Sunnyside Academy
Sunnyside is a mainstream primary academy which caters for children from 3 years to 11 years old, on entry into the school each child will be assessed to establish a baseline. Regular termly assessments will then be carried out to monitor all children's progress and identify those who are not making expected progress. The data is investigated by the senior leadership team and monitored closely over time. More in depth assessments if needed will be carried out, usually by an external professional. <SEND>
Sunnyside also has three separate bases for children with specific needs. The admissions' procedure for each base follows the same principle - via a panel which is led my Middlesbrough Local Authority.
Sunnyside Communication Base - for children who are deaf, hearing impaired or have communication difficulties and may rely on British Sign Language to aid communication. Children come from all areas of the Tees Valley on transport and can start at Sunnyside at any point in their Primary Education if they fulfil the admissions' criteria and are accepted by the admissions' panel, which meets termly.
High Needs Base - for Middlesbrough Children who have been identified with moderate learning difficulties as their primary need and who have some other difficulty that affects their access to a mainstream class. The base takes children from year 3 if they fulfil the admissions' criteria and are accepted by the admissions' panel which meets annually.
VI Base - for children who are blind or visually impaired who may require adaptations to access the curriculum. Children come from all areas of the Tees Valley on transport and can start at Sunnyside at any point in their primary education if they fulfil the admissions' criteria and are accepted by the admissions' panel, which meets termly.
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