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Resourced Provisions

Children in resource provisions (RP) are placed on the role of the mainstream school in which they are attached.
Pupils will have an education, health, and care plan (EHCP)*. Places are allocated via the formal EHC consultation process.
RPs provide tailored curriculums that meet the specific primary special educational need and or disability of pupils. This may include increased staff ratios than that typically found in a mainstream classroom. Children typically wear the same uniform as their mainstream peers.
*Pupils at Oakhill Primary do not require EHC plan.


Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 (ages 3 – 7 years)

Primary needs: Communication and Interaction, Speech, Communication and Language Needs
Overview: Oakhill Resource Provision opened in September 2004 as a provision for children who have Developmental Language Disorder.
Although it is expected that children attend Oakhill Resourced Provision (ORP) for 4 terms, this is dependent upon progress and some return to their school earlier


Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 (ages 5 – 11 years)

Primary needs: Communication and Interaction
Overview: Children access teaching learning in a separate classroom when required, to follow the National Curriculum at their pace and the level at which they are working at. Children within the provision can and still access mainstream lessons as and when is appropriate for them.

Primary needs: Communication and Interaction, Speech, Communication and Language Needs, Hearing Impairment.
Overview: Worsbrough Common Resource Provision is a 16-place provision for pupils with significant speech and language difficulties in the form of 'Developmental Language Disorder'. Some pupils who access this unit may also have a hearing loss. Children have a primary need of SLCN (Speech, Language & Communication Need) with a diagnosis or working diagnosis of Developmental Language Disorder, linked to speech, expressive or receptive language. Some pupils may also have a significant hearing loss which has impacted on their speech and language skills and would benefit from using British Sign Language (BSL). This will be the child’s biggest barrier to learning at the time. The child’s cognitive ability will be broadly in line with their typical age, as assessed by an Educational Psychologist.

Primary needs: Communication and Interaction / Autism Spectrum Disorder
Overview: The Resource Provision at Meadstead Primary Academy was opened in January 2000. Meadstead aims to provide a high-quality education based on the needs of the child through a broad, balanced, relevant and excellent curriculum.

Primary needs: Communication and Interaction / Autism Spectrum Disorder
Overview: Our Resourced Provision will support up to 10 students with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) who require access to a mainstream curriculum.


Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 (ages 11 – 16 years)

Primary needs: Communication and Interaction / Autism Spectrum Disorder
Overview: Our Resourced Provision supports 25 students with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) who require access to a mainstream curriculum. We specifically cater to pupils with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and/or Speech,
Language and Communication Needs (SLCN). We're committed to breaking down barriers to learning through targeted interventions and in-class support, ensuring every student has a truly exceptional educational experience. Our aim is to equip each child with the essential tools to develop social skills, independence, and resilience, empowering them to confidently take
ownership of their learning journey at every stage of their education.


Primary needs: Cognition and Learning
Overview: This provision was opened as Athena in September 2018. Enhanced Provision accommodates scholars both on roll at the school with an identified SEND and scholars with an EHC plan. The full broad and balanced curriculum is offered at Key Stage 3 but allocations to English and maths are significantly increased to aide accelerated progress in these fundamental areas.
Scholars enter the provision in year 7 and have the opportunity to graduate back into the mainstream school once they are working in line with their peers in English and maths. However, if a scholar is not ready to graduate by the end of year 9, they will remain with the Enhanced Provision until the end of Key Stage 4. In Key Stage 4, scholars embark on a comprehensive and bespoke set of qualifications, including options choices that allow them to study with mainstream school peers. This approach aims to help develop social confidence and broader subject knowledge in tandem with preparing them for life beyond
school post-16.


Primary needs: Cognition and Learning
Overview: HeartSpace’s resource provision offer is split into three pathways dependant on a student’s academic ability, communication and interaction needs and SEMH needs. The resource provision is pathway 2 and 3. See specialist resource provision for pathway 1.
Resource provision pathway 2: HeartSpace students will access mainstream lessons but complete several lessons in HeartSpace dependent on their academic and or social and emotional needs. Students will have the opportunity to study both mainstream subject qualifications and HeartSpace KS4 offer dependant on which subjects they access.
Resource provision pathway 3: HeartSpace students will access mainstream lessons with support from HeartSpace staff and any social emotional support needs. Students will complete all qualifications in mainstream.

Barnsley Commissioned Specialist Provision

Barnsley local authority commissions an agreed number of places within these schools. Pupils will have an education, health, and care plan (EHCP). Places are allocated via the formal EHC consultation process. Places in specialist settings are for pupils with an EHCP whose identified needs cannot be met within a mainstream school or a resource provision.
The local authority is continually reviewing the need within borough. New places and provisions are continually being explored and developed to meet the ever-changing needs of our communities.

Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 (ages 5 – 11 years)

Primary needs: Communication and Interaction / Autism Spectrum Disorder
Overview: Opened in September 2023, Newstead is committed to creating an inclusive environment where every student can thrive and truly be the very best that they can be. Newstead’s curriculum is heavily shaped by children’s individual needs, strengths, interests and abilities. Newstead have their core curriculum offer that all children follow but then this is
highly personalised to each child. Each child’s EHCP- their outcomes, targets and goals will greatly shape their personalised offer and will determine the vision for their personalised curriculum and work plans.

Primary needs: Social, Emotional and Mental Health / Autism Spectrum Disorder/ Communication and Interaction
Overview: As a satellite of Newstead, Hunningley Satellite will open Autumn term 2024. Hunningley Satellite will offer a curriculum that is heavily shaped by children’s individual needs, strengths, interests and abilities. Hunningley Satellite will deliver a core curriculum offer that is highly personalised to each child. Each child’s EHCP- their outcomes, targets and goals will greatly shape their personalised offer and will determine the vision for their personalised curriculum and work plans.

Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 (ages 11 – 16 years)

Primary needs: Cognition and Learning
Overview: Abbey @ Horizon provides a personalised education offer that enjoys the benefits of working alongside mainstream provision whilst supported by highly trained specialist staff. Our curriculum provides a personalised pathway approach that incorporates academic, personal development and preparing for adulthood goals. Our curriculum offer is highly personalised, and our pathways enhance this further. Our pathways are based on pupils' aptitude, interests and aspirations. Staff work closely alongside pupils, acting as a support and facilitator, ensuring that every pupil is supported and stretched. Pupils work towards GCSE, Functional skills or Entry Level qualifications in line with their pathway.


Primary needs: Communication and Interaction / Autism Spectrum Disorder
Overview: West Riding is a satellite provision of Kenwood Academy.
Barnsley Campus West Riding is for pupils aged 11-16 predominantly with Communication and Interaction as their primary need. The children and young people may also experience mild to moderate developmental delays and a co-existing diagnosis such as Autism Spectrum Conditions, social and emotional mental health needs, including other special educational needs and disabilities such as cognition and learning.

Foundation – Post 16 (ages 3 – 19)

Primary needs: Profound and multiple learning disability
Overview: Greenacre is a special school educating children and young people aged 3-19 with severe and complex needs.
Many children attending Greenacre experience severe learning difficulties. Roughly speaking this means that out of 100 children of the same age, 99 would be showing more advanced skills, knowledge and understanding and be able to communicate more
effectively. For some of the children attending Greenacre, roughly 80 of the same age would be showing more advanced skills, knowledge and understanding and would be able to communicate more effectively. These children experience other barriers to learning such as communication and interaction difficulties of complex physical and/or medical conditions.

Key Stage 1 – Key Stage 4 (ages 5 – 16)

Primary needs: Social, emotional and mental health
Overview: Springwell Special School is a special academy catering for pupils with severe
and complex Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties (SEMH). Springwell’s offer ensures every pupil meets the objectives set out in their Education Health and Care Plan. Springwell provides a broad, balanced and challenging curriculum, which
prepares pupils for their next steps whilst modelling and nurturing positive relationships and strong partnerships.


Key Stage 2 – Key Stage 4 – (ages 7 – 16)

Primary needs: Cognition and Learning
Overview: Our youngest pupils are just beginning to learn to read and write when they start at Pennine View and we support them to be able to achieve Entry Level certification in English and Maths Functional Skills by the time they leave Year 11.
Our Pennine View School curriculum is carefully developed to match the context of our school, to build on learning from home and previous mainstream education and to meet our
aims and values.

SEN Units

Children in SEN Units are placed on the role of the mainstream school in which they are
attached. They are also known as specialist resource provisions. Pupils will have an education, health, and care plan (EHCP). Places are allocated via the formal EHC consultation process. SEN Units provide a higher level of support for pupils with a specific identified primary special educational need and or disability. This may include increased staffing and adapted
learning environment. SEN Units provide pupils who would not typically be able to access learning in a mainstream environment with an opportunity to attend learning in their local community.

Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 (ages 4 – 7 years)

Primary needs: Communication and Interaction / Autism Spectrum Disorder
Overview: The Waterton Assessment Centre (WAC) provides specialist education, support and an environment for children to grow, achieve & shine. WAC The provision is a uniquely designed learning space for FS2 & KS1children with complex communication and interaction needs, who require a specialised, individualised and specific approach to learning. Here at
WAC, learning is taught in small chunks, supported with physical application and underpinned with life skills on which to embed skills. Upon leaving KS1, most children who have attended the WAC transition to Waterton Newstead Academy – a specialist KS1 and KS2 setting.

Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 (ages 5 – 11 years)

Primary needs: Communication and Interaction
Overview: The Hub is a uniquely designed learning space for young children with complex learning and communication needs, who require a specialised, individualised and specific approach to learning. Each child has their own specific learning journey which is designed around their interests and individual targets. Learning is taught in small chunks, supported with physical
application and underpinned with life skills on which to embed skills. Learning outside as much as possible, alongside accessing local leisure facilities to build water confidence and accessing local transport and community facilities exploring the world around them.

Primary needs: Communication and Interaction / Autism Spectrum Disorder
Overview: The Hub is a uniquely designed learning space for young children with complex learning and communication needs, who require a specialised, individualised and specific approach to learning. Each child has their own specific learning journey which is designed around their interests and individual targets. Learning is taught in small chunks, supported with physical
application and underpinned with life skills on which to embed skills. Learning outside as much as possible, alongside accessing local leisure facilities to build water confidence and accessing local transport and community facilities exploring the world around them.

Key Stage 3 and 4 (ages 11 - 16) 

Primary needs: Communication and Interaction / Autism Spectrum Disorder
Overview: Synergy opened in September 2020; a Specialist SEND Unit for students with communication and interaction needs. The provision mirrors a specialist environment delivered through a base classroom and series of intervention and sensory spaces providing a sprawling and adaptive space for the individual needs of our learners. The provision offers a broad curriculum with literacy and numeracy hours taking place every day alongside science, humanities, RE, arts, cookery and PSHE. Life skills are a fundamental part of the learning experience and are weaved throughout our curriculum these include taking breakfast orders, making and eating communal breakfast, ordering our shopping and cooking meals to take home.

Primary needs: Cognition and Learning
Overview: HeartSpace’s resource provision offer is split into three pathways dependant on a student’s academic ability, communication and interaction needs and SEMH needs. The specialist resource provision is pathway 1. See resource provision for pathway 2 and 3.
Specialist provision pathway 1: These students will follow a primary model, thematic curriculum. Students will typically work towards vocational qualifications such as ASDAN PSD and Arts Award. Entry level Functional Skills will be followed for English and maths.




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Resource ProvisionProvide tailored curriculums that meet the specific primary SEND of pupils.
SEN UnitProvide a higher level of support for pupils with a specific identified SEND.

This may include increased staffing and adapted learning environment.
Foundation Stage (FS1 & FS2)3 to 5 year olds are educated in this stage.
Key Stage 1 (KS1)5 – 7 year olds are educated in this key stage. Year 1 and Year 2.
Key Stage 2 (KS2)7 – 11 year olds are educated in this key stage. Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year

6.
Key Stage 3 (KS3) 11 – 14 year olds are educated in this key stage. Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9.
Key Stage 4 (KS4)14 – 16 year olds are educated in this key stage. Year 10 and Year 11.
Post 16 (P16) Education for young people 16 to 25.
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