Sunshine Room 2025 - 2026

Welcome to the Sunshine Room 

The Sunshine Room is a Resource Provision based within St Andrew’s Benn C of E VA Primary School which enables children to attend a mainstream school whilst also accessing specialist provision.  Children who attend the Sunshine Room have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), with their main area of need being Communication and Interaction, including children with Autistic Spectrum Conditions.  Placements in the Sunshine Room are agreed by the Local Authority Provision Panel.

At St Andrew’s Benn C of E VA Primary School, we are committed to ensuring all children receive every opportunity to thrive and achieve all of which they are capable.  We are a fully inclusive school, and children in the Sunshine Room are a part of our school family.  They are supported with a highly personalised and individual curriculum, based on targets from their EHCPs.  The curriculum is adapted and developed with the needs and preferences of each child in mind, thus ensuring they are able to progress on a timescale appropriate to them.  Children are taught through a mixture of child-led and adult directed activities, incorporating play, exploration, sensory development and targeted tasks.

There will be a maximum of eight children in the Sunshine Room, supported by our teacher, Mrs Jo Copeland, and our support staff, Miss Cooper and Mrs Wilson.  We have our own outside area and sensory room, where children are able to develop their talents and feel valued, motivated and a part of our school family.

We are excited to be providing this provision for the children of Warwickshire with the support of the Local Authority. For more information on Warwickshire Resourced Provision and information about the county admission process, please click on the link below.

https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/sendspecialistsettings