A Suffolk primary school has been recognised for its truly inclusive learning environment with a national award.
Mendlesham Primary School, which is part of the John Milton Academy Trust, has been awarded an Inclusion Quality Mark, with assessors praising the school’s "calm and orderly" environment for pupils.
The inspectors were particularly impressed by the school’s Mulberry SEND centre and the way students are integrated with their peers.
The IQM report reads that the rural primary school with about 100 children stands for inclusion and is supportive as its core ethos.
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It continues: "The school is welcoming and warm, and there are prolific examples of bespoke packages.
"Opportunities for staff to grow, opportunities for children to grow and take leadership opportunities and this is allowing the community as a whole to flourish.
"Parents describe multiple examples of staff who have made reasonable adjustments to accommodate an identified need to ensure children do not become disadvantaged, but an ethos that challenges barriers to learning."
The Mulberry Centre opened in collaboration with the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Academies Trust, which staffs the centre.
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