How is this Additional and Different to Good Mainstream Teaching?
Specialist provision at KS4
Specialist teachers supported by LSAs provide curriculum flexibility in the form of Work-Related Learning (WRL) and Enrichment and Enhancement (E&E) lessons for students identified in Year 9 as having erratic attendance, are disaffected or who may for other reasons to be in danger of not completing a full BTEC/GCSE offer at Key Stage 4. Students participating in Work related Learning (WRL) combine up to three days of school attendance for core BTEC and GCSE subjects and work placements with local employers or colleges. E&E course are popular for students on pathway 3 as it offers students the chance to gain an accredited Certificate of Personal Effectiveness (CoPE) and catch up on outstanding coursework from their other subjects in the KS4 Study Room.
SEN Team that delivers the support:
In addition to the SEN Management team, we have 6 specialist LSAs posts. Post holders lead and support interventions relating to the following areas of specialisation:
- Specific Learning Differences (SPLD)
- Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD)
- Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties (BESD) at Key Stages 3 & 4
- Hearing and Visually Impaired (HI/VI) and other sensory and physical disabilities
- Sixth Form
The key focus is on the delivery of support to students on the Personalised learning Register (PLR), by collating information about them and working in partnership with colleagues to agree and implement Individual Educational Plans (IEPs), facilitate small group or 1:1 withdrawal sessions or support students and teachers in mainstream classrooms. Specialist LSAs will develop and implement their own action plans under management supervision, in order to address this specialist need.