The SEN Notional Budget for Ashurst CE Aided Primary School for the Financial Year 2024-2025 was £46,454.64

Context of SEN in school and rationale for spending:

There were 55 children on roll 2024-2025 Ashurst CE Aided Primary School The number of children with special educational needs is 20%.

Spending has:

Ø  Facilitated a highly qualified teacher to teach and support 1/10 weekly interventions across in UKS2 (in the region of £6,675).

Ø  Supported the affordability of small class sizes (in the region of £33,674).

Ø  Bespoke 1/10 intervention by a highly qualified teacher to support small groups of learners make progress across the school (in the region of £4,249).

Ø  Enabled a teacher to support children with SALT 3x weekly sessions (in the region of £1,604).  

Ø  Purchase of materials and resources.  

Impact from 2024-2025

Ø  The SENCO has supported the staff’s wider professional development for example in attending courses and disseminating information and developing understanding in using AI (eg Teachmate AI) to create bespoke intervention materials and resources.

Ø  Small class sizes positively impact on a deeper understanding of pupil strengths and needs, more efficient teaching and less reviews of prior instruction.

Ø  Small class sizes support strong educational outcomes for all children and those with additional needs.

Ø  Children’s interventions are short and pertinent to their needs- the targets are followed up throughout the week and recorded on print outs of ISPs where appropriate.

Ø  Improved outcomes for children from individual starting points including progress for Y2 children towards passing their phonics screening.

Ø  Quality ISP’s are regularly updated with SMART targets which are discussed and agreed by children and their families at co-production meetings.

Ø  Children’s needs are identified and successfully addressed- targets are met and moved on in a timely fashion.

Ø  Children achieve their targets and can report on their progress

Ø  There is a 100% attendance of families at co-production meetings

Ø  Children taking Statutory Tests are well supported and prepared in order to minimise stress and increase their confidence in their ability to be successful.

Ø  Parents and families report they are well informed and their children are well supported by Ashurst CE Aided Primary School.

Ø  There is strong evidence to support the whole school commitment to continuing to improve SEND provision as noted by OFSTED  (September 2024).