Placement
Admissions policy
The Old School Centres comply fully with Kent County Council Education Department's directive on term dates and provides 38 weeks of full-time education, in accordance with the 1996 Education Act, for boys of 8 to 17 years of age who have emotional and behavioural difficulties.
In all cases, boys will only be considered for admission if:
a. They have a current, or pending, Statement of Special Educational Need.
b. Funding for the placement has been formally agreed with the Local Authority.
c. The special needs of the pupil, as described in Part II of the Statement, are such as can be met in the terms of registration of the school.
d. The provision, described in Part III of the Statement, is such as can be met by the school in terms of its registration.
e. All up-to-date information concerning the pupil, including the most recent reviews, IEPs and reports, will be provided by the funding agency.
f. Parents, foster parents and carers formally accept the School Policy as presented at interview.
g. Pupils agree unreservedly to comply with School Rules, learning and behavioural expectations of the school and parents, foster parents and carers agree to support the school in this adherence.
Our specialist provision for EBD pupils includes:
· Academic, physical and moral education programmes designed to meet the specific needs of individual pupils.
· Concentration on the development of interpersonal relationships and mutual understanding between pupils.
· Emphasis on raising the level of personal pride in their work and pleasure of achievement in our pupils.
KS4 provision at the St Margaret's Centre allows boys to progress and achieve college entry qualifications such as GCSE, ASDANs, Certificates of Achievement, CLAIT, etc.
Disability
The Old School is committed to complying with the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) and the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 (SENDA) by:
* Maximising accessibility to the School's services and activities for staff, students, visitors, and prospective staff and students with disabilities, and to ensure that no-one is treated less favourably on the ground of disability.
* Developing a culture of inclusion and diversity in which people feel free to disclose a disability, should they wish to do so, and to discuss reasonable adjustments in order to promote equal participation in the School's services and activities. In adherence to the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 1998), such information shall be passed on only with consent and where there is a legitimate reason to do so.
* Reviewing, monitoring and revising, as appropriate, all School systems, procedures,
facilities, services and buildings in compliance with the DDA and SENDA in addition
to the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA), which includes the right not be denied access
to education.
* Creating, maintaining and disseminating information about services, support
and facilities available for staff, students, visitors and prospective staff and
students with disabilities.
In recognition of evolving case law, this includes, but is not limited to:
sensory impairments, learning disabilities, mental illness, clinically
recognised severe disfigurements, cancer, HIV/Aids, progressive
conditions even at an early stage, conditions which are characterised
by a number of cumulative effects such as pain or fatigue and a past
history of disability.
