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Ox Close Primary

Ox Close Crescent, Spennymoor, Co Durham, DL16 6RU

 Basic School Website
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Aims & Objectives
    • Meet The Staff
    • The Governing Body
    • Data Protection & Privacy
    • Federation Improvement
    • Federation Vacancies
  • Key Information
    • Admissions
    • Attendance
    • Brochures
    • Equalities
    • Finance
    • Performance and OFSTED
    • Policies
    • Premiums
    • Safeguarding
    • Support for Parents
    • Uniform
  • Virtual Office
    • General Information
    • Newsletters
    • Letter to Parents
    • School Lunch
    • Useful Links
  • Nursery
  • Primary
    • Reception
    • Year 1 and 2
    • Year 3 and 4
    • Year 5 and 6
  • Curriculum
    • Overview & Intent
    • Curriculum Content
    • EYFS
    • Primary Plans
    • PSHE, SMSC and RSE.
    • British Values
    • Online Safety
    • Remote Education
  • Wraparound Care
  • Parents
    • COVID 19 Information
    • School Holidays
    • Mental Health & Wellbeing
    • Support with RSE
    • Ox Close Friends
  • Pupils
    • Health and Fitness
    • Clubs
    • CLT
  • SEND
    • SEN Information Report
    • Disability & Accessibility
  • Contact Us

Useful Links

Here is a list of useful links for pupils, parents and carers.

Links for parents

  • Durham County Council home page
  • Ofsted
  • DCC School Admissions Information
  • Sure Start County Durham
  • GOV.uk

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

  • The Durham Local Offer
  • SEND Pathfinder
  • Achievement for All
  • (GOV.uk) Supporting Pupils at School with Medical Conditions

The following websites can provide parents and carers of children with SEND with support and guidance.

Durham Sendiass
Contact
Rollercoaster Group
Little Treasures
Recommend Autism 
Pooky Knightsmith – In Our Hands

Autism Awareness Week

26th March – 2nd April 2018

This week has been Autism Awareness Week and the aim of the week is to raise awareness of the condition, Autism. Schools across the country take part in order to raise awareness of autism and encourage inclusion and acceptance of children with autism. At Ox Close, all children have taken part in lessons and discussions about autism over the week. It has been great for staff and pupils to learn more about autism and how it affects those among them who have the condition, in order to know how to better help those with autism to integrate and cope better with the communication, social and also academic demands of school.

Here are some useful links to videos and websites that children have been using in their class discussions about Autism this week:

http://www.autism.org.uk/get-involved/world-autism-awareness-week/what-is-waaw.aspx
http://www.autism.org.uk/professionals/teachers/teaching-young-children.aspx
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/joinin/pablo-talking-to-your-child-about-autism
http://www.autism-pdd.net/testdump/test15359.htm
http://autism.sesamestreet.org/
http://www.interactingwithautism.com/section/understanding/sensory/1

e-Safety Websites

  • Parentinfo (from CEOP and the Parent Zone)
  • Kids Smart 
  • Think U Know
  • Hector’s World
  • Childline

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In this section

  • Letter to Parents
  • Newsletters
  • School Lunch
  • Useful Links
  • Weekly Plans
    • Previous Weekly Planning 2020 – 2021
    • Previous Weekly Planning 2019 – 2020
  • Health & Fitness
  • Mental Health & Wellbeing


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Primary and Nursery School
Ox Close Crescent
Spennymoor
County Durham
DL16 6RU
Tel 01388 814860 · Email oxcloseprimary@durhamlearning.net





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