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title: "SLCN Unit"
url: "https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/slc-unit"
school: "Boarshaw Primary School"
---

# SLCN Unit

### Designated Unit for Speech, Language and Communication (SLCN)

![](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/images/abi/communication.png)

#### What is a designated unit?

#### Most children with SEND, including those with an Education, Health and Care Plan, will be supported in mainstream school. Sometimes a school will provide additional specialist facilities on site called a designated unit.

#### Designated units cater for pupils with an EHCP, who require a specialist environment within a mainstream school to support their access to the curriculum and activities offered by school.

#### In SRP pupils spend most of their time (usually well over 50% of their timetable) in mainstream classes. They only attend the SRP facilities for individual support, to learn a specific skill. The facilities can be in a suite or dispersed throughout the school. Pupils in a Unit spend the majority of their time there, only attending mainstream classes for a few lessons, such as PE, for assembly or for lunch. Pupils in both settings are on roll at the mainstream school. In both SRP and Units the facilities are additional to those normally provided in a mainstream school to support special needs, such as a SEN resource room.

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#### Our unit consists of 12 pupils, we are called the Rainbow Fish class! Please look at our class page for more information.

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### Meet the Staff

![](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/images/pages/f173b042f6ba045f561ae75135af6ada.png)

![](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/images/Abi/unit_staff_1.jpeg)

#### Please have a look at our welcome booklet for more information about the unit. [SLCN\_welcome\_Booklet\_2024\_-25.pdf](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/files/Abi/SLCN_welcome_Booklet_2024_-25.pdf)

#### We meet with parents before a child starts the unit, and complete a booklet together. This helps us to understand how to best support the needs of each child.

#### [Embedded content](https://files.schudio.com/pdf/flipbook/?src=https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.schudio.com%2Fboarshawprimary%2Ffiles%2Fdocuments%2Fstarting_school_booklet.pdf)

#### Our [policy](https://boarshawprimary.co.uk/files/Abi/SLCN_policy_23.pdf) will give you more information about the unit, including entry and exit criteria.

#### Should you require further information and support, please have a look at our SEND section of the website -

#### SEND - Autism

#### Here you will find help and support for children with ASC

#### SEND - Sensory/physical

#### Here you will find information about sensory regulation and sensory diets.

#### SEND - Communication and Interaction.

#### This section will help you to support your child with communication if they are non verbal.

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#### These other policies may give you guidance and support about the work we do in school and in the unit. ### SEN Policies

 Total communication policy  91 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/boarshawprimary/files/documents/TCA_POLICY_2025-_28.docx)

 SEN policy  104 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/boarshawprimary/files/documents/SEN_policy_26_-27.docx)

 SEN Information Report  476 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/boarshawprimary/files/documents/SEN_information_report_26-27.docx)

 Single Equality and Community Cohesion Policy  1.67 MB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/boarshawprimary/files/documents/Single_Equality_and_Community_Cohesion_Policy_2024_final(1).doc)

 Intimate Care Policy  85 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/boarshawprimary/files/documents/Boarshaw_Intimate_Care_Policy_2026.docx)

 Accessibility Plan  310 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/boarshawprimary/files/documents/Accessibility_Plan_boarshaw_24-27(1).doc)

 Local Offer  27 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/boarshawprimary/files/documents/local_offer_26-27.docx)

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   **Boarshaw Primary School**
Stanycliffe lane
Middleton
Manchester
M24 2PB
Tel: 0161 653 9536

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