SEN

The children have worked incredibly hard throughout module three and module four and have made real strides in their development and progress to date.

Fond Farewells and Staff Updates

We sadly are saying goodbye to Miss Adewusi, our SEN teacher. Miss Adewusi has continually supported our SEN students and she will be sorely missed. We wish all the best in her new adventures. 

Miss Maher has joined the Inclusion team as an SEN teacher in  module 3. Miss Maher will be continuing in Module 5 and Module 6. 

Miss Matthews has a new addition to her family- little baby Erik. Many congratulations to Miss Matthews and family. 

As an appreciation to the work of Miss Adewusi, we will be having a spotlight on Speech and Language  Awareness for the SEND newsletter.

Speech and Language

Speech and Language difficulties can present in many different ways and can be a hidden SEN condition. Please see the visual below listing the strategies to use in order to support Speech and Language Students both at home and in school. This may also benefit strategies for all learners.

Developmental Language Disorder

Developmental language disorder (DLD) is a communication disorder that interferes with learning, understanding, and using language. These language difficulties are not explained by other conditions, such as hearing loss or autism, or by extenuating circumstances, such as lack of exposure to language. DLD can affect a child’s speaking, listening, reading, and writing. DLD has also been called specific language impairment, language delay, or developmental dysphasia. It is one of the most common developmental disorders, affecting approximately 1 in 14 children in pre- school. DLD persists into adulthood.

If you would like more information on Speech and Language please click on the following link 

https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/childrens-therapies-the-pod/speech-and-language-therapy/

Successes

Hanna, Harry and Sullivan have achieved the league of excellence for continuing to work to the best of their abilities - well done to all. 

Keira in Year 7 met Jamie Oliver at the Houses of Parliament to highlight the need for more dyslexia support in the country. 

Interventions

To continually support our SEN pupils we offer the following interventions:

• Reading

• Phonics

• Maths

• Handwriting

• ELSA (an intervention to support emotions) 

• Social Skills

• Lego therapy

• Zones of regulation

• EBSA (emotional based school avoidance).

We also offer sensory circuits and clever fingers. This list is not exhaustive and as we are always adapting to support the changing needs of our students.

Revision Sessions

Over the Easter Break there are planned revision sessions to support Year 11 with their GCSEs. Please look out for information. If your child can attend this will be really beneficial for them to give them the extra support they will need just before the exam period starts. 

Thank you

Finally, I would like to thank all our students and staff for all of their hard work and dedication throughout this module. 

I wish you a lovely Easter Break 

Nicola Catlow

SENDCo