SEND

Airfield Primary Academy is a mainstream school that aspires for all children to thrive. Children’s happiness and well-being is paramount and will ensure a sense of belonging, providing security, comfort, and motivation.

We ensure that your child’s schooling begins with high expectations and ambition for their achievement, recognising that all children can achieve and all can learn to care for their education and their futures.

Partnerships add tremendous value to children’s education. The school values partnership with its families uses a wide variety of ways to consult and work together with families and the community.

Opportunities are created with community and local organisations and experts to plan and develop experiences that enrich and enhance children’s understanding of the world in which they live.

Excellent standards of teaching and learning result in high academic standards. Key to the pedagogy at Airfield Primary Academy is 5 key strategies that inspire children to learn and serve all children extremely well:

• Strong relationships: Teachers develop positive trusting relationships with children and families.
• Ready to learn: Pupils’ needs are met and expectations are high on behaviour.
• Planning for needs: All pupils should be able to excel and teachers rigorously assess and plan to meet the needs of learners.
• Explicit instruction: Clear modelling and structured lessons.
• Talk to learn: Techniques within lessons ensure pupils are highly engaged and these techniques support the develop of oracy and assessment for learning.

Key SEND Contacts

SENDCo: Mr Craig Jones (Executive Principal) craig.jones@clf.uk 
Designated Safeguarding Lead: Mr Craig Jones (Executive Principal) craig.jones@clf.uk 
School Family Support Worker: Mrs Kelly Chard (Pastoral Lead) kelly.chard@clf.uk 
Designated Safeguarding Lead Officer: Mr Craig Jones (Executive Principal) craig.jones@clf.uk 
Academy contact details: 01934441140, info@apa.clf.uk

For further details, please see our most recent SEND Policy and our SEND Information Report.

In addition to the contacts within the Academy, there are a range of other agencies and support networks available.

The Special Educational Needs Team at North Somerset can be contacted on 01275 888 297 or at SEN.Team@n-somerset.gov.uk