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What support can a child receive at St. Bernadette’s?

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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.

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Adaptations may include:

We believe in providing scaffolds, not ceilings, enabling every child to achieve their full potential.

How are children selected for interventions?

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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?

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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:

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Communication and Learning

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  • Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT) in school twice each week

  • Speech and language interventions

  • Talk Boost

  • Precision Teaching

  • Dyslexia Gold

  • Birmingham Toolkit interventions linked to individual learning targets

  • Targeted spelling support

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Emotional Wellbeing

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  • Play Therapy twice each week

  • Emotional check-ins

  • Wellbeing groups

  • Pastoral support

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Physical and Sensory Needs

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  • Occupational Therapy in school every fortnight

  • Advice and programmes from specialist professionals

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Attendance and Inclusion

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  • Individualised attendance support

  • Personalised transition arrangements

  • Close partnership working with families and external agencies

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Support is reviewed regularly to ensure it continues to meet each child's changing needs.

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