As part of our school improvement work for Session 2023-24 the pupils have been taking part in the LEANS project.
LEANS stands for Learning About Neurodiversity In School.
Neurodiversity will be a new concept and new set of vocabulary within many schools. The LEANS curriculum introduces neurodiversity concepts, and explores how they impact primary school experiences. Importantly, LEANS shows how we can hold a positive attitude towards neurodiversity, while also recognising the challenges faced by many children in school.
LEANS explains neurodiversity to pupils in the following way:
Neurodiversity means that we are all different in how we think, feel, and learn, because our brains process information differently. Your whole class is diverse, not just in the way you look or what you enjoy doing, but also in the way your brains work and how you think, feel, and learn.
We began working through the LEANS project in late Nov and will complete it by the Easter holidays.
What have the children been learning in school?
Unit 1: An introduction to neurodiversity
Unit 2: Learning and thinking differently
Unit 3: Communication and understanding
Unit 4: Getting along together at school
Unit 5: Is that fair?
Unit 6: Different ways to make a friendship
Unit 7: Neurodiversity in our classroom
If you would like to discuss any of the topics or issues raised as part of LEANS, please get in touch with Mrs Bain or Mrs Macmillan to discuss further.
