Welcome to Inspire Academy

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Provision

  • To provide clear comprehension, accessible and up-to-date information about the available provision and how to access it, and
  • To make provision more responsive to local needs and aspirations by directly involving disabled children and those with SEN and their parents, and service providers in its development and review

Tameside’s local offer can be found here: www.tameside.gov.uk/localoffer

Tameside’s Speech and Language Therapy wesbite can be found here: https://tamesidechildrenandyoungpeople.nhs.uk/our-services/childrens-salt

 

At Inspire Academy we aim to provide a curriculum that is appropriate to the needs and abilities of all our children. We plan our teaching and learning in such a way to support each child to reach for the highest level of personal achievement. We believe that all teachers are teachers of special educational needs.

The SEND team is led by Miss Emma Richards who works closely with other SEN leaders at academies within the Trust and also with the Tameside Local Authority.  At Inspire, Miss Richards is the day-to-day contact for parents and is also supported by highly experienced teaching assistants.

Should parents have any concerns about their child in relation to SEND they should contact their class teacher first and then Miss Richards by making an appointment at the office.

 

Made By Dyslexia

As a school, we are working closely with the British Dyslexia Association to improve our understanding of dyslexia and to develop the support we offer to our dyslexic learners. We believe that changing practice to accommodate dyslexic learners results in greater levels of achievement and engagement for all learners.

‘Made by Dyslexia’ is a wonderful website offering resources and guidance for pupils, staff and parents. You can click here to view the ‘Made by Dyslexia’ website. 

In June 2025, we achieved the Dyslexia Friendly Quality Mark as recognised by the British Dyslexia Association.

 

Here at Inspire Academy, we work closely with a Speech and Language team called Speech Leap.

The team come into school each week to:

                                                Assess and support our younger pupils

                                              To offer 1-1 and group speech and language sessions                              

To offer advice and training to staff and parents

 To enhance our overall speech and language provision

To work closely with our parents

  Find out more about Speech Leap here

 

Our Pastoral team are trained to use the Boxall Profile.

The Boxall Profile provides a framework for the precise assessment of children and young people’s social and emotional aptitudes. On completion, the scores are compared to the standardised emotional literacy scores of children and young people of a similar age group. It provides staff with insights, allowing teachers to think about what lies behind their student’s behaviour, and how to plan accordingly. The profile involves completing a checklist with staff who know the pupil well. 

 

All schools are expected to have well planned SEND provision and publish their SEND Information Report so that parents and carers can see exactly what the school offers. This supports parents to ensure that they make the right choice for their child.  Click here to view a copy of our SEND policy.

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