Specialist Interventions
Maths and Reading
Some children may need some extra support with their maths learning. We have a variety of interventions in place for these children.
We also have interventions in place for children who need support in their reading. Our teachers will identify those who need extra support and discuss this with families.
Positive Behaviour
Sometimes children can have social or emotional difficulties that are a barrier to their learning. We have Learning Mentors who work with groups and individuals to help them to be ready to learn. The programmes we offer are nurture groups, social skills, friendship groups, turn taking, anger management, understanding emotions and emotional resilience. They are often bespoke to the needs of a particular child or group. In addition our whole school have had attachment training with a focus on strategies to support child who are 'looked after' or adopted. Staff have received Just Right training which uses strategies for children to enable self-regulation and self-reflection.
Speech and Language
Children who have difficulty with Speech Sound Production or who need to increase their vocabulary may be asked to take part in School Start, a Speech and Language Intervention for Reception children. This lasts for 2 terms and is delivered by the class TAs, half an hour a week each for Speech Sound Production and Vocabulary. Children who have specific speech and language difficulties can be referred to a Speech Therapist who will come in to school and do an assessment.