Remote Learning

For children with additional needs, the closure of school and switch to online learning can be challenging, particularly for those children who rely upon a consistent routine.

For those children with the most complex needs who have an Education, Health & Care Plan (EHCP), they have been offered the opportunity to continue learning in school. This enables them to continue to access their personalised curriculum with their Learning Support Assistant. They are then also able to utilise the sensory resources and facilities at school that are so crucial to their learning and development.

Our designated Art Therapist and Speech Therapist will continue to visit the school during this time, providing face-to-face sessions for the children on their caseload who are continuing to attend.

Understandably, some children with additional needs and EHCPs will learn from home during the closures and have the opportunity to access Google Classrooms, enabling them to continue those interactions with their peers and key adults. Teachers and Learning Support Assistants are able to create ‘break out rooms’ to provide some adapted small group or one-to-one work for those children who require it.

In some instances, Google Classroom may not always be appropriate for the whole day for children with very complex needs. In these situations, teachers and Learning Support Assistants have liaised with parents and created personalised learning packs to take home that are tailored to the individual child’s needs and targets.

For the children learning from home, the Speech, Art and Occupational Therapists will be providing sessions remotely, as well offering support and advice to parents.