Merseyside SLD/CLD School, Co-ordinators Meeting- Independent Living Skills
9th January 2014
Present
Rebekah
Cuthill
Lesley
Foxfield School
ILS Co-ordinator
Secondary
School
Primary school
rebekahcuthill@live.co.uk
Stanley School
Jess DeVere
Ellery park
PSHE Coordinator
PSHE
Coordinator
Primary School
deverej@hotmail.com
Zoe Lucas
Millstead
Primary School
zoey.lucas@millsteadschool.co.uk
Sophie caines
Palmerston
PSHE
Primary school
s.caines@palmerston.liverpool.sch.uk
Liz Jones
Meadowside
PSHE & Lifeskills
elizaj@sky.com
Jade
Princes
ILS
Secondary
school
Primary School
Valerie Parker
(in place of
John
Thompson)
Mill Green
Independent
travel
Secondary
valerie.parker@sthelens.org.uk
lesley@1carmstrong.me
Jade_gav@hotmail.co.uk
johnthompson@sthelens.org.uk
Apologies
Joanne Dickinson, Brookfields School
Cavendish
Bluebell Park ?
Redbridge ?
Rowan Park ?
9am- Meeting began with introductions of new members, apologies and brief recap of last
meeting
Feedback from Jess and Lesley from Conductive education visit
Discussion of importance of ILS, where our schools currently are, where we want to be
Discussed how ILS is covered within each school i.e. ILS sessions, through PSHE, through rest
of curriculum, not covered
Each school shared their own documents with the rest of the group and time was spent
looking at these documents and asking each other questions.
All present agree on the huge importance of ILS for our pupils and the need for some
continuity between the schools. Continuity will allow for us to show progress, moderate,
formalise and acknowledge skills we automatically teach already especially with regards to
ofsted
Discussion/ sharing of resources
Life education caravan, www.corumlifeeducation.org.uk, cle@corum.org.uk, sample
worksheets and videos available on website
A spoon full of sugar- big book
BOOTS leaning store
Food a fact of life- website
Crawford the cat- videos suitable for plenary e.g. why you need to wear a coat
The activators- CD ROM- exercise, healthy eating etc
The Clothes Song by peter Weatherall- you tube
Out and About- CD ROM
Brush Bus song- British council
Top Marks- ‘brush your teeth’ song
Ideas- glitter on hands to show how germs spread, ping pong ball in toilet for ‘target’
practice, teeth dying tablets
Discussion of areas of importance- Personal Care, Community, Daily living and Self
Advocacy. Group felt that self advocacy is covered elsewhere so does not need including.
Safety was also discussed and it was agreed this should be integrated throughout the other
strands and not a standalone strand.
Break 11am
11.20
Thought showerPersonal Care
Feeding/ eating- cutlery, cups, setting table, accepting help, sitting at a table, accepting a
spoon, accepting care support e.g. feeding tube, recognising familiar routines
Toileting- handling clothing, asking for, accepting support, recognising toilet, shutting door,
flushing, washing hands, wiping, recognising need to go,
Body issues- periods, discretion, body odour, wiping nose, disposal of tissues, coughing with
hand over mouth
Washing- products, what for where, when, taps, showers, baths, hot/cold,
Dressing- fastenings, appropriate clothing for activity, care of clothes, size, sequencing of
what goes on first, recognising items of clothing and where they go, shoes on right feet
Dental hygiene- cleaning teeth, flossing, mouthwash, dentist, where to buy products
Hair care- washing, drying, styling, combing/ brushing, accepting support, visiting hair
dressers
Style/ fashion- colours that go, sense of style, appropriateness, fashion, magazines, where
to buy
Community
Leisure facilities- library, cinema, swimming baths, cafes/resteraunts
Social signs
Safety- road, rail, water, strangers, respond to warnings, 999, where to get help,
Travel- walking, public transport, around school, timetables, planning, crossings
Behaviour
Keeping belongings safe
Choices
Money skills- paying, change, exchange, recognition, budgeting, banking, where does money
come from, cards, keeping money safe
Shopping- lists, finding in shop/ which shop, paying, queing, packing, which que, trolley/
basket,
Daily Living Skills
Health and safety- nutrition, water, medicine, hygiene, appliance safety- heat, electricity,
sharps
Budgeting (covered in community)
Use of appliances- hoover, iron, washing machine, kettle, microwave, oven, grill
Cooking and food prep- food hygiene, health, snacks, drinks, hot snacks, hot drinks, meals,
packed lunches
Food storage
Cleaning- products, what to clean, when and what with, washing aand drying
Tidying- putting things away, where
Routines- alarm clocks, getting ready
Personal care covered quite comprehensively by Princess and therefore not a priority. We
will work on community and daily living skills first and then tweak personal care
Lunch 12.30-1.10PM
1.10pm- come back together and form plan for afternoon
Split into groups to work further on community
Group 1- behaviour
Group 2-money and shopping
Group 3- travel
2.45- Feedback to group and discussion of actions for next meeting
3.30- Close
Action Plan for next meeting
Rebekah Cuthill- type up minutes and send to all, find out where to get slider boards and
sleeves for dressing/ toileting, continue with work from today- levelling
community/behaviour outcomes and place into proforma once received from Zoe
Jade – email assessment booklet to Zoe, continue with todays work- pull out info from all
materials for section, place into separate levels p1-ncl3
Zoe Lucas- adapt Princess assessment proforma to contain our headings/info, insert own
work from todays meeting and forward to other members of group
All- to continue with areas we were working on today, level them p1- nc3, and place into
Princes proforma once received from Zoe
Lesley and Jess will also start to look at daily living Food prep and hygiene and daily routines