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.

                                        

PAWS (Pupil and Animal Well Being Service)

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PAWS

Therapeutic Play

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