What specialist skills/ TA4 Literacy and TA3 literacy have TA4 and TA3 have TA4 Literacy has both been given specialist significant experience significant experience expertise do school Phonics/reading training. with pupils who have working with pupils who staff have? emotional and mental have sensory and (Reg 5) TA4 Transition/numeracy has health issues. physical needs. significant experience of working with pupils with specific numeracy difficulties. What training are the All teaching staff have had training TA4 and TA3 Communicaiton and A group of teaching and Training is offered to focused on teaching reading and interaction needs will be trained non-teaching staff have specified teaching and staff teaching and reading difficulties. All teaching and in the Seconday Talk (Social been given training non-teaching staff as supporting pupils support staff have had introductory Skills) scheme. They will also around mental health need arises. For example with SEN training on the Code of Practice both be trained on the ELKLAN issues. Sensory Support having/recently had? (2014) for SEN. Speech and Language teachers will jointly (Reg 5) programme deliver training about specified children annually or as the need arises. Further training for all areas of SEN will be delivered as part of our schools ongoing training programme. Teachers are given a regular opportunity to meet the SENCO through the ‘drop-in’ system. What external Educational Psychology Educational Psychology Educational Psychology Sensory Support Ladywood Outreach service Ladywood Outreach service Ladywood Outreach Services specialist services Parent Partnership Speech and Language Therapy service Occupational Therapy are accessed by Parent Partnership Bolton Behaviour Parent Partnership school to meet the Support Services needs of pupils and Child and Adolescent support their families Mental Health service (CAMHS) (to include education, Parent Partnership health, social care and community/voluntary sector services) (Reg 10) How is equipment Via School budget allocation as Via School budget allocation as Via School budget Via School budget required required allocation as required allocation as required and facilities to Via Sensory Support as support pupils required secured? (Reg 6) How does For all pupils with SEN there are specific systems in place for the successful transition from other schools. With year 6-7 St James’s transitions the ideal is for information gathering to begin in the March of year 6. On many occasions, for example if the pupil has High school support an EHC plan/statement, this process can begin much earlier. pupils with SEN during transition?
What specialist skills/ expertise do school staff have? (Reg 5) TA4 Literacy and TA3 literacy have both been given specialist Phonics/reading training. TA4 Transition/numeracy has significant experience of working with pupils with specific numeracy difficulties. TA4 and TA3 have significant experience with pupils who have emotional and mental health issues. TA4 Literacy has significant experience working with pupils who have sensory and physical needs. What training are the staff teaching and supporting pupils with SEN having/recently had? (Reg 5) All teaching staff have had training focused on teaching reading and reading difficulties. All teaching and support staff have had introductory training on the Code of Practice (2014) for SEN. TA4 and TA3 Communicaiton and interaction needs will be trained in the Seconday Talk (Social Skills) scheme. They will also both be trained on the ELKLAN Speech and Language programme A group of teaching and non-teaching staff have been given training around mental health issues. Training is offered to specified teaching and non-teaching staff as need arises. For example Sensory Support teachers will jointly deliver training about specified children annually or as the need arises. Further training for all areas of SEN will be delivered as part of our schools ongoing training programme. Teachers are given a regular opportunity to meet the SENCO through the ‘drop-in’ system. What external specialist services are accessed by school to meet the needs of pupils and support their families (to include education, health, social care and community/voluntary sector services) (Reg 10) Educational Psychology Ladywood Outreach service Parent Partnership Educational Psychology Ladywood Outreach service Speech and Language Therapy Parent Partnership Educational Psychology Ladywood Outreach service Bolton Behaviour Support Services Child and Adolescent Mental Health service (CAMHS) Parent Partnership Sensory Support Services Occupational Therapy Parent Partnership How is equipment and facilities to support pupils secured? (Reg 6) Via School budget allocation as required Via School budget allocation as required Via School budget allocation as required Via School budget allocation as required Via Sensory Support as required How does St James’s High school support pupils with SEN during transition? For all pupils with SEN there are specific systems in place for the successful transition from other schools. With year 6-7 transitions the ideal is for information gathering to begin in the March of year 6. On many occasions, for example if the pupil has an EHC plan/statement, this process can begin much earlier.