Additional Provision
All children receive tailored provision in their learning through high quality adaptive teaching, following a carefully planned ambitious curriculum. At St Michael’s we emphasise that for academic progress, children need good levels of emotional health. For reasons such as having additional needs, trauma, bereavement we offer a range of additional provision to support them with their ability to access this curriculum. We do this through a carefully created tiered system of interventions.
ELSA
Definition: ELSAs are emotional literacy support assistants. They are teaching assistants who have had special training from educational psychologists to support the emotional development of children and young people in school. Trained in art therapy as well as ELSA.
Remit: ad hoc support for children showing signs of EBSA. Support working with families (building relationships) with low attendance and who are PP. Providing ELSA interventions in 6 - 12 week blocks. Works with Forest school to also provide nurture forest school sessions.
Nurture Forest School
Definition: An inspirational process that offers children opportunities to achieve and develop confidence through hands-on learning in a woodland environment.
Remit: This is a short-term, focused intervention strategy to support children who have attachment related social, behavioural, emotional and wellbeing needs which could otherwise become long-term barriers to learning and attainment.
Oxford Adventure School
Definition: Bushcraft programs for young people struggling to thrive in mainstream education and for students who just need that extra something to help them thrive. NOLA (National Outdoor Learning Award) is a nationally recognised award (created by Dr Roger Hopper), which children achieve by participating in the outdoor program.program runs for 7 weeks; with a 2hr session each week.
Remit: The aim for the school is for children who struggle academically to move from being apprehensive participants into confident learners. Students experience authentic mastery experiences, including; learning skills, managing risk and knowledge of the environment. This in turn builds confidence to have more of a growth mindset in all areas of learning and life.
PAWS (Pupil and Animal Well Being Service)
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