Vulnerable Learners

Our School Motto is:

Working together, playing together, learning to be the best we can.

At Wansdyke School all of us are fully committed to ensuring our motto is a reality.

Although this is a collective responsibility, achieved by school involving home and the child, we recognise that having staff outside those directly involved in class is important.

As a result we have created a Vulnerable Learners Team, made up of the following people:

• Hannah Knight – SENCo and Complex Needs Resource Base Manager
• Paul Sullivan - Pupil Premium Governor
• Charlotte Robinson – Headteacher
• Sam Heard – Deputy Headteacher

Vulnerable learners could be any child, either for a one-off point, a particular period or their entire time at school.

Pupils in the following categories will always be considered potentially vulnerable:

• Looked-after children (LAC)
• Pupils on the SEND register
• Pupil Premium children – those ‘Ever 6’ in receipt of Free School Meals
• Children who have emotional / behavioural difficulties, including historical trauma or mental health issues
• Pupils At Risk Of Underachieving (in core subjects) – identified at Pupil Progress meetings
• Pupils who have attendance issues – below 85% (unless identified issues/circumstances)

The team work together to provide the additional support which vulnerable learners may require in order to achieve results that are in line with other children and young people.