Dragonfly class is a small specialist provision for children that have Special Education Needs and/or Disabilities that struggle to access mainstream education without support.

At Leatherhead Trinity School and Nursery School, all children, regardless of their particular needs, are provided with inclusive teaching which will enable them to make the best possible progress in school and feel that they are a valued member of the wider school community.

We believe that every child matters and is unique, and understand not all children follow the same pattern of development.

We offer a broad and balanced framework and curriculum for learning, which is tailored to children’s individual needs. Some children may need greater support for a short or longer period of time to overcome barriers to learning.

We want all children to be confident individuals who are able to make a successful transition on to the next phase of education and into adulthood.

 

Identification of Needs

Definition of SEND

At Leatherhead Trinity School and Nursery School we use the definitions for SEND and for disability from the SEND Code of Practice (2015).

SEND: A child of compulsory school age or a young person has a learning difficulty or disability if he or she:

• has a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of others of the same age, or

• has a disability which prevents or hinders him or her from making use of facilities of a kind generally provided for others of the same age in mainstream schools.

The SEND Code of Practice (January 2015) identifies four areas of need (p. 97-98)

• Communication and interaction

• Cognition and learning

• Social, emotional and mental health

• Sensory and/or physical

 

 

 

Support within our provision 

 

 

 

Inclusion

It is important that the children remain part of their mainstream year group, if appropriate, they will take part in any outings and any other special class activities.

Timetable 

8.40             Children arrive 

8.50             Registration and fine motor skills activity

9.10             Phonics

10.25           Break 

10.40           Maths

11.30           Guided Reading

12.00           Lunch

12.55           Registration/ Reading

1.15             Attention task/Bucket time

1.30            Wider Curricullum Learning

2.00            Mainstream class activities

3.20            Hometime

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