Enabling access to learning and the curriculum

Access to additional targeted teaching by trained staff:

• In all year groups
• Regular intervention programmes in class
• Flexible to meet the needs of the current cohort of children.
• Delivered by trained staff and line managed by subject leaders, senior management team and the SENCO.

Strategies/programmes to support speech and language where appropriate:

• Support strategies put in place both as part of everyday class based teaching and as additional group or individual support if appropriate.
• Speech and Language Therapist support – small group & 1:1
• Speech and Language Therapist advice disseminated to & followed by teaching staff
• Specific differentiation or modification of resources.
• Support with introduction of new vocabulary e.g. for a new topic.
• Mind maps for pre-learning of concept and topic words
• Range of visual support

Strategies to support/develop literacy including reading

• Differentiated phonics groups.
• Extra guided reading groups for children requiring additional support.
• Small group intervention programmes to enable children to ‘catch up’ if they are not making expected progress.
• Parent workshops to help parents understand how reading is taught in school and enable them to help their child at home.

Strategies to support/develop numeracy

• Small group intervention programmes
• Small group intervention programmes to enable children to ‘catch up’ if they are not making expected progress.
• Maths Booster club
• Access to specialist Numeracy Teaching if appropriate

Strategies/support to develop independent learning

• Alternative  recording methods
• Visual timetables for class & individuals
• Range of visual support and visual scaffolds
• Regular ‘celebration of success’ opportunities
• Success criteria used in every lesson
• Timers to help children with time keeping.
• Resources clearly labelled and accessible in all classes.
•  Individual targets where appropriate to the age and ability of the child