One of our key values at Mandale Mill Primary is Inclusion. We strive to provide a nurturing, inclusive and supportive environment where all children achieve their best.

Children have the right to a quality education (Article 28) that enables them to develop their personal, social and intellectual potential.  We aim for excellence for all and understand that our broad, balanced and ambitious curriculum should continually evolve to meet the needs of all learners equally.

Occasionally, children experience difficulties with learning or struggle with aspects of their general progress and development.  These children may have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Difficulties which may affect: Communication and Interaction Difficulties; Cognition and Learning Difficulties; Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties; Sensory/and or Physical Needs.

Mrs Fields is our Special Educational Needs and Disability Co-ordinator (SENDCo).

Key Documentation for SEND

The ‘Lingfield Trust’ 

​The Lingfield Trust SEND Expert Panel plays a crucial role in supporting the provision for children with Special Educational Needs across our schools. We have created a shared directory of expertise, allowing SENCOs to request support from colleagues with specific skills and knowledge. In addition, we have developed a shared directory of resources and impactful training, which all schools can access to enhance their practice. To further support staff development, we are aiming to provide specific training videos for schools to use at their convenience. Additionally, the SEND Charter has been created to set clear expectations and guidelines for best practice across the Trust, ensuring that all pupils receive the highest standard of support. 

 Equalities at Mandale Mill-

We welcome our duties under the Equality Act 2010. Under the general duty of public sector equality duty, in the exercise of our functions, have due regard to the need to:

• Eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other conduct that is prohibited under the Act.
• Advance equality of opportunity between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it;
• Foster good relations between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it

As part of our public sector equality duty, we formulate, review and publish our school’s Equality Policy and Objectives – sharing them with all those connected to our school – in order to ensure that our mission is clear and communicated to all. Our Trust, as our parent organisation, also publishes a Trust wide Equalities information. Both can be found below:

Teaching children about equalities, rights and difference is important to us at Mandale Mill. We aim for our children to be ‘good people’ – and in order to do that, they must be able and willing to recognise, understand and embrace difference. Our PSHE curriculum, encompassing our approach to Relationships and Sex Education, is a key in delivering this mission – as part of our wider ethos and the virtues which we promote.