The Community of Schools Supporting Children and Young People who Need More
Selworthy School
“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
The philosophy of outreach is:-‘The enabling of schools, settings and anyone who works with children and young people, to develop the skills and confidence to create equal access to a love of lifelong learning.’
This will happen by:
- Sharing the philosophy
- Increasing skills and confidence
- Putting personalisation at the heart of everything
Introduction
It is important to understand that change and development cannot be tokenistic so that it temporarily meets the needs of one or two children or young people. Change should be evident in altered attitudes, perceptions and the ability and willingness to meet a wider range of needs, keeping the individual child or young person at the centre of everything.
Aims:
For Children and Young People who Need More
- 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.
We are able to provide support in the following main areas:
Portfolio of Support
- Support for Children and Young People
Supporting Children and Young People from other Settings – Inreach
Individual support linking to less formal learning settings outside of school
- 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
Supporting Children and Young People from other Settings - Outreach
Generic Support:
- 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
Supporting Children and Young People from other Settings - Inreach
Generic Support:
- 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
This reflects the particular specialisms of the School and Staff
- Communication
- ICT
- Cognition and Learning
Support for Parents and Carers – Work with Families
Generic Support:
- 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
This reflects the particular specialisms of the School and Staff
- 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
Learning Support Centre
We are able to provide support in the following main areas:
Portfolio of Support
- Support for Children and Young People
Individual support linking to less formal learning settings outside of school
- 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
Avalon, Brookside, Critchill, Elmwood, Fairmead, Fiveways,
Penrose, Selworthy
The Community of Schools Supporting Children and Young People who Need More
Children and Young People who Need More: Training, Outreach and Professional Development Activities
Training, Outreach and Professional Development Activities
School Address / Selworthy School, Selworthy Road, Taunton TA2 8HD
Headteacher / Karen Milton
Provision / SLD, PMLD, ASD, MLD, Complex
Achievements /
- 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
Outreach
Outreach Manager / Mary Chaloner
Experience / Educational Psychologist
Staff Expertise / Qualified teachers including an AST + SEN diplomas, Communication Specialist = MA
PFSA=HND
TAs = HLTA, NVQ3
Menu of Provision / Please refer to the Portfolio of Services
Charges / Please refer to the Portfolio of Services
Referral Procedures: Children and Young People / Please contact the school for an electronic copy of the referral procedures.
Referral Procedures: Training and Professional Development / Please contact the school directly
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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
Social, Emotional , Behaviour / Communication& Interaction / Sensory & Physical / Cognition & Learning / Specialist Skills
TEAM TEACH / Music/Play Therapy / ICT / Communication
programmes / Signing / ASD – social stories/visual timetables / ICT / P Levels / Differentiation / ASD / Behaviour Difficulties / Physical Disabilities / Communication
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Leadership and management skills / Transition, Examinations & C.P.D
Team-building, mentoring and peer support / Arranging and organising meetings and INSET / Communication with a range of professionals / Creating a learning community
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Specific Programmes
Moderation meetings P scales
Moderation meetings OCR Accredited
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