2017 -18 Planned Strategy Chosen What is the evidence and rationale for How will you ensure it is implemented well? Staff lead When will you action/approach this choice? review implementation? Targeted intervention for Pupils eligible for catch up funding often have All pupils eligible for catch up funding are tested on SENCO Progress from last students who require weak literacy scores on entry to UCC, as well entry to the school to check their levels of literacy. year was reviewed urgent literacy support as low scaled scores. We look at Students who have Standardised Scores of below 80 in July/ September. – arranged by the Standardised Reading and Spelling scores in reading and/ or spelling will receive targeted Students are SENCO. that are below 80 to target this intervention in intervention with a Higher Level Teaching Assistant assessed in order to accelerate their literacy skills so that or Senior Teaching Assistant directed by the September. they are able to access the curriculum SENCO. Programmes will throughout Key Stage 3 and 4 successfully. start in October. Students with more significant difficulties with reading They will be and/ or writing work with a Higher Level Teaching reviewed early in Assistant on guided reading activities and follow a the spring term, spelling programme based around Launch the and again in June/ Lifeboat for one hour per week. This is a scheme that July 2018. was recommended to us by the specialist teacher for literacy to support a Structured Reading and Spelling programme for students with significant difficulties. Students with reading difficulties only will either have guided reading with an HLTA for 1 hour per week or will read regularly during registration with a Learning Support Assistant and their reading will be closely monitored. Students with spelling difficulties only will work with a Senior Teaching Assistant on Launch the Lifeboat Activities, which are tailored to the needs of the student. The SENCO meets with literacy staff each half term, and meets with the HLTA for literacy at least once every two weeks to discuss implementation. The programmes are reviewed early in the spring term, and again at the end of the term. We have been monitoring results over time. also given Students end of Year English grades will be analysed as well as reading and spelling scores. Parents are provided with information on how to help their literacy skills develop at home. children’s
2017 -18 Planned Strategy Chosen action/approach What is the evidence and rationale for this choice? How will you ensure it is implemented well? Staff lead When will you review implementation? Targeted intervention for students who require urgent literacy support – arranged by the SENCO. Pupils eligible for catch up funding often have weak literacy scores on entry to UCC, as well as low scaled scores. We look at Standardised Reading and Spelling scores that are below 80 to target this intervention in order to accelerate their literacy skills so that they are able to access the curriculum throughout Key Stage 3 and 4 successfully. All pupils eligible for catch up funding are tested on entry to the school to check their levels of literacy. Students who have Standardised Scores of below 80 in reading and/ or spelling will receive targeted intervention with a Higher Level Teaching Assistant or Senior Teaching Assistant directed by the SENCO. Students with more significant difficulties with reading and/ or writing work with a Higher Level Teaching Assistant on guided reading activities and follow a spelling programme based around Launch the Lifeboat for one hour per week. This is a scheme that was recommended to us by the specialist teacher for literacy to support a Structured Reading and Spelling programme for students with significant difficulties. Students with reading difficulties only will either have guided reading with an HLTA for 1 hour per week or will read regularly during registration with a Learning Support Assistant and their reading will be closely monitored. Students with spelling difficulties only will work with a Senior Teaching Assistant on Launch the Lifeboat Activities, which are tailored to the needs of the student. The SENCO meets with literacy staff each half term, and meets with the HLTA for literacy at least once every two weeks to discuss implementation. The programmes are reviewed early in the spring term, and again at the end of the term. We have been monitoring results over time. also given Students end of Year English grades will be analysed as well as reading and spelling scores. Parents are provided with information on how to help their children’s literacy skills develop at home. SENCO Progress from last year was reviewed in July/ September. Students are assessed in September. Programmes will start in October. They will be reviewed early in the spring term, and again in June/ July 2018.
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