Sugar Hill Primary School - Early Years Provision
We offer ‘30 hours childcare for working parents’.
We are a very large primary school (3-11 years) with over 400 children, including a 78 FTE place nursery. Our school covers a large area, once being two separate schools, now one school but still situated in two buildings.
Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 are based in the Lower School and Key Stage 2 is based in our Upper School. We had a very successful Ofsted inspection (May 2013) where we were rated a good school with many notable outstanding features.
To find out more about help with childcare costs please visit www.durham.gov.uk/childcarecosts
When is it on?
- Time of day
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Morning
Afternoon - Session information
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Please check school website for more information.
Who to contact
- Contact name
- Mrs Paula O'Rourke
- Contact position
- Head Teacher
- Telephone
-
01325 300 334
- sugarhill@durhamlearning.net
- Website
- Sugar Hill Primary School
Where to go
- Address
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Sheraton Road
Newton Aycliffe
County Durham - Postcode
- DL5 5NU
Other details
- Age range
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3 - 5 years
- Related links
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Ofsted reports
Availability
- Childcare availability
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Term time
- Free 3/4 yr places
- Yes
- Free 2 yr places
- No
- Will be providing 30 hours
- Yes
Special provisions
- Wheelchair access
- Yes - Main doors to school are ramped or level access
- Cultural provisions
- Yes - Please see school policies
- Special diets
- Yes - Please see school policies
- Special needs access
- Yes - Please see school policies and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities section on school website
Local Offer
- Local Offer description
Please see school website for detailed information about Special Educational Needs and Disabilities at Sugar Hill Primary School and our SEND Information Report, SEND Policy and SEND Guidelines. This information is uploaded to our Key Information and Policies section.
- Contact name
- Mrs Kathryn Legge Deputy Head Teacher/SENDCo
- Contact telephone
- 01325 300 334
- Contact email
- sugarhill@durhamlearning.net (FAO Mrs Kathryn Legge)
How do you identify Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)?
- How does the setting/school/college know if children/young people need extra help and what should I do if I think my child/young person may have special educational needs?
Please see school website for more detailed information about Special Educational Needs and Disabilities at Sugar Hill Primary School. This is linked to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Policy and Guidelines and carefully matched to the school curriculum.
If parents/carers think their child may have special educational needs they should discuss this in the first instance with classroom staff who in turn will seek involvement from Mrs K Legge (Deputy Head/SENDCo).
How will you support my child with their special educational needs and disability?
- How will early years setting/school/college staff support my child/young person?
Please see school website for more detailed information about Special Educational Needs and Disabilities at Sugar Hill Primary School. This is linked to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Policy and Guidelines and carefully matched to the school curriculum.
How will you make sure my child's education meet their needs?
- How will the curriculum be matched to my child's young person's needs?
Please see our school website for more detailed information about Special Educational Needs and Disabilities at Sugar Hill Primary School. This is linked to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Policy and Guidelines and carefully matched to the school curriculum.
How will we know my child is progressing?
- How will both you and I know how my child/young person is doing and how will you help me to support my child's/young person's learning?
We monitor the progress and attainment of all pupils closely and formally review progress towards learning outcomes on a termly basis. Children on the school Special Educational Needs Register have a SEND Support Plan, with planned outcomes that are reviewed at least termly.
How will you support my child's overall wellbeing?
- What support will there be for my child's/young person's overall wellbeing?
Please see our school website for more detailed information the support for overall wellbeing at Sugar Hill Primary. We are a Rights Respecting School. We have recently received re-accreditation for Investors in Children March 2017. We have signed up to the Young Carers Charter. We also employ a full time Social Learning Mentor who works tirelessly with school staff and families to support children's overall wellbeing.
What specialist services and expertise is available at or accessed by the staff?
- What specialist services and expertise are available at or accessed by the setting/school/college?
Our website details how we access specialist services and expertise to support us in meeting the needs of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
How are staff trained regarding SEND?
- What training are the staff supporting children and young people with SEND have had or are having?
Our SENDCo, Mrs Kathryn Legge has worked at Sugar Hill Primary since September 2012. Prior to that she worked as a SENDCo at another primary school and as a Specialist Advisory Teacher for the Emotional Wellbeing and Effective Learning Team, working in a wide range of schools across Durham County Council.
Mrs Legge now works at Sugar Hill Primary full time as the Deputy Head Teacher and SENDCo/Intervention Manager. She provides in-house training in all areas of special educational needs and staff regularly access additional training in meeting the needs of pupils with special needs and disabilities.
What activities outside the classroom will there be?
- How will my child/young person be included in activities outside this classroom including school trips?
We pride ourselves on all aspects of Equality and Inclusion. We are committed to providing access to all aspects of school life and take the appropriate steps to ensure all children are included in activities outside the classroom including school trips/visits.
How will you support my child's needs?
- How accessible is the setting/school/college environment?
Over recent years we have worked with the council to improve accessibility at Sugar Hill Primary. Building adaptations in the Early Years Foundation Stage have improved accessibility for pupils with physical needs indoors and outdoors and we have designated rooms in school to provide Intimate Care within Early Years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.
What is available to help my child with their education?
- How are the setting's/school's/college's resources allocated and matched to children's/young people's special educational needs?
Please see our school website for more detailed information about Special Educational Needs and Disabilities at Sugar Hill Primary School. This is linked to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Policy and Guidelines and carefully matched to the needs of pupils. Pupils with a High Need have resources allocated to meet their needs that are itemised and tabulated on a Costed Provision Map.
What support can I expect for my child?
- How is the decision made about what type and how much support my child/young person will receive?
Decisions of this type are made in consultation with parents/carers, and when required involves representation from the council (SEND Casework Team). Meetings are arranged at least termly to meet with classroom staff and/or SENDCo. For some children with significant needs more regular meetings are held to discuss support and to monitor progress towards suggested outcomes.
How will I be involved in my child's education?
- How are parents involved in the setting/school/college? How can I be involved?
There is a special group for parents/carers called SENDAG (Special Educational Needs and Disability Action Group). Please see the SENDAG section on our school website.
My child is going to be starting or leaving soon, how will you help them?
- How will the setting/school/college prepare and support my child/young person to join the setting/school/college or the next stage of education and life?
Please refer to the Transition section on the school website for details about how children with special educational needs and disabilities are prepared and supported to join our school and to transfer to the next stage in their education.
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