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What support can a child receive at St. Bernadette’s?
Support for children with SEND can be organised into these three categories:
Quality first teaching is the foundation of our inclusive approach for all children. Rather than lowering expectations, we remove barriers so that every child can access an ambitious curriculum.
Adaptations may include:
We believe in providing scaffolds, not ceilings, enabling every child to achieve their full potential.
How are children selected for interventions?
At St. Bernadette’s School, we use a range of information to identify children who may benefit from additional support. Interventions are designed to provide targeted help with a particular area of learning or development and are usually delivered for a specific period of time.
What happens if my child needs additional support?
When children need additional support, we provide carefully planned provision that is matched to their individual strengths and needs.
Our targeted and specialist support includes:
Communication and Learning
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Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT) in school twice each week
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Speech and language interventions
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Talk Boost
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Precision Teaching
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Dyslexia Gold
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Birmingham Toolkit interventions linked to individual learning targets
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Targeted spelling support
Emotional Wellbeing
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Play Therapy twice each week
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Emotional check-ins
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Wellbeing groups
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Pastoral support
Physical and Sensory Needs
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Occupational Therapy in school every fortnight
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Advice and programmes from specialist professionals
Attendance and Inclusion
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Individualised attendance support
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Personalised transition arrangements
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Close partnership working with families and external agencies
Support is reviewed regularly to ensure it continues to meet each child's changing needs.