Student Voice

All students at Whitworth Park Academy, including those with SEND, are actively encouraged to voice their opinions or concerns when the need arises. There are a variety of ways students can do this:

The first point of contact is the tutor who meets with their tutees daily.

Year Leaders are available during the day to speak with students. Students will have designated Year Leaders every year.

Students may speak directly to their teachers, who will escalate concerns to the appropriate member of staff.

SEN staff may produce a Pupil Passport for students who are not currently on the SEN register, but may be experiencing difficulties. These are shared with all staff to help them to support these students more effectively.

SEND students are actively involved in annual reviews and support plan review meetings. We encourage students to give their views when producing SEN and EHC plans.

With regard to safeguarding issues, the whole school procedure will be followed to overcome any issues.

Additional support is also available to some students from professionals, such as counsellors and other appropriate external agencies.

At various points through the school year, feedback is gathered through reviews and parental meetings. This helps us to gather feedback on SEND provision as well and to know how we can improve the experience for our young people, their parents and carers.