Assessment and SLD Unit
Intent
A holistic approach is used to deliver our curriculum and every child is at a different stage within their learning, regulation, communication and sharing attention journey. We understand the importance of supporting individuals to build firm foundations which allow them to reach their full potential as part of #TeamCastleHill. While the curriculum is ambitious for our pupils we also hold high aspirations for individuals to achieve and make great progress against their EHCP outcomes.
Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP) strands:
Communication and Interaction
Sensory and Physical
Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH)
Cognition and Learning
EHCP strands create a bespoke pathway for every child, embedded within our teaching and learning.
Implementation
We utilise a SCERTS approach in our curriculum throughout our pathway. Social Communication is developed through many different approaches:
NHS Speech and Language Therapist (SaLT)
SaLT support delivered by an HLTA
Attention Bucket
TacPac
Language Link
Total communication environment; allowing individuals to use communication methods advised by SaLT such as PECs, Talkpads, Communication boards, Jars, Visuals etc.
Intensive interaction
We support the Emotional Regulation of our pupils by providing bespoke approaches:
Sensory Diets - full body input
Zones of Regulation
Movement breaks
Fit to Learn
Sound therapy
Specialist sensory equipment to support sitting
Joint regulation
Our curriculum is complemented by adopting Transactional Support methods ensuring the environment and resources are modified and adapted in the best interest of our pupils and all children are provided with the tools to ensure that our broad and balanced curriculum is accessible, desirable and engaging for all our learners.
Impact
The outcomes for our learners from our creative, ambitious and engaging curriculum are that children make progress from their starting points and are ready for the next stage of their educational and personal journey. We aim to support all children to discover their preferred method of communication while immersing them in 'Total Communication' environments.
Pupils are supported to develop their personal care skills and skills for life to help them on their journey to become as independent and as confident as they possibly can be. They are exposed to co-regulation strategies such as proprioception and vestibular inputs to help them to learn what feels good for their bodies to enable them to self-regulate with greater independence.
Academically, children develop literacy and numeracy skills in line with their stage of development; supported and encouraged to develop a love of reading and an understanding of the world around them. This will also allow them to be involved with and thrive in the wider community.