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Additional Support Needs and Inclusion in Denny High
Additional Support Needs and Inclusion in Denny HighAnne Motion & Peter Graham, Denny High Community School, Falkirk
1CONTEXT
Denny High is a mainstream Falkirk Authority secondary school with 1275 pupilsSeven associate primariesIncorporated Northfield an Autistic Spectrum Disorder unit, one of two in Falkirk authorityThere are 123 in the bottom 2 SIMD deciles84 in the top two.
CONTEXTDenny High is a mainstream Falkirk Authority secondary school with 1275 pupils, with seven associate primaries. The school also has a unit for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (Northfield), which is one of two in the authority. Within Falkirk Authority there is a special school for moderate and complex difficulties and a secondary behaviour unit. There are 123 in the bottom 2 SIMD deciles and 84 in the top two deciles.2INCLUSION
Denny High School Pupils disseminate into four houses
Dumyat HartfellCruachan SchiehallionDenny High Community School
Northfield pupils belong to Hartfell House
INCLUSIONAll pupils belong to one of four houses Dumyat, Hartfell, Cruachan and Schiehallion, and attend registration with form tutors, with a horizontal system. Form lasts for ten minutes each morning, form teachers normally take their Personal and Social Education class. This builds up positive relationships. Northfield pupils belong to Hartfell House. There is a healthy inter-house rivalry with many quizzes and competitions as well as charity days.3SUPPORT FOR LEARNING DEPARTMENT
1 Principal Teacher
7 Support for Learning Teachers
2 Northfield Teachers
2 Behaviour Support Teachers
15 Support for Learning Assistants (13 FTE)
SUPPORT FOR LEARNING DEPARTMENTThe department consists of 1 principal teacher, 8 support for learning teachers, 2 Northfield teachers and 2 behaviour support teachers and 15 Support for Learning Assistants (13 FTE)4ADDITIONAL SUPPORT NEEDS
201 pupils with additional support needs
Autistic Spectrum DisorderSensory Impairments AspergersDystoniaDyslexiaSydenhamsDyspraxiaSticklersDysgraphia Severe AnaphylaxisChronic Lung Disease
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT NEEDSThere are 201 pupils with additional support needs throughout the school to address; Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dysgraphia and sensory impairments along with a number of medical conditions which include severe dystonia, Sydenhams, Sticklers, severe Anaphylaxis and chronic lung disease (oxygen cylinder required) both long and short term difficulties. Pupils with social and emotional difficulties are supported internally and utilising external agencies.5Restorative ApproachAlternative To Exclusion Provision
This gives pupils time to reflect on their behaviour and discuss with staff.
We are a restorative school and offer pupils an alternative to exclusion provision within our Support Base. This gives pupils time to reflect on their behaviour and discuss with staff. There are 23 pupils accessing Northfield with ASD or Aspergers.
All the above pupils are entitled to be included in all aspects of school life. This can involve arranging to transport oxygen cylinders on buses through to sending SLAs with pupils to Euro Disney with Aspergers pupils.6TRANSITIONPrimary transition starts 18 months prior to the pupils arriving in Denny High.
Support for Learning teaching team is allocated a primary and visits weekly
They follow the pupils through from P6academic levels, social interaction medical and family issues
TRANSITIONPrimary transition starts 18 months prior to the pupils arriving in Denny High. A member of the Support for Learning teaching team is allocated a primary and visits weekly. They follow the pupils through from P6. During this time the pupils become familiar with them and staff gain knowledge on academic levels, social interaction and medical and family issues. 7Pupil Support File
All this information is transferred into our Pupil Support File. From this information file, staff can be easily signposted to any medical or learning concerns.
Staff attend Transition meetings for those pupils with Additional Support Needs and any pupil requiring a PSRG (Pupil Support Referral Group). We are responsible for compiling class lists. These we get checked out with primary staff to ensure transition is as smooth as possible.8Enhanced TransitionFor pupils in need of this
There are 2 Primary 7 Parents/Carers Evenings, February and June
Parents/Carers are in partnership with Denny High School
We offer an enhanced transition programme for pupils in need of this. There are 2 Primary 7 Parents/Carers Evenings, February and June where it is stressed that parents/carers are in partnership with Denny High School.9Pupil Information
The information gathered is available to all members of staff in the Pupil Information file in the Shared for Staff folder on our Network, this is updated regularly for each pupil. FORM 4: IEPs are in the folder in year groups in alphabetical order.
10Form 4: IEPs
11SUPPORTING STAFFStaff bid for departmental input for their departments
We prioritise staff to facilitate these bids.
SUPPORTING STAFF
Staff bid for departmental input for their departments. We prioritise staff to facilitate these bids.
12Northfield
Two classrooms
One social room
Small tutorial room (departure lounge)
Store cupboard!
Boys Toilet!13NorthfieldOpened in August 1998
Aim is to integrate pupils into mainstream wherever and whenever possiblecan be social integration and/or academic integration
Pupils can attend Northfield from S1 to S6
Mainstream subject staff teach some Northfield pupils in discrete small groups in S1 & S2.
Northfield is a facility for pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. It was opened in Denny High School in August 1998.
Our aim is to integrate pupils into mainstream wherever and whenever possible. This can be social integration and/or academic integration.
Pupils can attend Northfield from S1 to S6. At present there are 24 S1-S6.
Mainstream subject staff teach some Northfield pupils in discrete small groups in S1 & S2.
It is important that the pupils using Northfield are exposed to a broad and balanced curriculum which allows for individual progress. It is, therefore, proposed to offer a curriculum as near to the one opposite as possible.
14NorthfieldIt is important that the pupils using Northfield are exposed to a broad and balanced curriculum which allows for individual progress. We thereforeoffer a curriculum as near to mainstreamas possible.
15Supporting pupils using ICT16SQA PolicyThe provision of a human reader and/or a human scribe would undermine the fundamental assessment objectives for reading and writing and would not secure that the National Units in Literacy provided a reliable indication of the knowledge and skills of the candidate upon whom they are conferred. It would not be possible to maintain public confidence in the National Units in Literacy if learners are given credit for reading and writing when that process has been carried out by someone else. SQA Policies, Section 96(7) Equality Act 2010, Specification 3 - Literacy Units
Changes within the new National Qualifications system, as of August 2013, meant that learners undertaking National 3 and National 4 English are no longer permitted to use a human reader/scribe for the Literacy element of this qualification. Pupils are allowed the use of word processors, and other assistive technologies as acceptable adjustments.17Our Solution
As part of the work with SQA and CALL Scotland (Edinburgh University), we were made aware of two pieces of software which would enable learners who had an additional support need requiring reader/scribes to become independent. These pieces of software are:Ivona MiniReader provided by Ivona Software
CereProc Voices Heather and Stuart, also known as The Scottish Voices
18What are the Scottish Voices?Why listen to me when you can here what they are
19Who can use the Voices?
Any member of staff or pupil in a Scottish Secondary School (Not Private School) can use the Voices under the Scottish Government License.
Anyone who works for the Scottish Government / Local Council can use it, e.g. NHS, Social Work, etc.
20Why Do We Need Them?We spend a lot of time in schools teaching pupils to work with readers and scribes, rather than teaching coping strategies to some of their needs.
Literacy is a priority for all lets give pupils a tool to assist them with this!
21Open InvitationPlease feel free to come and visit us any time we always have the kettle on.
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