If your child has difficulty with speech, language and/or social communication......

This may include difficulties with:

• Understanding language.
• Using language.
• Understanding how to communicate socially with other people.

• Stammering   (Advice given to families about how to access support from outside agencies).

 

Conditions include: Specific Language Disorder, ASD/ASC (Autism), Asperger Syndrome, speech sound disorders/delay.

Please see separate section of the website for EAL (English as an Additional Language) services in the school; this is not deemed a Special Educational Need and has a separate programme of support.

What can Cheam High School offer?

All students at Cheam High School can access:

• Outstanding teaching with appropriate differentiation
• Visual aids and literacy posters to support key vocabulary and structures
• Let’s Think Programme for Key Stage 3 students to encourage meta-cognitive learning
• Access to a homework support club
• Dedicated staff who value all students of all abilities

Support for targeted students may include:

• Assessment and identification of language need and feedback to parents and staff.
• LIPS speech and language programme
• 1:1 session with a speech and language therapist if need part of EHCP.
• Small group sessions in the SEN area with Learning Support Assistant Modules include: vocabulary, inference and deduction and language building blocks
• On-going monitoring and regular feedback to parents and students
• Exam access arrangements
• Different arrangements or additional support for social times (eg break, lunchtime)
• A trusted adult mentor to talk through changes
• Visual cues and timetables