Below are summary details of the projects that were successful in improving inclusion within mainstream via the Accessibility Funding in 2020-21.

All Saints Babbacombe Primary

Creation of sensory room with calming bubble wall and sensory equipment.

Brixham C of E Primary

Creation of sensory room and garden.

Homelands Primary 

Creation of sensory room with resources.

Kings Ash Academy

Creation of sensory garden

Oldway Primary

Creation of sensory room.

Our Lady of The Angels Primary

Creation of communication ‘chat shack’.

Preston Primary

Creation of purpose built communication pods outside year 5/6 classrooms.

Priory Primary

Development of sensory garden/outdoor space.

Sacred Heart Primary

Creation of SEN room – sensory provision & speech and language support.

Shiphay Learning Academy

Creation of nurture/sensory room with resources.

St Margaret’s Academy

Enhancement of SEND facilities.

Preston Community Pre-School

Creation of outdoor (undercover) sensory area.

Watcombe Primary

Classroom partition to allow flexibility to manage the classroom environment for children with EHCP. 

Watcombe Primary

Creation of 2 sensory areas.

White Rock Primary

‘We very much appreciate receiving this funding – it has made a big impact on SEND children settling into our school and are very grateful to have such an amazing space at White Rock for our children’

Statement from our SENCO Cathy MacPherson,

We are delighted to have received funding to develop a Sensory Room at White Rock Primary School. We have been using it since the beginning of the academic year primarily with four autistic children who have very little language and came into our Reception Classes with EHCPs.  We have used the room to settle children when they come into school in the morning and to provide sensory breaks throughout the school day. 

We took advice from our EP when buying resources for the room and he provided training for staff working with children accessing the room.  

Unfortunately at this time only one other child has been able to access the room on a daily basis due to Covid restrictions. In the future we will ensure the room is used by a wide range of children within the school as we know they will benefit greatly from the environment.  

Brixham College

Creation of dedicated sensory and intervention space.

St Cuthbert Mayne

Provision of outdoor gym equipment and alternative PE equipment to support an inclusive and differentiated PE curriculum.

Torquay Academy

Creation of area for visually impaired students.

Torquay Academy

Creation of sensory room.