Include Suffolk

Overview: Include Suffolk is a good school that provides a supportive environment for pupils with social and emotional mental health needs. Pupils have a second chance at learning and are well cared for by staff who understand their individual needs.

Strengths:

• Pupils have a warm welcome and are well supported by staff who understand their individual needs.
• The school has a well-structured curriculum designed to meet the needs of all pupils, with a focus on reading and mathematics.
• Staff use effective strategies to engage pupils and provide opportunities for them to work practically.
• The school has a strong focus on safeguarding, with effective arrangements in place to protect pupils.

Areas to improve:

• In a few subjects, the key knowledge is not sufficiently broken into precise steps that builds pupils’ learning in small increments.
• Not all staff make effective checks of pupils’ prior knowledge before implementing leaders’ plans.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.