Admissions to the School are made through liaison between parents, Education Services staff and the School, in accordance with procedures set out in the Additional Learning Needs (ALN) Code of Practice (Guernsey).
Pre–school placements are offered in consultation with Educational Psychologists and colleagues from Health and Education Services. Parents and pupils usually visit School before admission to sample areas of the curriculum and to have opportunities to become familiar with the school and routines.
All new parents to our school are offered an appointment with our School Nurse on site as a matter of routine and will be asked to provide details of any health issues a child may have.
When moving to the island please use the following guidance, as set out by the states of Guernsey.
- Any additional learning needs should be made known by the parents when applying for a place in an education setting. For States-maintained settings, Education Officers will consider information provided to help identify how the learner can be supported in education in Guernsey. This will include:
- the views of the learner and parents/carers; and
- any existing documents (for example assessments and plans)
- Some learners who move to live in Guernsey and Alderney might have needs that have already been identified. They might have a Plan, for example an Education, Health and Care Plan (England), or a Record of Need (Jersey). Plans from elsewhere do not have direct effect in Guernsey but the information contained is valuable in ensuring the fullest picture of children and young people who are new to the Island.
- Consideration might include Educational Psychologists, other services and settings, as appropriate in the individual circumstances.
- If it is identified that the learner's needs might best be supported in an educational setting/establishment that particularly specialises in supporting ALN, a short-term assessment placement might be offered (this is usually for two terms). This is to ensure that learners who are new to the Island are placed in the most appropriate educational setting/establishment. Evidence gathered during an assessment placement will help inform if the learner requires to go forward to Formal Assessment. Most will, but some might not, depending on the individual circumstances.
- Further information on how schools and services provided by the States of Guernsey should give help to children with additional learning needs is available here.