Every child is an individual and we work hard to meet their individual needs. The class teacher has overall responsibility for meeting their pupils’ needs but they work with Mrs Jess, Mr Rose, our Pupil Support Assistants, our Additionality Teachers and our Support for Learning teacher to make sure they have the best strategies and support in place to help pupils thrive.
In the return after Covid, we have a particular focus on the core subjects of Literacy, Numeracy and Health and Wellbeing. If your child works with a Pupil Support Assistant, an Additional Support Teacher or our Support for Learning teacher, it doesn’t mean there is anything to worry about. We all work as a team to meet the needs of the children and the majority of support is Universal (which means it is support given to all children). If your child requires targeted support or additional assessments or observations, we will contact you about this. Equally if you have any concerns about your child’s learning or wellbeing, you should contact Mrs Jess in the first instance.
We make good use of Lego Club and Kitbag. Lego Club is an approach which supports children’s listening and talking and social development and teamwork. Kitbag is an approach that helps children to discuss and reflect upon their emotions. Lego Club and Kitbag are part of our Universal Support and lots of children benefit from taking part in these activities at school.
You can find more information on Kitbag and its applications here.
A lot of children find the Kitbag Music very soothing. You can play it here:
A helpful website to provide support at home is HandsOn. This gives advice and practical activities for you and your child to support wellbeing.
There are a range of other agencies we can work with to fully understand and support all our pupil’s learning, wellbeing and developmental needs – Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Educational Psychology Service. We sometimes consult with these agencies on a no names basis to get general advice but we sometimes request assistance for a specific child. This would always be done through consultation with parents.
Parents who have concerns about their child’s speech or language development should discuss it with us at school but you can also seek help from the NHS Speech and Language Team. You can call this advice line:
Click here for full details of Fife NHS Speech and Language Team.
Parents who have concerns about their child’s physical development or sensory issues should discuss it with us at school but you can also seek help from Fife NHS’s Occupational Therapy Service. Click here for full details.
Parents who have other concerns about their child’s development, learning or wellbeing should discuss it with us in school but you can also seek advice from Fife Council’s Educational Psychology Service. Click here for full details.
