Pros Oct 06 booklet.indd - Drighlington Primary School
Pros Oct 06 booklet.indd - Drighlington Primary School
Pros Oct 06 booklet.indd - Drighlington Primary School
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Special Attention...<br />
Every child is special, and every child is welcomed to our<br />
school. We aim to meet any child’s special needs wherever<br />
possible, and we have some resources such as a large care suite<br />
and platform lift in the North Building in order to help us to include as<br />
many children as practicable.<br />
We have an SEN team, led by Mrs. Williams, that works to identify<br />
children for whom established educational provision and intervention<br />
programmes are insufficient to secure appropriate progress. Where school<br />
action is required, we devise individual education plans and provide<br />
extra resources as required. If a child’s special needs are very significant,<br />
it may be possible to access further resources from Education Leeds.<br />
Regular contact is made with appropriate support services to help us with<br />
diagnostic assessments and educational programmes of work.<br />
We have Learning Support Assistants (L.S.As) throughout the school<br />
who work with individuals and small groups of children. Many staff in the<br />
Foundation Stage are trained in MAKATON sign language.<br />
Some children are identified as having special educational needs because<br />
they are more able. Where this is the case, class teachers will differentiate<br />
accordingly, and the school will provide some additional educational<br />
opportunities. Last year, our ‘Gifted and Talented’ Year 6 mathematicians<br />
had separate lessons from a high school teacher and a dedicated LSA and<br />
they achieve outstandingly high standards.<br />
Partnership with Parents...<br />
We encourage parents to help in school both in and out of the<br />
classroom in a variety of ways. Any help, whether it is single<br />
gesture or a regular occurrence, is extremely valued by the staff<br />
as there is always something to do in our busy school!<br />
Any teacher will be glad to meet with parents throughout the year although<br />
an appointment may sometimes be necessary for mutual convenience.<br />
There are two formal consltation evenings, usually in the autumn and<br />
spring terms, and an end of year report in July.
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