Avalon, Brookside, Critchill, Elmwood, Fairmead, Fiveways, Penrose, Selworthy

“Children are people they are tomorrow as they live today.”

2010/2011
Portfolio of Support

Training, Outreach and Professional Development Activities further develop the skills of the whole Children’s Workforce so that the achievement and life chances of children and young people are enhanced

• Sharing the philosophy
• Increasing skills and confidence
• Putting personalisation at the heart of everything

• To support effective provision, promote a climate of success and improve the outcomes for children and young people.
• To complement and enhance the network of support for children and young people in Somerset, including co-ordinated Early Intervention.
• To help children and young people achieve the five ECM outcomes

• To raise the profile of our community of schools supporting children and young people who need more as a source of advice and support to educational settings, Local Authority Services, the Community and Voluntary sector, parents and carers and all other providers.
• To continue to build the capacity of all educational settings to personalise the learning of pupils using the specialist skills of staff.
• Further develop the skills of the whole Children’s Workforce so that the achievement and life chances of children and young people are enhanced

• To ensure equity of access to Outreach Provision.
• To improve support for, and communication with, parents and carers
• To ensure the participation of children and young people, parents and carers in developing, evaluating and improving provision.

• To put user feedback at the heart of the continual improvement of services.

• To encourage and support the development of partnership working between at an area, local and cluster level.
• To learn from one another’s practice through a process of continual improvement, sharing effective practice and specialist skills and knowledge.

• Support for Children and Young People

• Support for Parents and Carers – Work with Families
• Work with Teachers
• Working with Teaching Assistants
• Working with Other Professionals and Practitioners
• Working with Early Years settings and Children’s Centres
• SCITT and Teacher Training
• Training Providers
• Activities Provided through the Learning Support Centres

• Individual support to pupils (delivered by specialist)
• Individual support to teacher (delivered by specialist)
• Individual support linking to less formal learning settings outside of school
• Advise on the use of STC
• Advise on developing an appropriate environment
• Use of assessment tools such as PIVATS
• Emotional well-being support and input.
• Advise on behaviour management techniques
• Advise on use of ICT
• Advise on developing problem solving ability
• Advise on disability awareness

• Access specialist facilities
• Access teaching – dual placement
• Access positive ethos and supportive environment (eg for permanently excluded pupils or those at risk of permanent exclusion)
• Access for awareness raising, community building and inclusion.
• Offering a peer group for individuals through shared sessions.
• Accessing after school clubs with a peer group – eg sports, art, D&T

• Communication
• ICT
• Cognition and Learning

• Transition into school
• Person Centred Planning – Family Support Packs
• Developmental Journals
• Transition from school – engagement with post-school provision.
• Short breaks
• Extended schools
• Training for families – First Aid, PPP.
• One Stop Shop for families eg holding clinics in school, meetings with Social Care

• Look at staff specialisms – eg massage, offer parental guidance/ support in this area.
• Parent or carer access to school resources by arrangement eg pool, sensory areas
• Advice and support through PFSA and Learning Support Centre on communication
• Advice and support through PFSA and Learning Support Centre on developing thinking skills
• Advice and support through PFSA and Learning Support Centre on understanding disability
• Advice and support through PFSA and Learning Support Centre on managing behaviour

• Support for Children and Young People

• Support for Parents and Carers – Work with Families
• Work with Teachers
• Working with Teaching Assistants
• Working with Other Professionals and Practitioners
• Working with Early Years settings and Children’s Centres
• SCITT and Teacher Training
• Training Providers
• Activities Provided through the Learning Support Centres

• Specialist School Status – Cognition and Learning
• National ICT Excellence Award 2008 – Leadership Management and Collaboration.
• National ICT Excellence Award 2009 – Best School South West.
• ICT Mark
• Artsmark Gold
• International School – intermediate
• Healthy School Award
• Sportsmark
• Activemark
• FMSiS
• Teaching Awards South West Winner 2009 – Enterprise

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AUDIT OF SKILLS: School

Key: ● Excellent Practice with appropriate qualification

● Excellent Practice with extensive experience

● Very good practice – commended to share with others

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