Outreach Service Severndale Specialist School forCommunication and Interaction

Shropshire has a school population of 38,198 18.73% of pupils with SEN 2.4% of pupils have statements

Severndale Special School Opened April 1995 Projected 120 pupils aged 5 -19

Current 276 pupils aged 5 – 19 and 31 pupils aged 2½ - 5

We cater for approximately 0.72% of that population

Provision has developed as a result of:

Beacon Status

Leading Edge Partnership

Specialist School Status

Severndale Specialist School - Communication & Interaction

Training provider for Shropshire Council

Early Years Education and Childcare Team

Edge Hill University

Health providers

Offers support to mainstream schools with pupils who have complex learning difficulties

Currently 231pupils

Includes training e.g. ASD, Complex Needs, Makaton, Elkan and bespoke packages

Judith Pilkington will focus on one important aspect of our outreach work

Valuing People (2001) definition

Significantly reduced ability to understand new or complex information and/or learn new skills with

Reduced ability to learn independently

Impact of the brain on literacy

Gathering of baseline data

Planning & evaluating interventions

Frontal LobeProblem solvingWorking memoryReasoning

Parietal LobeProcessing sensory input

Occipital LobeLetter/word/picture recognition

CerebellumSlower processingAutomates some processes

Temporal LobeListening skillsLong term memoryProduction of language

Structures: attention, language

Processes: memory, recall, fluency

Higher order: understanding concepts, organisation, using & transferring knowledge

Assessment tools to identify specific areas of strengths and needs

o Active Literacy Kit

o Units of Sound

o The Listening Test

Organisation of the school

Inclusion agenda

Student voice

Knowledge of effective practice

SummarySummarySuccess in applying specialist techniques

▸Matching technique to specific areas of difficulty

▸Providing tools, time and support

▸Consolidation and transfer of new learning

Chris DaviesHeadteacherSeverndale Specialist School for Communication and Interactionwww.severndale.shropshire.sch.uk

Judith PilkingtonAssistant Headteacher, Outreach ServiceSeverndale Specialist School for Communication and Interactionjudithpilkington@gmail.com

For further reference or source details please email outreach.severndale@gmail.com