Wave 2 Wave 2 is specific, additional and time-limited intervention provided for some children who need help to accelerate their progress to enable them to work at or above age-related expectations. Wave 2 interventions are often targeted at a group of children with similar needs. Type of Provision Name of intervention Group/ Individual Overview Expected Outcome Year groups Teacher/Teaching Assistant Mathematics First Class @ Number Group of 4 30 mins/x3 per week Working on number and calculation Children to make at least 2 sub-levels of progress in a Year in number Year 2 Advanced Teaching Assistant Phonics Personalised learning Group of 4 15 mins/x4 per week for 20 weeks Bridges the gaps in reading and spelling. Children make at least 2 sub-levels of progress in a Year Year R to Year 2 Parent helper Reading Extra reading Individual 15 mins daily x 4 per week Improvement in reading accuracy and confidence. To meet or exceed individual targets Year R to Year 2 Parent Teaching Assistant Teacher Handwriting Personalised learning Individual 10 mins daily x 4 per week The development of correctly formed letters leading to fluent handwriting Year 1 and Year 2 Trained parent
Type of Provision Name of intervention Group/ Individual Overview Expected Outcome Year groups Teacher/ Teaching Assistant Speaking/ Language Speaking group Group 5-10 mins/x2 per week Accelerated improvement against individual targets Year R Teaching Assistant Speaking/ Language Speech & Language Therapy (SLT) Individual /Group NHS Speech & Language Therapist working with a child on their speech needs To gain success against a child’s own speech targets Year R to Year 2 SLT Speaking/ Language Speech & Language Support Individual /Group The school’s speech and language specialists or a teaching assistant will follow up the speech programme throughout the week To gain success against a child’s own speech targets Year R to Year 2 Special Needs Assistants / Teaching Assistant Social, emotional and mental health Social Skills Group Group Group of 6 children 4 with social, emotional or mental health needs (self-esteem, confidence as well as behavioural needs); 2 role models; Improvement in the area of emotional literacy being targeted. Year R to Year 2 Advanced Teaching Assistant Teaching Assistant Physical needs TOPS programme Individual A short-term programme to work on aspects of occupational therapy such as applying the right pressure to a pencil, fastening clothes; balancing, building strength Targeted aspects of occupational therapy will improve so that they achieve the desired outcome Year R to Year 2 Teaching Assistant Engagement & attention In-class Support To secure greater levels of engagement in order to make rapid progress across specific aspects of the curriculum To meet or exceed individual targets Year R to Year 2 Teacher and Teaching Assistant
Type of Provision Name of intervention Group/ Individual Overview Expected Outcome Year groups Teacher/ Teaching Assistant Social, emotional and mental health Lunchtime Support Individual /small group To facilitate positive play either indoors or outdoors Improved behaviour at lunchtime from the specific individual Year R to Year 2 Lunchtime Supervisors Special Needs Assistants Physical needs Occupational Therapy Individual Occupational Therapist (OT) assesses the child and sets up a programme for school staff to administer Targeted aspects of occupational therapy will improve so that they achieve the desired outcome Year R to Year 2 Occupational Therapist / Special Needs Assistants Physical needs Physiotherapy Programmes Individual NHS Physiotherapist assesses the child and sets up a programme for school staff to administer Targeted aspects of physiotherapy will improve so that they achieve the desired outcome Year R to Year 2 Physio- therapist / Special Needs Assistants Engagement & attention 1:1 Support Individual To secure greater levels of engagement in order to make rapid progress across specific aspects of the curriculum To meet or exceed individual targets Year R to Year 2 Teacher Teaching Assistant Highly personalised curriculum Support for children with social and communication needs e.g. Autistic Spectrum Disorder Individual Learning programmes devised with colleagues who have a specialism to provide the appropriate strategies to support the child’s learning and social development For the child to be able to access the curriculum and to be able to cope with the social demands in school Year R to Year 2 Teacher and/or Teaching Assistant