Westdene Primary School
Contact Westdene Primary School to find information about the nursery, including how they support children and young people with SEND and a link to their Ofsted report.
Contact details
- Bankside, Brighton, BN1 5GN
- 01273 294 900
- Westdene Primary School website
About
Westdene Primary School is for children who are 4 to 11 years old.
It is a mainstream school which serves the local community and other surrounding areas in the northern outskirts of Brighton.
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Specialist services and expertise
- BHISS - Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service, which includes educational psychologists, family support workers, primary mental health workers, specialist SEN teachers and specialist SEN practitioners.
- Drama therapist
- Every Child A Reader (ECAR)
- Ethnic Minority Achievement Service (EMAS)
- Occupational Therapy
- Speech and Language
The staff supporting children with SEND have been trained, or are due to be trained, in:
- literacy support including phonics
- dyslexia
- Clicker 6
- communication in print and communication needs
- ASC
- hearing impairments
- medical needs including diabetes, gastronomy tubes, suction and hoisting
- Expanded Core Curriculum which is a set of skills taught to students with visual impairments
- Every Child A Reader,
- First Class at Number
- child protection
- working with others
- Growth Mindset
- Just Right
- bereavement
- secondary transition
- attachment
- restorative justice
Ofsted report
Go to the Ofsted website to view the Westdene Primary School Ofsted report.