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The children have worked incredibly hard throughout module one and module two and have made real strides in their development and progress to date.
Well-wishes
We are wishing Miss Matthews all the very best with the delivery of a new arrival. We wish Miss Matthews all the best and look forward to seeing baby and sharing the good news with you.
As an appreciation to the work of Miss Matthews, we will be having a spotlight on Deaf Awareness for the SEND newsletter.
What equipment supports the deaf community at school?
At school we use the special equipment called ‘Radio Aid’ and it can help the deaf community to understand and listen more clearly. You may have seen teachers use it all the time in lessons. The advantages is that it can help deaf students to hear more clearly and they can focus on their work but have you ever wondered what the downside is? The downside is that whatever a teacher forgets to mute, they can hear everything and this can be a problem but also it’s the same as shouting as well.
Top Tip
Whenever any student is reading a line from a book etc- give the radio aid to that student for reading- it will help the deaf person to hear better so that they can understand the words.
Hearing Impairment Specialist Provision News
To promote Deaf awareness week, our HI SRP students produced a powerpoint that was focused on Deaf Awareness to show staff and students what it is like to be Deaf. The slides were delivered through tutor time and feedback suggested it was very helpful when students reflected upon what it would be like living with this challenge.
BSL Signs to Learn
SEN Champions
The SEN champions continue to meet twice a module to discuss and share SEN highlights or concerns across the Academy. They also support new students with transition and also support on interview panels.
The students of the group always highlighted how they feel supported quoting’ Teachers understand our needs and always try their hardest to help us’. We look forward to our next meeting.
Successes of our SEN Champions
Hanna is participating in the Duke Of Edinburgh awards- well done Hanna. Also Dylan is celebrating being voted for Student Voice.
The group requested a Christmas makeover of the hub and decorated our tree.
SEN Coffee Morning
SEN coffee mornings were held in Module 1 and which were a great success. This gave an opportunity to co- produce the Student Support Plan with parents and also provide views from home too. We will be holding the SEN Coffee mornings next module and look forward to meeting with you again.
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 extensive and as we are always adapting to support the changing needs of our students.
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 all a wonderful Christmas and a happy new year!
Nicola Catlow
SENDCo
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