[senco-forum] KS2 to 3 transition (was Help for Y6 child workingbelow L3)

From: Amanda <amandavh at btinternet.com>

Hi Amanda

I am in much the same setting as you . Large rural secondary fed by lots of 
little rural primaries who do a brilliant job ,mostly supporting students 
below level 2.

This year we had 46 students working at level 3 or below none with 
statements. This number has risen dramatically over the past 3 years from 
single figures to 46. Have not yet thought about what may be next year.

I have discussed my concerns with head and head of english and maths and we 
are in all probability going to set up and access group in which teh very 
weakest students will be taught basic sjkills ,once acquired they will move 
in to a set group . My worry and we have not explored this is what happens 
if tehy never acquirethe skills to move out.

I know of several schools who are going down this route and some who have 
employed a primary qualified teacher to work at this level and are having 
some success with progress.

If you can access the Specialist Schools Trust site they have some of these 
schools offering advice and visits

Gaynor

>From: Amanda <amandavh at btinternet.com>
>To: Olanys at aol.com, senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
>Subject: Re: [senco-forum] KS2 to 3 transition (was Help for Y6 child 
>workingbelow L3)
>Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:28:52 +0100 (BST)
>
>Aly
>   I wish I could sit my non-readers in front to a TV.  I know they can't 
>succeed without support but  I have not way to deliver the support I need.  
>Instead of being successfully educated at their level, they are in classes 
>of anything up to 30 with a hard working subject specialist who is 
>delivering history, greography, RE, design or whatever and would love to 
>have a solution to this problem of how to engage them with the lesson.  It 
>can be done - with 1-1 TA support.  I don't have the money to pay for this 
>support.  Don't tell me it has to be done.  I can't be.  Every penny and 
>more we are delegated to pay TAs is spent on TA pay.
>
>   Amanda
>   Secondary SENCO
>   Cornwall
>   Secondary SENCO
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>Olanys at aol.com wrote:
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>"Now - if anyone has any practical suggestions about how to enable a pupil
>with no literacy skills at all to learn without adult intervention and be
>self-managing for between 50 and 110 minutes at a time, I'll be happy to 
>learn
>from them."
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>If the child could do this he would not need support at any time...why not
>just sit him in front of the tv!
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>Best wishes,
>Aly
>
>Chair Auditory Processing Disorder in the UK/APDUK
>www.lacewingmultimedia.com/APD.htm
>www.apduk.org
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>Amanda
>Secondary SENCO
>Cornwall

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