Thomas Aveling Whole School Provision
Information Sheet 2
Provision and Access Map – Thomas Aveling School
Cognition & Learning
Transition
Communication & Interaction
Behaviour, Emotional & Social
Development
Sensory and/or Physical Medical
Conditions
Visits to primary schools to all students by DOLs • SENCo and HSSW visits primary schools and attends review meetings • Childrens’ Team and aDOLs gathers
specific information in and from files from primary schools • Individual parental visits to Thomas Aveling with potential student • New Intake Evening • Students
Induction Day in the Y6 Summer Term • SENCo, Transition Manager and DOLs meet to discuss issues and placements • Open Evening • SIMS DATA Exchange
• ASD individual additional visits • Horizons, social skills group term 6 for Year 6 in need • 7X nurture tutor group for vulnerables •
Kirstie Nisbet SENCO
Thomas Aveling Whole School Provision
KS3
KS4
SIS for all AEN students
In-class support (Teaching Assistant or
other)
Wave 2 strategy catch-up or adapted
programmes- tutor time literacy below
L3. Access Eng/maths/humanities
groups
Wave 3 intervention assessment /
progress tracking Language and
literacy LEXIA
Learning mentors one to one
Specialist teaching 2014/15
Annual review and reporting cycle
Paired / buddy reading tutor time
Team teach / modelling
Clubs – Homework / Breakfast - Library
ICT provision / specialist softwareLEXIA, Literacy toolbox
Exam concessions / special
arrangements
7X nurture tutor group
As above plus:
Guided options choices
Modified and Alternative curriculum
COPE, Work Related, Vocational.
Alternative qualifications (eg entry-level
GCSE)
Special exam arrangements
LEXIA reading programme
Revision classes
Supplementary coursework sessions
Curriculum coursework teaching group
Kirstie Nisbet SENCO
Access to Autism Outreach if
appropriate.
In-class support if appropriate
Visual timetable if appropriate
Social stories if appropriate
Comic strip conversations
if appropriate
TA and Whole school INSET
Social skills group training aDOLs
Use of symbols / visuals
Structure school & class routines
Break and lunch clubs
OASIS room
Horizon Social skills
7X nurture tutor group
Access to Speech & Language
advice and/or programme
if appropriate.
As above
Guided options choices
Modified and Alternative curriculum
COPE, Work Related, Vocational.
Special exam arrangements
Revision classes
Supplementary coursework
sessions
Curriculum coursework teaching group
In-class support
SIS plans
Rewards system
Break and lunch club
Pastoral support plan
Oasis card/ Oasis room
Tutor support
School Counsellor
Student mentoring
Lilac Learners
Social skills group (formerly anger
management) aDOLs
Triple P
HSSW
Girls group
CAST counsellor
Horizon Social skills
As above plus:
Guided options choices
Reduced curriculum
Vocational courses
Work / college involvement
Social skills group training
Mentoring (year 11)
VERT tutor group
LOW INCIDENCE
School offers an individual
response to the wide range of
needs from monitoring to full-time
support through flexible
deployment of resources and
personnel. Support may be short,
medium or long term to enable
access to an inclusive mainstream
placement. Staff are aware of
impairment implications and offer
flexible teaching arrangements.
Specific physiotherapy or
occupational therapy programmes
may be offered. Some in-class
support may address health and
safety or access issues.
As above
Guided options choices
Thomas Aveling Whole School Provision
Access
Strategies
Mind / brain-friendly learning- memory
techniques.
Learning styles assessments
Writing frames / key word banks
Student information to staff SIS and
SIMS
Home / school link
Ability sets / small groups
Differentiated teaching & planning in
all curriculum subjects
School marking policy
School homework policy / planners
KS4 option choices / KS4 alternative
curriculum
College / work experience
Special exam arrangements
After school- Get It Done club
READ&WRITE GOLD software (Text
help)
School CPD National Autism
Society
Horizons
Student information SIS
Peer mentoring
Differentiation in all subjects
Break and lunch
Red/Green cards
Mind / brain-friendly learningmemory techniques.
Learning styles assessments
HSSW
Inclusions
Peer mentor & individual mentoring
Whole school behaviour plan
Whole school class rules
School reward policy
School sanction policy
Managed transfer
Social skills group (formerly anger
management)
Boys club lunch times
Girls after school group
Breakfast Club
Accessible toilets
Medical room
Visually Impaired Specialist
teacher
Hearing Impaired specialist
teacher
Transport (home-school)
Lunchtime activities / library /
Oasis
Homework club
Signage
Ramps
Specialist ICT resources- visually
impaired
Specialist equipment (eg laptops,
magnifiers)
Keyboard skills training
Bespoke furniture
Liaison with
Parents
HSSW Team Around the Family • SENCo – by request or at scheduled review meetings • Subject teachers – by request or at scheduled Parents’ Evenings (Plus
Options Evening Year 8) • Form Tutor, SL & DoL, Medway Youth Trust, Counsellor – via referral • Educational Psychologist – via referral • Other external
agencies – via referral • Parent Partnership support in meetings and with reports • Text-Home system • positive postcards/letters.
Partner
Agencies
Educational Psychology • Educational Welfare Officer • Medway Youth Trust (Careers Advice) •TAF support • Work placement • Visually Impaired Specialist •
Hearing Impaired Specialist • Speech and Language Service • Occupational therapy • Youth Offending Team • CAMHS and CAST• Parent Partnership •
Fairbridge • Inclusions • Pupil Referral Units- Silverbank •Virtual Head LAC • School Nurse • Parent support groups • KIDS • Autism Outreach • MAGIC • Kent
Autistic Trust •
Continuing
Professional
Development
Whole school INSET from internal / external source • Targeted departmental / individual training • INSET Coordinator maintains log of skills base • Knowledge
disseminated • Rolling programme of training – health issues, epilepsy, anaphylaxis etc • TEACHMEET • SENCo member of NASEN.
Kirstie Nisbet SENCO
Thomas Aveling Whole School Provision
Accronym guide
SIS Student information sheet
AEN Additional educational needs
ASD Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SENCO Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator
Kirstie Nisbet SENCO