[senco-forum] Catch up for High schools

As a matter of interest - is this of any more use than the 'Progress Units' we used a few years back - and still use some of it - which were free from the DfES ? We used them in school for Year 7s who were working below level 4 and had 2 groups of 6 for 2 sessions each week - about 30 mins - and they could have been delivered by a TA easily enough - we used 2 teachers.
JAnice :)Janice WraySecondary SENCO, Herts

> Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 19:06:15 +0000> From: kevinhealy at btinternet.com> To: senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk> Subject: [senco-forum] Catch up for High schools> > Dear all, > through a member of my department I have been commanded to a meeting with our KS3 English co-ordinator and various others, re- the secondary Catch up programme from Caxton Press in Thetford. I feel I am being railroaded and before I commit staff time and money to a projected experiment, I need some information.> 1. The Secondary programme from Caxton Press has been triallled in 5 LEA's, I can only find Derbyshire.> 2. What does the training and the materials actually cost ? From the glossy brochure the training is £250, minimum £2,500 per school, so that is 10 people or am I reading it wrong ?> 3. Who has used this in their school and which students make the spectacular gains claimed, what is their comprehension gain ?> 4. So when they spend 2 x 15 minutes with an LSA twice a week, what happens to the very skilled teachers of reading who also do the whole holistic approach, as apparently this programme will work with kids at Key stages 1, 2 and lower 3 in a high school. What I want to know is there any high school who has used it for students between IQ's 50 and 70, who can read but never comprehend.> 5. If you are successfully using it for all your students can I please come and see the scheme in action and talk to you about the impact it has on all ranges of ability.> Thanks I know you will all help us if you can> Sue> > .
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