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Nadine PrescottCarolyn Gelenter Speech and Language TherapistAdvisory Teacher SLCN
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To support children with additional needs into their first year of secondary school to feel safe and confident about being in secondary To support primary and secondary schools to develop resources, activities and programmes in relation to achieving the above outcome for children.
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Lots of things happening at once ! Puberty and physical changes Increase in social awareness – changes to Social networks Systematic changes in the way school is organised
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Girls Students with existing behaviour difficulties Low achievers Students with poor parental support.
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Students with SLCN who experience the most difficulty are those with: Low vocabularies Poor receptive language (understanding of language) These areas have BIG impact on accessing curriculum and getting by socially.
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To become familiar with the layout of their new school To become familiar with routines of their new school To feel confident and safe about attending secondary school To meet with other students who will be attending their new secondary school, and meet school staff To gain coping strategies to support their transition to secondary school.
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To be able to deliver small group work around transition To gain strategies to support children with additional needs To understand the purpose of a transition program To get to know some of their students.
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Increase in the number of children feeling happy about attending secondary school 100% of students reported confidence in finding way around school after groups Greater awareness of routines Greater awareness of wider aspects of school life Less anxiety type questions being asked 92% of staff reported increased knowledge about running transition groups 90% of staff found the transition programme useful in supporting students to transition to year 7.
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Biggest thing that helps is Positive people who: ‘Are easy to talk to Listen to me Get to know me Make an effort to talk to me Answer my questions Help me picture where I am going.’
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Not having enough information about secondary school Getting unclear or mixed messages Bullies People not listening Not being able to visit secondary school.
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Year 6 identified meeting criteria of: Statement for SLI SA or SA+ for SLCN Statement with secondary SLCN Vulnerable children Only for students attending Westminster Secondary Schools Secondary schools free to organise out-of-borough children to join
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The areas we chose to focus on are based on what students in Westminster have told us matters to them the most: Getting lunch Not getting lost Knowing where I should be Finding nice people who can help Not getting bullied Homework and getting organised.
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Most secondary schools have got dates for programme for the 2014 -2015 Academic year
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St. Augustine’s QK o Will run 6 sessions o Dates to be decided o Will run 4 sessions o From 6 th of June to 27 th of June inclusive o 9:30 -11:00 o Capacity for 2 groups
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Paddington Academy St. Marylebone o For nurture group o Be-spoke 10 sessions o 3 hours each sesssion o Between May and July o Will discuss dates with primary school o 6 sessions o Dates to be decided o Maximum of 2 groups
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Greycoats Pimlico o Dates to be decided o From Wednesday 4 th of June until Wednesday 9 th of July inclusive o 9:00-11:00 am o Maximum numbers 20 children
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Westminster City Westminster Academy St George’s o Waiting to hear
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Identify children according to criteria Send list to me to co-ordinate with secondary schools Check secondary dates Send out letters of permission Ensure there is someone to bring children to nominated secondary school Run the group again at school if possible.
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