Child Protection - Mrs Y Benning EMA / SE Programme / UCAS - Mr H Davidson Careers - Mrs H Murch
Learning Support: Mrs Wilson
Support for Pupils – Learning is a whole school resource and works to Support pupils in Nursery, Primary and Secondary. To Support young people with specific identified additional support needs in class, the Support for Learning assistants work with Secondary pupils and work in Primary and Nursery Each ASN pupil will be the responsibility of a particular member of the Learning staff. This case loading allows pupils and parents to identify with a particular member of staff who knows the pupils progress and needs really well. Each ASN pupil will have his / her progress reviewed annually. Everyone involved with the pupil are invited to these reviews to allow their fullest possible discussion to take place. As well as supporting pupils in class, support for learning teachers can also carry out diagnostic assessments to identify specific difficulties such as dyslexia. We can also provide advice to parents, staff and pupils on a range of additional support needs which may affect learning. A number of agencies work with the department including Educational Psychology and Social Work to ensure that pupils are appropriately supported. Within the school we have regular meetings with Support for Pupils Guidance and the Community Link worker.
Behaviour Support: Mr A Glen
This is a shared post with Pitlochry High School. Breadalbane Academy days are at present Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. Behaviour Support is accessed by referral from the Integrated Team Meetings within the boundaries of the ASN Act. A caseload is carried within the school under the line management of Mrs Duncan, Depute Head of Pupil Support. The post is very much part of a team approach which attempts an integrated approach adding individual strengths. Pupils are
supported in the following ways: * 1/1 support on modified timetables * General class, pupil and staff support with case related issues * Joint working (for example Self Esteem groups) * Support meetings * Close inks with other forms of pupil support in school * Transition work * Home school links
Community Link Worker: Susan Whyte
Main Purpose Community Link Workers work with children, young people, parents and staff to encourage education, attainment and achievement through good communication between home, school and the wider community.
They
provide advice and practical support to children, young people and
parents and carers, through a child and family centred approach and by
providing positive learning experiences. Key Tasks
Management and Structure Community Link Workers are based in schools, serving a secondary school and its feeder primaries. They are managed by Head Teachers, Deputes Support or Community School Co-ordinators. Co-ordination and planning of the team lie with a Community School Co-ordinator. Work is based on individual case work, group provision and development work.
Educational Psychologist: Rita Schepens
Every nursery, primary and
secondary school within Perth and Kinross has a named psychologist.
Educational Psychologists offer help and advice when there are
concerns about children and young people’s learning, behaviour or
emotional well-being. They can work with children and young people
from birth to 24 years of age. Consultation
The first response to any
query is consultations. This service is available to any professional
or parent who have concerns about children and young people. This may
include social work agencies, voluntary organisations, medical
agencies, parents, children themselves, as well as the local
authority. Casework
Educational Psychologists
can work directly with some referred children and young people, but
all casework involves working with the adults who are in immediate
contact with them. In-service training
Psychologists offer
in-service training to schools, education services staff, voluntary
agencies and other organisations. Examples of INSET which have been
delivered include peer tutoring, stress and anger management, solution
focused conversations, creating resilient learners. Research, development and evaluation Psychologists use techniques such as action research, questionnaires and surveys to evaluate the effectiveness of programmes and provision. Recent examples include evaluation of peer tutoring programmes like ‘checking chums’ and evaluation of intensive input in a primary school on resilience and emotional well-being.
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