Additional Educational Needs

SPWT is committed to ensuring that all students are provided with the highest quality of provision in lessons and their wider school life. Our Additional Educational Needs team supports students with special educational needs to ensure that they receive the appropriate support that they need to flourish as global citizens.

SPW SEND Parent Journey

Team and Roles

Madeleine Fisher - Assistant Headteacher (madeleinefisher@spwt.net)
Emma McCay – SENCO (emmamccay@spwt.net)
Parmbir Dhillon – Subject Leader Deaf Support Base
Lisa Jeffrey – Associate Subject Leader, Curriculum Support Base
Rosanna Young– Associate Subject Leader, Deaf Support Base

Local Offer

You can find out more about SEND in the borough on the Tower Hamlets Local Offer website.

Interventions

Curriculum Support Base

Lead by a specialist SENCO trained teacher for students who come into secondary significantly below expected levels in literacy and numeracy and /or who need additional support with social and emotional needs.

Learning Support (Year 7 - 13)

Supporting students with SEMH and Physical Disabilities in a quiet supported area of the school, working alongside pastoral and curriculum teams to support students to integrate into mainstream lessons

Year 7 mainstream group with additional support

Mainstream classes that have additional support to ensure the students needs are met.

Behaviour and Social Support

A behaviour mentor works with targeted small groups or individual students.

Literacy Support

All students take a standardised reading test annually to ascertain reading proficiency. Should your child require further support, they will join an intervention group three times each week that is targeted to their specific reading need.

Lexia® PowerUp Literacy®, is a computer-based program that tailors instruction to a child’s specific needs. The activities in PowerUp support and build on our English language classroom curriculum, focusing on three areas essential to becoming a proficient reader: word study, grammar, and comprehension.

Speech and Language Therapy

Special and Language therapist works alongside teachers and learning support assistants to put in place strategies to help students progress with communication difficulties.