Wheatley Hill Primary Teaching & Learning policy

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Sensory and Ball pit room – and Ball pit room – This room will be timetabled to use as an intervention. This is not a ‘play room’ or to be used as a ‘treat’. Activities and interventions taken place in the sensory room should be purposeful and meet the differing needs of pupils. All resources from the Sensory Room must stay in the Sensory Room. A member of staff will be allocated to manage this room. Gross Motor Carousel – Motor Carousel – A Room Support Lead will set up the gym on a Tues, Weds and Thursday morning for the children to access. Staff can adjust the activities depending on the age and needs of their pupils. See Appendix for activities to set up on the in the gym for our gross Motor Carousel Hydro therapy – therapy – WHP book a weekly hydro therapy session, for pupils who need it. This booking is for use of the hydro pool and staff need to deliver the session once there. Swimming – – WHP book a weekly swimming session for children in the base who need this intervention. Swimming is not only used to ‘swim’ but also to promote independence (getting changed) and to develop social skills. Pecs and Makaton – and Makaton – Makaton is used to communicate with some of our non-verbal children. Picture symbols are available if needed. Pecs books should be used for children who need this, in line with advice from SALT. Children should be encouraged to use their pecs books regularly throughout the day. They can be set up as tasks for the children to request things to complete their jobs. Each base, who need it, will have a ‘Classroom PECS book’. There will also be a PECs book in the gym, sensory room and messy play room. Sensory breaks and Movement breaks – breaks and Movement breaks – these breaks should be planned into the day of those children who need it. A movement break can be something as simple as moving from the carpet to the table or simply moving from one area to the other. A sensory break may be a little more complex such as digging in the sand or spending time in the sensory room. See appendix for further ideas. Task boxes – boxes – Task boxes are used to develop independence. Activities in the task boxes need to be short and structured, offering a nice blend of familiarity and challenge. The tasks in the task boxes should be matched to the outcomes on the child’s support plan or EHCP. Ideas for task box ideas are shown in appendix*** Zones of Regulation – of Regulation – Children self-register using the zones of regulation. Each base, from years 1 – 6, should have a Zones of regulation Display. Children should be encouraged to refer to it throughout the day. Zones of regulations workshops should take place in the bases. See the Zones of Regulation Policy. Social Skills Groups - Skills Groups - Children who need this intervention should receive these during the day. Social Stories can be delivered where appropriate. Social Skills groups can be delivered in a variety of ways i.e Comic Strip Conversations, Circle of Friends Groups etc. Park Therapy – Therapy – Bases may teach a social skill on a morning i.e. speaking appropriately to one another, turn taking, sharing etc. They can then use the skills they have learned to apply them in our local park on an afternoon, when using the swing or slide etc. Support for SEMH – for SEMH – At WHP, we support SEMH in many ways. We have an onsite counsellor, who can be booked to do circle time and group sessions or 1:1 sessions for individual counselling. Zones of Regulation is used to support children with self-regulation (See Zones policy). We have interventions such as ‘Volcano in my tummy’ and ‘PSHE sessions’ as well as ‘Circle time’ and ‘Time to talk’ throughout the day. Outdoor Education and Forest School – Education and Forest School – Children access weekly Outdoor Education or Forest School sessions **** Rebound therapy – therapy – We have a trampoline, in the gym, to be used for rebound therapy sessions. This can be timetabled if children in your base need this intervention.

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