Precision teaching
Precision Teaching is a method of planning a teaching programme to meet the needs of an individual child or young person who is experiencing difficulty with acquiring or maintaining some skills. It is one of the most effective teaching strategies for ensuring high levels of fluency and accuracy. We plan ours through ‘An Out of this World Scheme’- children are aware of their targets and see daily progress through their own record sheets.
Learn 2 Move
This is a practical movement programme which meets the needs of children with motor co-ordination difficulties. We support pupils with their gross and fine motor develop, identify needs and most importantly make sure that their needs can be supported within the classroom.
Catch up Read Write Inc
This intervention teaches struggling readers to read accurately and fluently with a focus on blending at speed. It can slos be used to close the gap within sets of sounds when unknown.
ELSA- happiness club.
ELSA stands for Emotional Literacy Support Assistant. ELSA support in schools is a project designed to help schools support the emotional needs of their pupils. ELSA acknowledges that children and young people learn best when they feel happier and their emotional needs are being addressed. We jave rebranded this as ‘Happiness Club’ within our school.
NELI (Nuffield Early Language Intervention)
The Nuffield Early Language Intervention is a 20-week programme proven to help young children overcome language difficulties. It is designed for children aged 4-5 years and combines small group work with one-to-one sessions delivered by trained teaching assistants, targeting vocabulary, narrative skills, active listening and phonological awareness.
Pony Therapy
We are privileged to be able to take small groups of children to a local intervention. It has proven to:
reduce stress and anxiety, improve self-esteem, confidence and trust, encourage communication and sharing. Improve mental and physical well-being, encourage empathy and build relationships.
1st Class at Number
This intervention has a focus on number and calculation, developing children’s mathematical understanding, communication and reasoning skills. Stimulating, enjoyable games and activities engage the children and build their confidence.
Third Space at Maths
Third Space Learning is an organisation which offers online one-to-one maths tuition for primary school pupils. It is used in our school to identify and close gaps within the maths.
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