?This is one of our teachers in charge of your tutor group and will look after you for your 5 years at Crofton.
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What are the rules about mobile phones?You’re allowed to have your mobile phones as long as they are switched off during school hours.
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Where do we keep our school books and PE kit at school?You can buy a locker for £2 and you keep it for the whole year. You can keep all of your books and PE kit in there.
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How do I find my way around?You will have a map and both staff and students at Crofton will always help you.