Inclusion

Inclusion - Healthy Schools

“Every Child Matters”

The Inclusion Department supports all students throughout their time at Bourne Community College. We have a team of 14 members of staff who help in class, in withdrawal lessons and provide support for students and guidance for parents, carers and teachers of students with inclusion needs in the following areas:-

Recent successes achieved by students with Inclusion needs:    

• Diana Award achieved by Lewis Eggerton for his outstanding contribution to school life
• Year 10 prefects trained as Peer Mediators by Liz Lynas, West Sussex Educational Psychologist
• Peer Mediators have been highly commended in National Finals of the Safer Schools competition
• Phillippa Whittle, School Nurse, runs very successful drop in clinic in Youth Wing on Monday lunchtimes
• Book club buddies achieved Nationwide Award for Voluntary Endeavour and attended lunch at Southampton to accept award
• 23 Year 11 students achieved Certificate of Community Volunteering accreditation at level 2 [equivalent to 2 GCSE ‘c’ grades]
• Inclusion Assistant, Mrs James has established links with a school in Wisconsin, USA
• Inclusion Department involved in standardisation of national tests with Cambridge University.

‘Students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities make excellent progress’. Ofsted 28.11.06.

Support

All students with Special Educational Needs follow a broad and balanced curriculum, differentiated and modified in pace, content and delivery, in a normal classroom where there is a clear structure and high expectations.

We offer highly structured, targeted interventions delivered by teachers or senior teaching assistants with the skills to help students achieve their learning objectives and closely track progress. Withdrawal is time limited and tailored to individual needs and includes:

• Social skills groups
• Self esteem and emotional literacy withdrawal
• Listening skills
• Spelling skills
• Reading skills
• Number skills
• Study skills
• Catch-up sessions
• Organisation skills
• Nurture groups
• Book club
• Student mentors
• Peer mediators
• Lunch time homework club
• After school Grade Getters club.

Guidance

In order to support our students we liaise and seek guidance from the following:

Staff

The Inclusion team at Bourne Community College consists of an Inclusion Co-Coordinator and a team of 14 highly skilled Inclusion Assistants each with their own departmental specialities which enable them to work closely with the subject teachers. The school is committed to Continual Professional Development.

Mrs A Bosley Bed AMBDA Post Graduate Dip Sp Ed [Inclusion Co-ordinator].
Mrs M Allman [Numeracy Support Assistant]
Mrs K Cameron, Undergraduate [ Withdrawal Groups/ English/Dyslexia]
Mrs J Collins [Inclusion Administration/English/literacy]
Mrs M Dombey [ English/Literacy}
Mrs B Gowlett , BA [Humanities/Science]
Mrs M Hambrook, BA [ Humanities/Science]
Mrs S Hine, BA [ ICT/College Co-ordinator]
Mrs A Hollands, SEN Level 2 [MFL/ Emotional Support]
Mr M Hollands [ Technology]
Mrs S James, BSc [Maths/History]
Mrs H Knight [ Science]
Miss S Morgan, BA [ Maths/Science]
Mrs L Norton, BA [ working 1.1 with an ASD student]
Mrs N Williams, BA[English]
Mrs R Williams, Undergraduate[ Science]

We are also supported by our student managers:

Mrs G Houghton Year 7 & 8
Miss N Baker Year 9
Mrs S Hudson Year 10 & 11

We operate an open-door policy. Our non-teaching Year Managers are available to answer queries and help with problems on a daily basis and some students have a home-school book to ensure weekly home/school links are maintained.

A recent independent Kirkland Rowell survey [May 2007] of Parents reported that 72% of Parents said that school communication was good and areas deemed to be outstanding included:-

‘encouraging and listening to parent views, ensuring pupils do their best and make progress and tailoring workload to child’s need and ability’