Supporting SEND in the curriculum
Children with SEND are able to access all parts of the curriculum with careful planning and specific adaptations. We use SEND codes to show how we will adapt our teaching to ensure all children are fully supported. Teachers and teaching assistants will adapt the teaching to meet the needs of all individual children. As part of our monitoring processes we ensure that children with SEND are able to fully access all aspects of the curriculum. Support may include but is not limited to:
- Peer, TA and teacher support, including 1-1 support for those children who may require this
- Visual aids
- Word banks, writing frames, sloped writing supports, grip mats and pencil grips where writing is required
- Using laptops instead of writing where appropriate
- Seating positions near the interactive whiteboard for visually impaired children
- Seating positions near the teacher for hearing impaired children
- Coloured overlays to enable children with Dyslexia to participate in reading
- Reducing the writing aspect where necessary
- Breaking down complex concepts into smaller, more manageable parts
- Varied sized resources
- Specific adaptations can be made to ensure all children can operate any equipment they need in subjects such as Music, Art or Geography
- A variety of learning styles are used throughout the curriculum
More information about SEND support in school can be found here
Supporting SEND in maths
Maths lends itself to being able to be differentiated for all children where needed. Equipment and practical maths can help all learning styles to be able to access the learning and within the maths workbooks, lots of images are used to enable all children to be able to answer questions. Repetition is key to developing math skills. Providing plenty of opportunities for practice, such as through games or activities, can help children with SEN build their skills and reinforce what they have learned.
Maths at Newbold is a hands-on approach so all children can experience maths at the level they need to. Resources are adapted to meet the needs of all children.
All classes have maths working walls with key concepts and methods added for the step the children are working on to enable all children to be able to access previous and key learning when needed.