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Thomasson Memorial School has an Early Years Unit.

  • There are 12 part time places, funded by Bolton Council, for children with a diagnosed hearing impairment.
  • These places are allocated by the ‘Early Years SEND High Needs Base Panel’ which is made up of a group of SEND professionals and led by Bolton Council.
  • A child may be referred to Bolton Council for a place by a professional who works with them and their family e.g. GP, Paediatrician, Speech Therapist, Health Visitor, Nursery Practitioner, Sensory Support staff.
  • The Early Years provision offers a higher adult to child ratio.
  • Our staff attend specific training for children’s individual needs and work closely with Speech and Language Therapy and Woodbridge SEND Service to ensure they are providing the appropriate support for the children.
Transport to and from School
  • If parents would like to access Local Authority Transport Services for children in the Early Years High Needs Base, they should apply to Bolton Council to see if they meet the criteria.
Communication with parents/carers
  • When children travel to school on transport we do not see parents every day and some children cannot communicate or talk about their day in school, so staff will communicate regularly with families through Dojo.
  • We encourage parents to write on Dojo to pass on non-urgent messages from home. If you need to get a message to us urgently, please phone the school office on 01204 333118.
Working with other agencies
  • We have regular contact with other professional agencies to support our children and many of them come into school on a regular basis to work with the children and alongside staff.
  • We arrange regular meetings with parents and professionals to discuss their child’s progress and to give advice and support for transition to Primary School and if any formal assessment procedures are necessary to ensure appropriate support continues into Primary School.

For further information please contact the Nursery on 01204 333118 or office@thomasson.bolton.sch.uk

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