SEND & Inclusion.
Individual needs understood, barriers reduced and support shaped around the pupil.
Active Minds KS2 Provision works alongside schools and families to understand each pupil’s strengths, needs and barriers to engagement, adapting support while maintaining clear expectations for education, safety and progress.
Move. Focus. Grow.
SEND-informed, pupil-centred support
A diagnosis or EHCP can provide important context, but effective support starts with understanding the individual pupil. We focus on strengths, barriers, communication, regulation and what helps each child engage successfully.
Information from schools, families and existing plans helps us understand strengths, needs, successful strategies and potential barriers to engagement.
UNDERSTAND THE PUPIL
Routines, communication, learning activities and levels of support can be adapted to reduce unnecessary barriers while maintaining clear expectations.
ADAPT THE ENVIRONMENT
Support is designed to help pupils develop confidence, regulation and increasingly independent approaches to learning and participation.
BUILD INDEPENDENCE
Working alongside existing support
Active Minds KS2 Provision does not work in isolation. Placements are planned alongside the pupil’s school, family and existing provision so that support remains connected to agreed needs, outcomes and wider educational priorities.
Where a pupil has an EHCP or other support plan, relevant needs, outcomes and successful strategies help inform how the placement is planned and reviewed.
EHCPs & SUPPORT PLANS
SCHOOLS & SENDCOs
We maintain regular communication with the commissioning school, sharing attendance, engagement, progress and information that may help inform next steps.
Families hold valuable knowledge about their child. Where appropriate, communication with parents and carers helps us build consistency, understand what works and support positive progress.
FAMILIES & CARERS
Support shaped around barriers to engagement
Pupils may experience different barriers at different times. Support is planned around what helps the individual pupil access learning, participate successfully and become increasingly confident.
COMMUNICATION & PREDICTABILITY
Clear language, consistent routines, visual or practical prompts and preparation for change can help pupils understand expectations and feel more secure.
REGULATION & ENVIRONMENT
Movement, planned regulation opportunities and adjustments to the environment can help reduce overload and support readiness to learn.
Tasks can be adapted in pace, presentation and level of support so that pupils can experience success while continuing to work towards meaningful educational goals.
LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT
The right support for the right pupil
Every referral is considered individually. We work with the commissioning school to understand the pupil’s needs, current provision and potential barriers before deciding whether Active Minds can provide a safe, appropriate and purposeful placement.
UNDERSTAND THE REFERRAL
Schools provide relevant information about the pupil’s needs, strengths, current support, education and any factors that may affect the proposed placement.
We consider whether the pupil’s needs can be supported safely and effectively within our small-group environment and whether the placement is likely to add meaningful value.
CONSIDER SUITABILITY
Suitability does not end at admission. Placements are reviewed with the commissioning school so that support can be adapted and appropriate next steps agreed.
REVIEW THE PLACEMENT
Inclusion means more than attendance
Our aim is not simply for pupils to be present. We want them to feel that they belong, participate meaningfully, experience success and remain connected to their wider education.
A small, relationship-led environment helps pupils feel known, valued and part of a community where individual differences are understood and respected.
BELONGING
Support and reasonable adjustments are used to reduce barriers so that pupils can take an active role in learning, movement and the wider life of the provision.
PARTICIPATION
Inclusion should lead somewhere. We work with schools to recognise progress, build independence and plan appropriate next steps for each pupil.
PROGRESS & NEXT STEPS
Could Active Minds KS2 Provision be the right support for a pupil?
Speak to us about a pupil’s needs, current support or potential barriers to engagement and find out whether Active Minds could be an appropriate placement.