We believe that the most important factor in ensuring academic and personal success is outstanding classroom teaching. We practice a rigorous ‘Plan, Assess, Do, Review’ approach which clearly identifies students who require academic or social, emotional and well-being support and interventions. We review the progress of all students with SEND five times a year in collaboration with parents/carers and also external agencies during annual reviews. We are committed to working with all families and the community to support our students.
The Faculty of Learning
Kara Williams – SENCo
If a student with SEND is not making their expected progress we offer targeted intervention and whole-school initiatives including (but not limited to):
Academic support and interventions
- Bedrock (vocabulary and comprehension support)
- Phonics (small group)
- Speech and Language Therapy
- Small group literacy and numeracy intervention
- Support from Teaching Assistants in lessons
- Access to a laptop computer during lessons
- Smaller teaching groups for English, Maths and Science
- Homework club after school every day at 3.30 – 4pm in the Lee Library where Teaching Assistants and the librarians are on hand to support with homework queries
Social, emotional and well-being support and interventions
- Counselling
- Behaviour mentoring
- Y7/8 Games Club at lunch time
- Key stage S2-3, Key stage 3-4 and Key stage 4-5 transition support
A child or young person has SEND if they have a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for them. At The City Academy, Hackney we are committed to identifying and meeting the needs of all students in order to allow them to arrive at and even exceed their potential. Our school building is fully accessible for disabled students. We have lift access and disabled toilets on all floors. Our SEND and equalities policies can be found on our website and any queries can be directed to:
Parent/Carer Engagement
Positive relationships with our parents and carers are very important to us at The City Academy, Hackney. We are always willing to hear of ways we can improve our partnership with parents and carers.
Ways we keep in touch
- Meet the Tutor events – where we discuss students progress
- Half termly coffee mornings – informal talks and discussions on key themes and chance to meet other parents and carers
- Email and telephone – members of the team will regularly be in touch to talk about any issues and new opportunities that arise
- Parent/carers consultation days
- Y6 EHCP Meet and Greet sessions: early consultation with the SEND team regarding applications for school placement. These sessions run on Tuesdays between 09:00 – 11:00 at 30 minute intervals which will need to be booked through rubina.parvin@thecityacademy.org.
Special Educational Needs and Disability Information Report
What is the Special Educational Needs (SEN) information report?
The SEN information report details the provision that The City Academy, Hackney offers to students with special education and disability needs. To find out more about the new SEND code of practice, please refer to the SEND code of practice: 0 to 25 years on the Department for Education website. To find out about the Hackney local offer, visit the SEND pages on the Hackney Learning Trust website.
| Total number of students on roll | 1158 |
| Number of EHC students | 53 |
| Number of students identified as SEN Support | 297 |
The first point of contact for any queries or complaints regarding a student at the academy would be the students’ tutor and the year group High Level Teaching Assistant: KS3: alexys.reid@thecityacademy.org KS4: sinem.ahmed@thecityacademy.org KS5: natalie.maskell@thecityacademy.org