Inclusion
Inclusion Strategy 2026-2027
Coltishall Primary School is committed to strengthening ordinary provision so that pupils with SEND and pupils who experience barriers to learning and participation can belong, participate and succeed in their local mainstream school. In 2026-27, we will use the Inclusive Mainstream Fund alongside our core school budget and notional SEN budget to improve adaptive teaching, early identification, targeted support, belonging, regulation, family partnership and accessibility. We will focus on a small number of priorities, monitor the impact carefully, and review the strategy annually with governors.
School of Sanctuary
Schools of Sanctuary is a national network of over 300 primary and secondary schools all committed to creating a culture of welcome and inclusion for refugees and asylum seekers.
Coltishall Primary School is incredibly proud to be a School of Sanctuary. We are committed to being a safe and welcoming place to everybody.
To date, we are proud of everything we have achieved in our journey so far including:
- Our creation of a welcome card to welcome a group of over 80 asylum seekers who were moved into temporary accommodation in Badersfield.
- Our annual celebration, ‘A Day of Welcome’ held on the Friday before Refugee Week in June.
- Our purposeful curriculum links to refugee and asyulum seeker issues including No Ballet Shoes in Syria in Year 6 and Paddington Bear in Year 1.
- Participating in the Nest Project in which schools and asylum seeker groups worked together to create a big nest of leaves. This was displayed at the forum.
- Being involved in local, community projects to spread the message of welcome/solidarity including creating a Ukraine flag.
- Specific fundraising events including our orienteering day in May to raise awareness and funds for the current crisis in Ukraine.