At Ladywood School, inclusion is the golden thread woven through every aspect of school life. Our provision is designed around each child’s individual needs, strengths, interests and aspirations, ensuring that every pupil is supported to belong, engage, communicate, learn and achieve.
- Individualised Provision: Our universal, targeted and specialist provision enables us to respond precisely to the needs of every child, with personalised learning pathways, Ladywood Learning Plans and specialist support ensuring there is no ceiling on achievement.
- Communication and Engagement: Our Total Communication environment, alongside our focus on engagement, vocabulary, reading and communication, ensures every child has meaningful opportunities to understand, communicate and participate in learning.
- Inclusive Curriculum and Adaptive Environment: Our broad, balanced, ambitious curriculum and adaptive environment is adapted to individual learning profiles while maintaining high expectations. Our play-based approach and specialist pathways enable pupils working at all levels to access purposeful and meaningful learning.
- Well-being and Personal Development: Our Personal Development and Well-being Provision Pyramids provide universal, targeted and specialist support, helping pupils develop confidence, resilience, independence and a strong sense of belonging through a Trauma Informed approach.
- Sharing Our Expertise: Building on our extensive SEND experience, Ladywood shares its expertise with mainstream and specialist settings through professional visits, training, mentoring, Professional Days and collaborative partnerships.
- SEND Curriculum and Assessment: Our Ladywood SEND Schemes of Work and Assessment Tools support colleagues beyond Ladywood to develop highly individualised learning pathways and strengthen outcomes for pupils with SEND.
- Local and National SEND Leadership: Ladywood contributes to local and national SEND networks and initiatives, including the Sector-Led Inclusion Expert Group, National Network of Specialist Provision and SEND National Reference Group, helping to share effective practice and contribute significantly to wider system improvement.
