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Admissions Policy
Cleeve Meadow School is new special free school which will provide highly specialised education for 120 pupils between 11 and 19 years old, who have moderate learning difficulties with associated additional needs including autism, speech, language and communication difficulties, associated social and emotional difficulties and sensory impairments.
The school will be particularly distinctive from existing local provision as it will work in dual partnership with its co-located mainstream school, Cleeve Park, wherever possible to maximise inclusivity of SEN pupils to mainstream education and providing access to mainstream teaching and shared facilities.
Pupil Profile
Pupils will have an Education & Health Care Plan for moderate learning difficulties that may have associated additional needs including autism, speech, language & communication difficulties, associated social and emotional difficulties and sensory impairments. To allow the best opportunities for integration into mainstream education pupils should have the ability to access the mainstream curriculum in parts.
Pupils with moderate learning difficulties will have attainment levels well below age expectations in all or most areas of the curriculum. These pupils will be working at 3-4 years behind their peers in Primary School. Pupils with MLD have much greater difficulty than their peers in acquiring basic literacy and numeracy skills and in understanding concepts. They may also have associated speech and language delay, low self-esteem, poor working memory and processing skills, low levels of concentration and underdeveloped social skills.
Admissions Process
The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT) is the admissions authority for Cleeve Meadow School and strongly believes in finding the right school for the individual and in all communications, will be honest with parents and the local authority (LA) in relation to this.
A request to the pupil’s local authority for a place at Cleeve Meadow School can be made following the annual review procedure in Year 5 (or from the pupil’s secondary school if it is not the expected time of transition). Full details of the LA admissions process are outlined on their website. Or can be accessed using this link: http://www.bexley.gov.uk/admissions
The local authority will send the school consultation documentation if they consider the school can meet the pupil’s needs and/or in response to parental preference. If Cleeve Meadow School deem that they can meet the pupil’s special educational needs, an offer of a place and a start date will be advised by the LA.
A pupil is eligible to be offered a special school placement at Cleeve Meadow School if the following criteria are met:
- The school believes that it can meet the pupil’s needs from within its resources
- The pupil’s needs can be accommodated, without adversely affecting the efficient education of the other children with whom the pupil will be educated
- The school has been named in the pupil’s EHC plan.
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11/11/24 - As part of National Anti-Bullying Week, we will be giving all students the opportunity to participate in ‘Odd Socks Day’ on* 🧦Tuesday 12th November 🧦*as a way to celebrate that every student and adult is unique.https://t.co/4q9r2jeOqU pic.twitter.com/aKpESdtY2G— Cleeve Meadow School (@CleeveMeadow) November 11, 2024
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19/07/2024 - ParentPay Outage We have been made aware that the global IT outage has affected ParentPay. If this is preventing you from uploading food payments today and you are worried your child may not have enough money on their account please contact the school office.— Cleeve Meadow School (@CleeveMeadow) July 19, 2024
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⚽️ A team from @CleeveMeadow represented CACT at the Premier League Disability Football Festival at @ChelseaFC's Cobham training ground on Saturday. A great day and a great shift put in by all of our players! 👏#cafc | @PLCommunities | #PLMoreThanAGame pic.twitter.com/m0aMTRcjI1— Charlton Athletic Community Trust (@CAFCTrust) July 8, 2024
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24/6/24 - Over the past couple of months some of our rather keen footballing students took part in a Pentathlon Foundation Tournament.Our under 16 team won the final round bring home a rather splendid trophy, our under 13 team came a very respectful 3rd place.Well done! ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/iwAcEEcSy7— Cleeve Meadow School (@CleeveMeadow) June 24, 2024
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Lovely walk through of Freckle and Star maths to support pupils in maths attainment, monitoring progress and establishing the appropriate intervention strategies with @FrancesKingsto2 and Maria, maths intervention lead @CleeveMeadow! Come and talk to us📍SJ30 pic.twitter.com/RsAfAlvrGA— Renaissance UK & Ireland (@RenLearnUK) January 25, 2024
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It was a pleasure to deliver our vaping to a new school this morning. Welcome aboard @CleeveMeadow school in Bexley, Sidcup. We look forward to working with you in the near future! ✨️ @TKATAcademies @TKATACE #StandingOvationProject pic.twitter.com/xZbiQ2HLAk— Anthony D (@AAnt26) January 16, 2024
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🎅Christmas Dinner Day!Our canteen providers will be serving and Turkey Christmas Dinner on Wednesday 13th December in the CanteenMeal cost including pudding is at our normal Meal Deal pricing of £2.57.Vegan alternative of Soya Bean & Cranberry Wellington also available pic.twitter.com/hHCBRJ4e9m— Cleeve Meadow School (@CleeveMeadow) December 8, 2023
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7/11/23 - The Cleeve Meadow 'Little Lunchtime Library' is part of the @Coopuk Local Community FundTo find out more about the LLL & how we use it to improve literacy across the school and why you should choose us as your cause, click here https://t.co/LyYzlSM3Gs📚📚📚 pic.twitter.com/AWqGfU9h7c— Cleeve Meadow School (@CleeveMeadow) November 7, 2023
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10/10/23 - Our Catering providers Innovate IFG are looking to recruit a Catering Assistant. The role is Monday to Friday - 9.30am to 3.30 pm (30hrs per week) and term time only. See their website for more details - https://t.co/nxvuIQnCkO pic.twitter.com/AMYrhpVoBh— Cleeve Meadow School (@CleeveMeadow) October 10, 2023
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