This month some of our Inclusion Champions visited Holyrood Academy in Chard to view the Enhanced Learning Provision (ELP).

An ELP sits within a mainstream secondary school and delivers tailored and high-quality teaching to pupils with SEND who are working at very low curriculum levels or who may have other identified needs which makes them more vulnerable than their peers at transition.

The Inclusion Champions had an opportunity to observe a lesson, talk to staff and students about their experiences of the provision.

One of our Inclusion Champions said of the visit “We know that one type of education does not suit all children so it good to see this as an additional option available in Somerset. We need to think of creative options which are built around the needs of children and its clear this provision is working well for the children we have seen today.”

To find out more about ELP’s visit Somerset’s SEND Local Offer at https://www.somerset.gov.uk/children-families-and-education/the-local-offer/education/targeted-education-support/enhanced-learning-provision-for-students-with-send/