School Aims

Primary PRU

 

Key Aims of the Centre

• reduce fixed term exclusions

• prevent permanent exclusions

• enable pupils with behavioural difficulties to succeed in their mainstream school

• provide quality education to pupils attending the Primary Inclusion Centre to support a positive and successful re-integration

  • back in to mainstream school

  • in to a new mainstream school

  • in to a specialist provision

Our Services

• Whole School Support

• Direct Primary Inclusion Centre Staff to School Staff Support e.g.

  • developing the skills of identified staff in behaviour management

  • drawing up policies e.g. Behaviour Policy

  • writing Positive Handling Plans and other support plans

  • making submission for Multi Professional Assessments

  • drawing up transition plans for pupils moving from Year 6 to Year 7

• Outreach support for identified pupils

• Short Term Placements at the centre for identified pupils 

• 5 day placements for pupils at high risk of Permanent Exclusion

• 5 day placements for pupils moving into Sheffield who have a history of Fixed Term Exclusions or a Permanent Exclusion from mainstream school on their records.

• a named member of staff for each pupil who will be responsible for overseeing the provision made by the Primary Inclusion Centre.  

• regular  feedback to schools and parents/carers for pupils accessing the centre.

• plans and support to enable successful re-integration back in to mainstream school.

• transition plans for pupils moving to a new mainstream school or specialist provision.

• a Fast Response Team - a telephone call will be made within 24 hours of an urgent referral being received.  Dates and times for meetings in school (within 3 days) and with parents/carers (within 5 days) will be identified. An Action Plan will be put in place within 10 days of the referral being made.

 

Spring Lane

 

The KS3/4 Centre is a Pupil Referral Unit for young people aged 11 - 16 who have been permanently excluded from mainstream school.

As well as the Spring Lane site, we have many small centres spread across the city – Firth Park, Fir Vale, Herdings, Graves Park, Southey, Parsons Cross and Woodthorpe

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  The main aims of the centre are:

• to work in partnership with local mainstream secondary schools to prevent permanent exclusion

• to prepare students for and support them through reintegration (to either mainstream or special school) following permanent exclusion

• In the case of students in Key Stage 4 who cannot return to mainstream school, the successful transition of students from Year 11 to either continued full-time education at Key Stage 5, work based training or employment.

In order to achieve our aims, we offer young people the opportunity to achieve, to raise their self-esteem, confidence and social skills and to see the value in learning.  Through a consistent approach and a clear rewards/sanctions system, we work with young people to develop strategies to enable them to manage their own behaviours.  Through self-regulation, young people can then enjoy success in settings outside of the Centre.

We offer a range of qualifications and experiences designed to meet the learning needs and social development of the young people, small class sizes and a personalised curriculum, including vocational placements.