Richmond School
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Enhanced Mainstream School for Specific Learning Difficulties - Richmond School
A Guide for Mainstream Schools
As from January 2010 as part of the LA’s SEN / Behaviour review Richmond School was designated as an Enhanced Mainstream School for Specific Learning Difficulties. There are 7 EMS SpLD spread across the county. These form part of the Cognition and Learning Network coordinated by Access and Inclusion Services within the LA. Each EMS has a support base at the heart of the school; with assistance from the LA to fund specialist resources.
The aim is that the support base will be fully integrated into Richmond School, promoting an inclusive culture and raising awareness of SpLD, whilst assisting in the removal of barriers to achievement for all children and young people, helping to challenge the preconceptions associated with SpLD, and providing training and professional development for teaching and support staff.
The enhanced provision is staffed by:
Kath Lawson – Teacher in Charge (full time)
Helen Spence – Specialist Teacher
Sara Greenhalgh – ATA -
Sian Harvey - ATA
Steffy Cappleman – Administration Officer
EMS staff will deliver ‘outreach’ services to 43 local schools for individual pupils who need specialist support to meet their learning needs. .
We look forward to working in partnership with you for the benefit of all pupils.
EMS SpLD Richmond School covers the following area:
Bedale
Catterick
Swaledale
Wensleydale
To contact EMS SpLD at Richmond School:
Telephone: 01748 850111 ext 8180
Email: emsadmin@richmondschool.net
What is an Enhanced Mainstream School?
26 mainstream primary and secondary schools in North Yorkshire that have been given ‘Enhanced Mainstream School’ (EMS) status.
This means they act as ‘host’ schools with specialist staffing and an Enhanced Mainstream School support base located in the heart of the school.
The schools are aspiring to be ‘centres for excellence’ within their particular specialist area
7 of the secondary schools specialise Specific Learning Difficulties, and are part of the SEND Support and Outreach Service within the Local Authority (LA).
They have additional resources, staffing, funding and physical provision to support the education of children and young people with Specific Learning Difficulties, by:
- making specialist provision within the school;
- providing support and outreach to other mainstream schools.
The Enhanced Mainstream Schools form part of the Local Authority’s pattern of special educational needs provision.
What are the principles of an Enhanced Mainstream School?
The Local Authority’s underlying ambition is, where possible, to support children and young people to learn in their local community school.
The core principles of the Enhance Mainstream Schools are:
to meet the needs of children and young people within mainstream settings;
to provide flexible outreach provision to children and young people in mainstream schools;
to provide greater equity of support across the Local Authority;
to promote inclusive practice within North Yorkshire schools;
to help all children and young people reach their potential.
Parent Involvement
Parents will be invited to contribute to the support and outreach programme. All information regarding the child or young person’s needs, and the provision that is being made for them, will be readily available in accessible formats.
What do Enhanced Mainstream Schools for Specific Learning Difficulties offer that is additional and different?
The Enhanced Mainstream Schools provide support and outreach services to meet the needs of children and young people with specific learning difficulties who require additional and different support to make progress in a mainstream school setting.
Outreach Services may include:
Advice and training on:
- personalised learning;
- making changes to the curriculum and the learning environment to benefit children and young people;
- specific difficulties and their implications;
- other professional development for mainstream staff;
- support for parents.
Supporting for:
- transition and access arrangements;
- identification and assessment of need;
- modelling and teaching where appropriate.
Accessing Support from an Enhance Mainstream School
Outreach
To access support and outreach services from an Enhanced Mainstream School, a request for involvement can be made by the child/young person's school, countersigned by the Headteacher.
Parental permission will be sought, and parents will be consulted and involved at all stages.
Once a referral for outreach support has been made, an action plan will be put in place detailing the frequency and duration of interventions required.
Placements
Each Enhanced Mainstream School also offers a small number of full time placements for young people with a statement of special educational needs whose needs cannot be met in their their local mainstream school.
These young people will be placed on roll in the Enhanced Mainstream School and have a personalised learning plan and access to the full curriculum as appropriate.
All placements will be reviewed annually.
A Guide for Mainstream Schools
INTRODUCTION
Background
The Local Authority’s underlying ambition is, where possible, to support children and young people to learn in their local community school.
The key benefits include;
More flexible provision
Greater consistency of support across the Local Authority
Significant increases in staff capacity
Greater promotion of inclusive practice
The Enhanced Mainstream Schools
As part of the changing provision, the Local Authority has given 26 North Yorkshire schools ‘Enhanced Mainstream School’ status
This means they act as ‘host’ schools with specialist staffing and an Enhanced Mainstream School support base located in the heart of the school
The school aspire to be ‘centres of excellence’ within their particular specialist area
They will offer
Support and outreach services to local mainstream schools
Specialist placements for children and young people
ENHANCED MAINSTREAM SCHOOLS FOR SPECIFIC LEARNING DIFFICULTIES (SpLD)
Specific Learning Difficulties is an over-arching term for a number of associated learning difficulties which may be of varying severity
Children and young people with SpLD may experience particular difficulties in processing information, learning to read, write, spell or manipulate numbers. Other difficulties may include organisation and co-ordination
The Enhance Mainstream Schools will provide support and outreach services based around the requirements of children and young people with specific learning difficulties who require assistance to reach their potential in a mainstream school setting
They have additional resources, staffing and funding to support the education of children and young people with SpLD
LOCALITY WORKING FOR AN EMS
The Enhanced Mainstream Schools will also engage in partnership working with relevant external agencies such as occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and the voluntary sector
WHAT SERVICES CAN THE ENHANCED MAINSTREAM SCHOOLS OFFER?
Support and Outreach Services provided by an Enhance Mainstream School may include:
Advice and training on;
Curriculum differentiation and personalised learning
Modification of the learning environment
The physical and educational implications of specific conditions
Access arrangements
Supporting;
Children and young people transitions
Identification and assessment of specific need
Professional development for staff
One to one teaching, where appropriate
For more information see the EMS Service Level Agreement and Specification, available on the Learning Net www.n-yorks.net
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