Resource Provisions (RP) and SEND Units

A SEND Unit, on the other hand, is a dedicated section within a mainstream school where students with specific SEN are primarily taught in separate classes. These units provide a more specialised and focused educational environment for students whose needs cannot be fully met within the mainstream classroom setting. Like RPs, SEND Units receive additional funding from the local authority and cater to specific types of SEN as identified in the students' EHCPs. 

• Offer specialist support for specific needs, such as speech, language, communication difficulties, or autism.
• Provide smaller class sizes and more intensive, focused support.
• Are staffed by professionals with expertise in SEND.
• Operate alongside the mainstream school but with additional resources and facilities.

SEN units are local authority commissioned special provisions within a mainstream school where the children are taught mainly within separate classes. 

A Resource Provision (RP) is a specialised support system within a mainstream school designed to cater to students with specific types of Special Educational Needs (SEN). These provisions are integrated into the school environment, allowing students to participate in mainstream classes while also receiving targeted support and access to specialised facilities. RPs are funded by the local authority and are tailored to meet the needs outlined in a student's Education, Health, and Care Plan (EHCP).

Resource provisions are where local authority commissioned places are reserved at a mainstream school for pupils with a specific type of SEN, pupils are taught within mainstream classes but require some specialist facilities around the school. 

• Provide tailored support for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in a mainstream setting.
• Offer a safe and supportive environment to help children thrive.
• Include specialist interventions, such as precision teaching and support for social interaction.
• Aim to help children access the mainstream curriculum and participate in school life.
• May feature sensory rooms to support emotional regulation.

Resource provisions are where local authority commissioned places are reserved at a mainstream school for pupils with a specific type of SEN, pupils are taught within mainstream classes but require some specialist facilities around the school. 

Resource provisions receive additional funding from the local authority specially for the purpose of the provision and cater for specific types of SEN as highlighted in their EHC Plan (EHCP). 

East Ward is home to a 20-place Local Authority Resourced Provision (RP) – The Honey Pot. The RP is mainly for children with a diagnosis of Autism and those with speech, language and communication needs. The Special Educational Needs Team at Local Authority have control over allocating places to children with an Educational Health Care Plan.

Chantlers Primary School is home to a Local Authority Resourced Provision (RP) - Pathways

Pathways recently opened in September 2024 and is structured to meet the learning needs of up to 12 young people across 4-year groups, Year 1 to Year 4. All pupils placed in Pathways will have the primary area of need for SEMH within the four broad areas of SEND and be broadly in line with the national curriculum area. 

Elton Primary School includes a specialist resource provision which caters for the needs of a number of deaf pupils. At any one time this will usually include between 5 and 10 deaf children.

The provision is funded, managed and staffed by the Sensory Needs Team (Hearing). The team is part of a Bury local authority service for children with additional learning or support needs.

A child would be considered for placement if they are resident in Bury and meet identified criteria.  Placement would be agreed after consultation with senior managers from Elton Primary School, the Sensory Needs Team, children and their families.

Higher Lane is home to a 12-place specialist Resourced Provision which opened in January 2024. The children who attend have an EHCP and are placed by the Local Authority in order to meet their specific needs linked to Social Emotional and Mental Health.

Higher Lane Resourced Provision offers a bespoke curriculum that prioritises the social and emotional development of the pupils and their readiness to learn. There is a high ratio of adults to children following an individualised curriculum which supports the children to develop not only their academic learning, but also their social skills, emotional literacy and self-regulation in a way that suits their needs.

The Resourced Provision (RP) at Hoyle Nursery School is for 12 children with identified Social Communication Difficulties.  Places are either full time or part time to cater for individual needs. The provision offers children a specialist Early Years environment supported by staff who have the additional expertise of supporting young learners with such difficulties. Children across the Local Authority can be considered for placement within RP and support may be provided via LA funded transport.

Our Lady of Lourdes Primary is home to Local Authority Resourced Provision, The Orchard

The Orchard is a low stimulation teaching environment providing Maths, English and Foundation Subjects for children in Key Stage Two with social communication needs who need additional support accessing the curriculum.  The Orchard provides a calm, multi-sensory and enabling environment that supports children’s individual strengths and needs.

Unsworth Primary School is a mainstream primary school with a specialist resourced provision for pupils with speech, language and communication needs. The provision has 14 places for pupils from Reception Class to Year 6 and has two pathways- a Speech and Language pathway for pupils with complex speech and language disorders/delays and an Autistic Spectrum Condition pathway for pupils with complex communication needs. Currently these pupils are at SEN Support /or have an Education Health Care Plan.

All the children with resourced provision places have an EHCP (Education Health Care Plan) stating language and communication as their primary difficulty.

Woodhey High School home to a 15-place specialist Resourced Provision for pupils with Autism.

As part of the Resourced Provision, students have access to additional provision such as:
- Their own work station
- A quiet and calm environment, outside of the mainstream classroom
- Shared in class support
- A range of interventions to support their needs
- Key Worker

Our aim is for our Resourced Provision students to be integrated into the whole school community, including lessons, whilst receiving an ‘extra layer’ of support.

Threshold for admission:

• Children will have a primary presenting Autism need, but the school and the LA work together to identify whether Woodhey is the best provision to meet a child's needs.
• Children have an EHC Plan in place
• Allocation of an RP place is the responsibility of the LA to determined from consultations to school and discussions with education/ parents and carers

If parents/carers are interested in applying for a place for their child, they must request admission to ‘Woodhey RP’, rather than the mainstream setting.