The SENCO will co-ordinate support and interventions for your child. This may include:
- In class support where an additional adult will help your child to access the curriculum.
- 1-2-1 or small group support as appropriate where the additional adult will work with your child either individually or with other pupils.
- Homework club where staff who know the expectations for the subject are available to help your child to complete homework.
- Social Club where staff encourage social skills development and the building of relationships between peers and have fun.
- The Home-School Link worker who will support your child in situations such as illness and other difficult circumstances.
- Medical – In the Student Support Area there is a person with overview of all medical difficulties. Provision for pupils with physical disabilities is made as appropriate.
- First Aid people are available for each Year group.
In Class Support
To make the most effective use of additional support staff in our lessons, Teachers and Teaching Assistants (TAs – Middle Schools) / Curriculum Support Assistants (CSAs – High School) need to plan together and work together as a team. Support may be provided by a TA/CSA or a member of our teaching staff.
Some key features of high quality support in class are:
- working with small groups of students
- observing student behaviour and keeping records
- ensuring students have understood the task given
- helping to mark work
- preparing adapted materials (with the teacher’s guidance)
- working with a larger group so that the teacher can work on specific tasks with a small group
- being an extra pair of eyes and ears
- praising and encouraging (the teacher and the students!)
- supporting individuals with reading and written work
- recording in student’s planners where appropriate
- maintaining a sense of humour – laughing at jokes
- helping in off-site visits
- sharing ideas, helping to plan work – CSAs know the students very well and can give valuable insight
