Assessment and SLD Unit

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. 

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. 

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.