SEND
Introducing the LS HUB & LINKS Teams
The LS HUB offers support to any student with either an EHCP, SEND Support or another additional need such as a medical condition, dyslexia etc.
LS HUB
Key information about students is shared by primary schools prior to your child starting at Tytherington so that we can share it with teaching staff.
The HUB offers a variety of support for students such as:
- HUB Tutor Group
- Testing for additional support in assessments / exams
- 1:1 / small group tuition
- In-class specialist support
- Typing lessons
- Parent / school liaison
- Social skills interventions
- Speech and language support
- Academic interventions
- Dyslexia Teacher
LINKS
LINKS is our Enhanced Mainstream Provision (EMP) that supports students working at least 3 years below their peers.
The students access an adapted curriculum from Year 7 to 11.
Students will access the following subjects in LINKS:
- English
- Maths
- Science
- History
- Geography
- RS
- Languages
- Life Skills
- Forest School
- Guided Reading
- Functional IT
To identify the need of our students all sources of information are used:
- Primary school information
- Key Stage 2 data
- Parent feedback
- SEND Review data
- Key assessment results
- Teacher observation
- Teaching assistant observation
All students are assessed on entry using the following screening tests:
- Reading test
- CATS (Cognitive Ability Tests)
- Numeracy screener
Note: Some students will trigger further assessments if their reading scores are significantly below that expected of their age. All students identified as requiring additional support with reading and spelling, will access academic interventions. All year 9s will be tested before starting Key Stage 4 to identify any additional need for their exams.
Students who have been identified as having additional needs in numeracy will complete a numeracy profile which identifies specific targets for them to work towards. This is reviewed on a half termly basis and new targets identified as necessary. When all assessments and information gathering are complete, a decision will be made regarding next steps. Those students identified as having additional needs will be offered appropriate interventions.
If you have concerns about your child’s progress the first step is to raise this with their Form Tutor. If you continue to have concerns the next step would be to contact the Head of Year for that year group at:
Year 7 & 8 – Mr Henshall: hoy7@tytheringtonschool.co.uk
Year 9 – Mr Cross: jcross@tytheringtonschool.co.uk
Year 10 – Mrs Rockett: jrockett@tytheringtonschool.co.uk
Year 11 – Miss Linaker: clinaker@tytheringtonschool.co.uk
Head of KS5 Attendance & Behaviour – Mr Fitzsimmons: dfitzsimmons@tytheringtonschool.co.uk
Head of KS5 Post-18 Progression – Ms Fellows: rfellows@tytheringtonschool.co.uk