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Four Areas of Need
My child has difficulties with cognition and learning and/or literacy
This can include:
⦁ Reading and spelling
⦁ Learning new information and concepts
⦁ Working with numbers
⦁ Working memory
⦁ Concentration
⦁ Students may have Special Educational Needs and some may have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) .
⦁ Students may present with difficulties that do not have a specific title
What can Mossley Hollins offer?
All students at Mossley Hollins can access
⦁ Quality First teaching with appropriate Scaffolding.
⦁ Visual aids to support key vocabulary, concepts and themes
⦁ Access to homework support club in Year 7 and 8.
⦁ Access to assessment for identification of significant needs
⦁ Dedicated and caring staff who value all students regardless of ability
Support for targeted groups of students may include:
⦁ Small group lessons that focus on a range of needs such as literacy (including our Lexonik reading programme) handwriting, spelling and numeracy
⦁ Support from external agencies
⦁ Teaching Assistant support in some lessons
⦁ Targeted lunch time clubs for vulnerable students
Targeted individual support many include:
⦁ Targeted, specific intervention led by a specialist teacher or High Level Teaching Assistant
⦁ Support from external agencies
⦁ Appropriate testing for students with literacy difficulties to review and plan
⦁ Subject-specialist Teaching Assistants in key subjects to provide on-going support
⦁ Exam Access Arrangements
⦁ Post 16 Transition support
My child has sensory and/or physical needs
This covers students who have difficulties with:
⦁ Vision
⦁ Hearing
⦁ Gross motor co-ordination
⦁ Fine motor co-ordination
⦁ Self-organisation for daily living
⦁ Conditions such as cerebral palsy, physical injury and dyspraxia.
What can Mossley Hollins offer?
⦁ Quality First teaching with appropriate scaffolding
⦁ Visual aids to support key vocabulary, concepts and themes
⦁ School adheres to guidelines on physical access
⦁ Access to homework support clubs in Year 7 and 8
⦁ Access to assessment for identification of needs
⦁ Staff who value all students regardless of ability.
Support for targeted groups of students may include:
⦁ Medical Care Plans
⦁ Handwriting /fine motor/keyboard skills training
⦁ Access to assistive technology
⦁ Access to Teaching Assistant support
Targeted individual support may include:
⦁ Personalised learning support plans
⦁ Outside Agency support from Advisory Teachers
⦁ Individual handwriting /fine motor/keyboard skills training
⦁ Specialist equipment and materials, such as enlarged adapted resources
⦁ Access to assistive technology
⦁ Support for complex medical needs, including practical support
⦁ Exam Access Arrangements.
My child has difficulties with Communication and Interaction.
This can include:
⦁ Understanding language
⦁ Using language
⦁ Understanding how to communicate socially with other people
⦁ Conditions include: Specific Language Disorder, ASD/ASC (Autism), and speech sound disorders/delay
⦁ Stammering
What can Mossley Hollins offer?
All students at Mossley Hollins can access:
⦁ Quality First teaching with appropriate scaffolding
⦁ Visual aids to support key vocabulary, concepts and themes
⦁ Access to homework support clubs in year 7 and 8
⦁ Access to assessment for identification of significant needs
Support for targeted groups of students may include:
⦁ Assessment and identification of language need and feedback to parents and staff
⦁ Small group sessions in the On Board Centre.
⦁ In-class Teaching Assistant support in some lessons
⦁ Support through Year 7 Transition
Targeted individual support may include:
⦁ 1:1 session with a speech and language therapist
⦁ 1:1 sessions with other specialist staff in the school, linked to other needs on ECHP
⦁ Individual teaching assistant support in some lessons
⦁ On-going monitoring and regular feedback to parents and students
⦁ Exam access arrangements
⦁ Post 16 transition support
This includes all those young people who experience significant periods of high anxiety, stress, distress or anger that affect their education.
It also includes young people who have a range of longer-term recognised ADHD or mental health conditions.
For both groups, issues can include:
⦁ Forming and maintaining relationships
⦁ Bereavement
⦁ Attitudes to attainment
⦁ Attendance
⦁ Self-esteem
⦁ Life outside school
What can Mossley Hollins offer?
All students at Mossley Hollins can access
⦁ Quality First teaching with appropriate scaffolding
⦁ Access to homework support clubs
⦁ Access to assessment for identification of significant needs
⦁ Whole school Central Reward System
⦁ Whole school policy for behaviour management with graduated response
⦁ Key Stage transition support
⦁ Anti-bullying policy
Support for individual students may include
⦁ 1:1 mentoring
⦁ Counselling
⦁ Outside agency input (eg. Educational Psychologist, Early Help, Healthy Young Minds)
⦁ Flexible timetables/On Board Centre provision
⦁ Reasonable adjustments within the lesson
⦁ Child Looked After support
Targeted support for small groups may include:
⦁ Learning Support Centre lunchtime drop-in/OBC pass
⦁ Year 7 transition support
⦁ In-class support in some lessons
⦁ Year 11 support with college applications and career paths.
⦁ Lego Therapy, Social Skills, Zones of regulation and other tailored interventions available.