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Claire Cobain is headteacher of Arlesdene Nursery School and Pre-school in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. Around a third of the children attending the setting are diagnosed with SEND. It is the first early years setting in the UK to gain the National Autistic Society’s Inclusion Award.
Claire Cobain, headteacher at Arlesdene Nursery School and Pre-school
Claire Cobain, headteacher at Arlesdene Nursery School and Pre-school

TELL US ABOUT THE AWARD. WHY DID YOU APPLY?

We have supported many children with autism and worked closely with their families for several years now and we wanted this award for our practice to be recognised and to highlight the work we do as a maintained nursery school.

I am the trained SENCO and we have many staff with various levels of expertise. We are very well known with specialists in Hertfordshire, including special needs health visitors and speech and language therapists. We’re often recommended to parents, especially by previous parents, and we’re very inclusive.

We have 133 children in pre-school and nursery and around a third of childrenhave SEND.

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