SEND

St. Aidan’s Primary School - A Church of England Academy aims to provide an education in which every child is equally valued and encouraged to achieve their full potential, within a caring Christian community from which they can learn to live their lives according to Christian principles. This underpins the positive ethos we foster, stated in our vision and mission statement:

‘Fulfilling potential, growing in God’

Our aim is that pupils with disabilities should as far as possible have access to a full and broad curriculum, similar to that followed by their peers. As a mainstream school we cannot replicate the range of support and resources that a local authority can provide.  However, the school has successfully supported pupils with medical needs, hearing and sight impairment, physical disability and learning difficulties of varying degrees. The school’s policy on Teaching and Learning incorporates advice for teachers on supporting disabled pupils with an ongoing programme of staff development relating to meeting the needs of different learners.

The well-being of our children is central to our caring Christian ethos. Additional support is available from Miss Aspin (SENCo) who is experienced in delivering pastoral support. We have a full time Family Support Worker (FSW) Mrs Jones who monitors attendance and offers pastoral support to children and their families.

For a comprehensive directory of support and services available to children and young people with SEND in our area, please visit the Blackburn with Darwen Local Offer. This site provides a one-stop shop for information on education, health, social care, and leisure activities for families.