Learning Support Done The Wellfield Way

Learning Support Done The Wellfield Way...

Learning Support Staff

Miss Butterworth

Assistant Head Teacher / SENCo

Mrs Sachs

Assistant To The SENCo

Mrs Gibson-Storey HLTA

Mrs Naylor Teaching Assistant

Miss Arif Teaching Assistant

Miss Gibbons Teaching Assistant

Miss Whitaker Teaching Assistant

Wellfield Academy Values

At Wellfield Academy, we are committed to and passionate about providing a nurturing and inclusive environment where every student, can thrive. Our school team is dedicated to providing ‘nothing but the best’ and all work closely with students, their parents, and external specialists to ensure that the right support is available for each child.

As a school we recognise the importance of early identification and intervention to address the needs of pupils with SEND. The transition from primary to secondary school is a critical period for all students, but it holds particular significance for pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). We work with primary colleagues from approximately 20 feeder schools to ensure all pupils transition successfully.

Wellfield offers a wide range of resources, adaptations and in-class support, and access to targeted interventions, allowing all students to participate fully in school life. By fostering a culture of respect, understanding, and collaboration, we ensure that every student has the opportunity to succeed academically, socially, and emotionally.

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ASD

Here at Wellfield, we currently offer the following provision for students with ASD:

-Rest breaks during GCSE exams

-Key person

-Fidget toys

-Ear defenders

-Sensory provision

-Support with regulating feelings

-Autism, Identity and Me intervention group

-Quiet break and lunch clubs

-End of day de-brief

-Lego therapy (coming soon)

-Seating positioning planned to meet the needs of the individual

ADHD

Here at Wellfield, we currently offer the following provision for students with ADHD:

- Rest breaks during GCSE exams

-Key person

-Fidget toys

-Sensory provision

-Dual coding

-Multi-sensory learning opportunities

-Movement breaks

-Wobble cushions

-ADHD workbooks

-Support with regulating feelings

-Task management boards

-Classrooms now adopting a pastel colour scheme to ensure a calmer learning environment and reduce visual sensory distractions

-Seating considered to minimise distractions

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Dyslexia / Visual Stress

Here at Wellfield we currently offer the following provision for students with Dyslexia:

PowerPoints and other presentations no longer published with a white background

Worksheets copied onto coloured paper

Pre-teaching of subject specific vocabulary

Coloured overlays for reading (when recommended by optometrist)

Freshstart Phonics

Reading Together sessions with tutor

Assistive technology

Dyspraxia

Here at Wellfield we currently offer the following provision for students with Dyspraxia:

Key person

Opportunities to record in alternative ways

Chromebook for writing at length

Lego therapy

Demonstrations during PE lessons

Personalised instructions in PE

Printed timetables

Task management board

Auditory Difficulties

Here at Wellfield we currently offer the following provision for students with Auditory Difficulties:

Teacher of the Deaf visits

Edu Mic systems in class

Personalised instructions

Preferential seating at the front of class to enable lipreading

Task management board

Visual aids

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This is not an exhaustive list and as a team we are constantly learning and improving our practise so that we may provide our students with the best possible provision and support.

We also have a nurture class in Years 7 and 8. This is for those students that may require an extended transition from Key Stage 2 into Key Stage 3 The nurture class is a maximum of 15 students taught be subject specialist teachers following the same KS3 curriculum. If there is anything else you wish to know, by all means ask!

We also work with a wide range of external professionals to provide a package of support bespoke to a child’s individual needs. Professionals may include but are not limited to:

Speech and Language Therapist

Inclusion

Engagement Support Service

Specialist Teachers

Mental Health Workers

School Nurse

General Practitioners

Specialist Nurses

Outreach workers

Paediatrician

CAMHS

Educational Psychologist