Inclusion

What does Inclusion look like at Ringmer Primary and Nursery School? 

Our primary means of deploying inclusive practice happens in our classrooms and our wider school environment. Our classrooms are neuro-affirmative spaces, with social communication support, emotional regulation and sensory support embedded in daily routines and practices. Some learners require additional support outside of the classroom; the Garden of Being, Launchpad and Rockpool are areas in our school where our learners can develop additional curricular skills to support their learning and  personal development.

Our learners build essential skills: pro-social friendships, emotional regulation, function skills, communication and early listening and talking skills. In addition to this, learners access the areas for check ins and transitional support to enable opportunities to reset, ready again for learning in a whole class setting.

Soft Landings

Some learners require time away from their classrooms to transition between spaces. Soft landings can happen at the beginning of the day, after break/lunch or at the end of the day. 

Resets

Resets can happen anywhere - all learners have the opportunity to 'Prep for Best' regularly throughout the day. Some learners may need to reset and regulate during lesson time, which they can do either in their classrooms or in an alternative space if needed. 

Interventions

The Rockpool and Launchpad are spaces where learners can practice the skills they need to be successful in the classroom/on the playground. This can look like having targeted interventions such as Zones of Regulation, Upstairs/Downstairs and Socially Speaking. 

Check ins

Adults are available to check in with learners; a check in might be to support with Zones of Regulation, to get pupil voice or to practice a plan. 

Lunchtime 

The Launchpad and Sunset area are used at lunchtimes to support learners across the school who may need extra support to manage during the unstructured time. Learners have the opportunity to eat together, develop social skills and regulate in a calm environment. 

Not all learners will use these spaces but all learners can, if they need to, to learn and rehearse essential skills which will enable the same access as all and opportunities for successful learning and play in all areas of school life.

We have high expectations for all our learners at Ringmer and this is structured with high support.  This raft of support takes place in the Launchpad, Rockpool, in the classrooms and around our school. We endeavour to promote consistency and promote prosocial behaviours in all areas of our learning.