Include Suffolk

Overview

Include Suffolk provides a supportive environment for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, particularly those facing social and emotional challenges. The report highlights that staff build "nurturing and trusting relationships" and that pupils feel "safe and well cared for." Since the previous inspection, the school has improved its curriculum structure and overall effectiveness, helping many pupils to "re-engage with learning."

Strengths

• Staff use a "patient approach" to help pupils develop "confidence and self-worth," creating a sense of belonging.
• Behaviour is managed effectively through simple rules: ‘Be safe, Be kind, Be ready’, with staff dealing with concerns "calmly and sensitively."
• There is a "sharp focus on reading," with targeted teaching and well-matched books promoting pupils’ "love of reading."
• Early assessments and therapies support pupils’ social and emotional needs, contributing to good attendance and positive attitudes.
• The school meets independent school standards, with rigorous health and safety procedures ensuring the site is safe.

Areas to improve

• In a few subjects, key knowledge is not broken into "precise steps," meaning pupils do not recall learning as clearly as intended.
• Not all staff effectively check pupils’ prior knowledge before teaching, so activities do not always build on what pupils already know.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.