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The Royal Harbour

Academy

The Hub

Pupil Premium 

Statutory Information

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Statutory Information & Policies

The Royal Harbour Academy is a proud community built upon success, high aspirations and a global outlook. On the right are some links to view all our documents and policies. If you require any further assistance or information please see our enquires page here.

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Here at The Royal Harbour Academy we are proud of our Special Educational Needs programme and our focus on Pupil Premium. Please see below for more information.

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Annual Reports and Accounts

Special Educational Needs

We use a graduated approach to ensure that every pupil receives the very best in quality first teaching. The ‘RHA Universal Adaptive Strategies’ ensures that all students have a consistent experience across the school. Recent CPD has ensured that staff are delivering lessons in a way that encourages high levels of thinking and participation for all.
Our curriculum has been designed to be highly inclusive and built on strong relationships with a focus on developing literacy and numeracy skills. All staff have had high quality training to understand a range of special educational needs. For those pupils who need additional support we offer a comprehensive range of interventions, delivered by highly skilled staff. For those pupils with the highest level of need we have strong links with agencies and specialists who provide us with expert advice and guidance.

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If you have any complaints about SEN support provided by the school, please follow our general complaints procedure

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SENCO: Mr Kristian Lasslett

Deputy SENCO: Ms Julia Duncan

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For all enquiries please contact the SEN Team:

01843 572500

sen@rha.kent.sch.uk 

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Here is Kent County Council's local offer for people in the community.

This is their SEND information hub, to help and support.

Kent County Council

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Information, advice and support to children, young people and parents/carers about special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). This includes health and social care where it is linked to education.

Information Advice & Support Kent

Our intent is to remove the variance in progress and life experiences between our disadvantaged students and their peers. The focus of this strategy is to encourage our disadvantaged students to be as aspirational as their counterparts and to have equitable access and support to make achieving those aspirations a realistic expectation.
Our approach to the Pupil Premium (PP) strategy at The Royal Harbour Academy is deeply informed by a philosophy that recognises the unique needs and circumstances of each individual pupil. A guiding principle of our strategy reflects this ethos perfectly: “Our strategy is not about giving everyone a pair of shoes, it’s about giving them a pair of shoes that fits.”


We deliver this principle by ensuring that every pupil premium student has a Champion. This ensures that our actions/interventions are not just broad strokes but are finely tailored to remove any barriers, catering for the individuals needs and facilitating a more personalised and impactful educational journey.
The Royal Harbour Academy is proud to support a far higher percentage (63%) of Pupil
Premium students than the current national average (21%).

Staff have a strong moral purpose and believe that our students deserve the best from adults who value every student.
All Royal Harbour Academy students will go on to change the world and lead brilliant lives.​

 

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  • The Hub is the central space for our SEN provision at The Royal Harbour Academy. It is an inclusive, calm, supportive environment where a range of interventions and targeted sessions take place, including Thrive, ELSA, speech and language, social communication, and physical and sensory support. The Hub also provides a supportive space for students who may need time to regulate and reflect before returning to learning. Staff are always available to offer guidance, reassurance, and encouragement, helping students to develop the skills and confidence they need to succeed both in and out of the classroom.

  • The Thrive Approach is a key part of our wellbeing and emotional support provision. It helps students to understand and manage their feelings, develop positive relationships, and build resilience. Through Thrive, we:

    • Use regular assessments to identify students’ social and emotional needs.

    • Provide targeted sessions designed to support emotional growth and regulation.

    • Offer one-to-one and small group sessions with trained Thrive practitioners.

    • Create bespoke action plans that link emotional wellbeing to classroom learning.

    • Work closely with parents and carers to ensure consistent support between home and school.

  • (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant)
    Our ELSA practitioners provide specialist support for students who may be experiencing difficulties with understanding or expressing emotions.
    ELSA sessions focus on:

    • Building self-esteem and confidence.

    • Developing strategies to manage anxiety or low mood.

    • Strengthening social skills and friendship building.

    • Supporting emotional awareness and resilience.

  • We understand that some students may have physical or sensory processing needs that
    impact their learning and participation in school life.
    Our provision includes:

    • Sensory circuits: structured sessions that help students prepare for learning through a sequence of physical and sensory activities designed to improve focus, coordination, and regulation.

    • Movement breaks: short, planned opportunities for physical activity during the school day. These breaks help students re-energise, reduce restlessness, and maintain concentration. Activities may include stretching, walking, or specific sensory exercises tailored to individual needs.

    • Fine and gross motor skill development: targeted interventions to support handwriting, coordination, and movement.

    This approach ensures that physical and sensory needs are understood and met, helping students to access learning and school life with confidence and success.

  • Some students may find social interaction, understanding social cues, or forming friendships challenging. Our social communication support focuses on developing the skills needed for positive and successful relationships.
    Support may include:

    • Small-group sessions that explore social understanding and communication.

    • Use of social stories and role play to practise real-life situations.

    • Explicit teaching of conversational skills and non-verbal communication.

    • Strategies to help students interpret social cues and manage social anxiety.

    These sessions aim to build confidence, empathy, and social competence in a safe and supportive environment.

  • For students with speech, language, or communication difficulties, we provide a range of interventions in collaboration with qualified Speech and Language Therapists (SaLT).
    Provision may include:

    • Direct therapy sessions focusing on articulation, vocabulary, and comprehension.

    • Programmes to support expressive and receptive language development.

    • In-class strategies to promote effective communication and understanding.

    • Regular liaison with external professionals to review progress and adapt support.

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