Areas of Need
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) is a term used nationally to describe children and young people who require additional support with their learning and development.
There are four main areas of need within SEND, and an individual may have needs that fall within one or more of these areas:
Communication and Interaction: Difficulties in speaking, understanding, or communicating with others. This includes speech, language, and communication needs (SLCN) as well as Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC).
Cognition and Learning: Learning at a slower pace than peers or experiencing difficulties with specific curriculum areas. This covers Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD), Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD), Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD), and Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) like dyslexia and dyspraxia.
Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) Difficulties: Wide-ranging emotional and behavioral difficulties that manifest as withdrawing, isolating, or displaying challenging behavior. This category includes conditions like anxiety, depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and eating disorders.
Sensory and/or Physical Needs: Disabilities or impairments that hinder a child from utilizing standard educational facilities. Examples include Visual Impairment (VI), Hearing Impairment (HI), Multi-Sensory Impairment (MSI), and physical disabilities.
Support
Support
Students will enrol with us already having an EHCP in place therefore staff will follow a special learning programme tailored for each individual student. As students will be working in much smaller groups, care and observation will take place to ensure extra encouragement is provided as necessary. Staff will also empower students by aiding their communication skills with their peers, other teachers and colleagues, which will aid their progression pathway.
For pupils who are in receipt of an Educational Health Care Plan (EHCP), we hold multi-agency annual meetings to discuss the progress towards your child’s individual milestones and identify next steps, focussing on pupil voice.
Autonomy
Autonomy
Being an independent school, we have the autonomy to allow for a creative, bespoke curriculum الحمد لله.
The National Early Years Curriculum is used, with added Islamic Studies, Arabic and Quran Recitation classes offered as standard.
Students have Quran classes daily, teaching the alphabet to joining letters to sound out words; to memorisation of duas and short surahs.
We will regularly share progress updates with you so you are able to support your child at home with their learning.
As parents, we are responsible not only for providing our children with a good education, but also, more importantly, for nurturing within them an understanding of the values and principles that form the foundation of an excellent Islamic way of life.
We strive to please Allah and supplicate to Him alone, asking that our children continue to grow and progress upon this path.
The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
“Each of you is a shepherd and each of you is responsible for his flock…”
Reported by al-Bukhari (2554), Muslim (1829) and Ahmad in al-Musnad (4495).
