Vernon Terrace Primary School

Vernon Terrace Primary School is a mainstream community school for 4-11 year-olds in West Northamptonshire. It has a unit provision and a nursery on-site. 

Unit Provision - Deaf Provision

Type: Specialist Unit

Location: Vernon Terrace Primary School, Vernon Terrace, Northampton, NN1 5HE

Age Range: EYFS-KS2

Primary Area of Need: Sensory and/or Physical Needs (Hearing Impairment / Deafness)

Children Most Likely to be Considered for Admission

• Deaf or partially hearing children
• Able to access the National Curriculum with specialist support
• Benefits from learning alongside mainstream peers

What Does the Provision Offer?

• Teacher of the Deaf
• Communication Support Workers
• Total Communication approach
• BSL support
• Deaf peer groups.

Not suitable for children who

• No hearing impairment
• Unable to access the National Curriculum even with specialist support
• Requires separate specialist classes for most learning

Curriculum and Learning

National Curriculum with targeted specialist interventions and communication support.

Mainstream Inclusion

Children spend most of the day in mainstream classes with age-related peers.

Key Things for Parents to Know

• Children are educated in mainstream classes for most of the school day.
• Specialist support is provided to help pupils access learning, communication and social opportunities.
• The provision uses a Total Communication approach, including BSL where appropriate.
• Pupils have access to a Teacher of the Deaf and Communication Support Workers.
• A weekly Deaf peer group supports language development and Deaf identity.
• The provision is designed to help Deaf children thrive within a mainstream school environment while receiving specialist support tailored to their hearing needs.

All pupils in the unit provision will have an Education, Health, and Care (EHC) Plan. The Local Authority will have identified their needs as requiring placement at Vernon Terrace Primary School's unit provision.

Accessibility

Vernon Terrace Primary School is part of the local authority's Schools’ Accessibility Strategy. This means it has adaptations for pupils with disabilities that are over and above what is required under general planning and building regulations. As a minimum, the school will have:

• Physical access to all areas of curriculum (this may not be 100% of the school building).
• Suitable parking and a suitable entrance to the school.
• A suitable changing facility for pupils with disabilities.
• A designated area for physiotherapy or similar treatments.
• Specialist furniture (e.g. variable height tables and other physical aids).

For more information, please visit Vernon Terrace Primary School's website. 

Resources:

• Inclusion Policy and SEND Information Report

Additional Information

SENCo: Alison Steele (asteele@vernonterrace.net)