Rationale

This policy will ensure that this school is an educationally inclusive school where the teaching and learning, achievements, attitudes and well being of every pupil matter. This school will provide an inclusive curriculum, which will meet the needs of all its pupils including those with disabilities, those with special educational needs, those from all cultural backgrounds and pupils with English as an additional language. Learning diversity will be recognised and planned for, any barriers to learning and participation will be challenged and removed and all pupils will be provided with equality of opportunity. Parents will be fully involved in the education of their children and they will be fully informed when special educational provision is made for their child.

Purpose

1. This policy will underpin all the other policies of this school.
2. This policy will ensure that the provisions of the SEN and Disability Act 2001 and Disability Discrimination Act 1995, and subsequent code of practice are put into place in this school It will ensure that the Revised Code of Practice for SEN is implemented.
3. The policy will ensure that the provisions of the Race Relations (Amendment Act) 2000 together with the Race relations Act 1976 and subsequent code of practice underpin all aspects of the school's work.

Broad Guidelines

1. Everyone in the school community must ensure that there is no victimisation, discrimination either direct or indirect against disabled pupils
2. Everyone in the school community must ensure that there is no victimisation, discrimination either direct or indirect against pupils with SEN.
3. Everyone in the school community must ensure that there is no victimisation, discrimination either direct or indirect against disabled pupils on race grounds.
   1. Everyone must ensure that children with statements of SEN are educated in this school unless it is incompatible with the wishes of their parents or incompatible with the efficient education of other children.
4. Those responsible for policies must monitor and review their operation to evaluate their impact on pupils, staff and parents of different racial groups; in particular, they must evaluate the impact on the attainment level of such pupils.
5. Everyone in school must be familiar with the requirements of the Statutory Codes of Practice for SEN (Revised), Disability and Race and they must ensure that the codes underpin all aspects of their work.

Conclusion

The commitment to educational inclusion will be an integral part of every aspect of the school's life and work. It will be marked by the child centred approach to all we do to ensure that the needs of each individual are met.