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Tiverton high school is a fully inclusive comprehensive school catering to a diverse range of students. We are proud of all our students and believe that every one of our students can succeed. At THS we are committed to the belief that all our students, regardless of their abilities and physical and emotional needs, have the right to the best possible learning experience. We value all of our students equally.
At THS we will:
- identify, through appropriate assessment, those students with special educational needs at each stage
- ensure that all staff know which students have special educational needs
- ensure that all students have access to a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum and a range of educational opportunities
- ensure that all students receive an education appropriate to their age, aptitude and ability
- ensure that SEND provision in the high school is effective in meeting the needs of students with SEND
- ensure that every effort is made to allow all students with SEND to experience educational success and to feel that they are a valued member of THS
- ensure that all students enjoy equality of educational opportunity through the planning, organisation and implementation of an appropriately modified curriculum
- monitor and review the progress of students identified as having SEND
- work in partnership with parents/carers, planning and reviewing your child’s support plan
- listen to the voice of the child to ensure that support plans and interventions work for them.
SEND team at THS
SENDCO – Mrs Fay Crellen
Assistant SENDCO x 2 – Mrs Hannah Eaves & Mrs Ruth Roberts
SEND Admin – Mrs Teresa Perry
We also have a team of HLTA’s and TAs who are committed to providing our learners with appropriate support and challenge so they can thrive and be successful in interventions and lessons.
If you have any questions please do contact us on SENDADMIN@tiverton.devon.sch.uk
Local Offer
This Local Offer is information for parents and carers of children with SEND. Devon’s SEND Offer can be found at the following link:
Devon’s SEND Local Offer – help and support for children with SEND
CAIRB: What’s it all about?
The CAIRB is a provision within the mainstream setting of Tiverton High School. The CAIRB is for students who have complex communication and interactions needs who can access and make progress in a mainstream school, following a mainstream curriculum.
Main aim
We pride ourselves on being an autism-friendly school and this is recognised throughout from the CAIRB to whole of the mainstream. All pupils within the CAIRB have an Education, Health and Care plan (EHCP).
We are passionate about working cohesively within the support centre and across the mainstream setting ensuring that the educational experiences of students with Autism and communication & interaction needs are as positive as possible. We want to enable students to reach their academic potential and prepare them for life beyond our school.
We identify that students have the right to feel encompassed in their school community and want to empower them to have the confidence to face their challenges, maintain high aspirations and develop into independent adults.
If you feel that the CAIRB provision at Tiverton high School is a provision that you would like to explore for your child please talk to your current SENDCo and School, so that they are able to support you in liaising with Devon County Council around the necessary steps needed. We are able to offer 8 places to students from across the year groups.
We have an annual monitoring visit from Babcock LDP every year. During this visit, we explore the provision offered by the CAIRB, its relationship with the mainstream, our strengths and how to develop our practice.
Here are some extracts from our last visit:
“The overall provision in the CAIRB is good and meets the needs of the learners.”
“Student experience and feedback on their education is strong”
“The SENDCo and CAIRB Lead have a strong strategic working partnership”
“The SENDCo and CAIRB Lead continue to model effective ways of working. The CAIRB is well integrated into school and the opportunities for developing staff understanding of whole school SEND are well set to move forward”.
We are entwined with the SEND Department at Tiverton High School (THS) and work closely with the SENDCo Mrs Crellen to ensure a comprehensive and fit for purpose service supporting all students within both the CAIRB and the mainstream setting.
The CAIRB consists of a teacher, an area lead teaching assistant and further teaching assistants. We have a high ratio of staffing within the CAIRB enabling all students to access all aspects of school life, this is mainstream classroom learning or extra-curricular activities during the school day.
The role of the CAIRB is to deliver interventions, to support students and teachers within the mainstream. The teacher also supports in local schools offering advice and outreach to students with Communication and Interaction Difficulties.
The CAIRB is located in the Support Centre at THS, and is predominately a classroom with a sensory room which is where the ‘magic’ happens. Students are encouraged to use the sensory room when needed and they are also supported to access as much of the mainstream learning environment as possible. Provision and support is very much dependent on the provision set out under Section F of their EHCPs and each student is respected as an individual and supported as much.
The CAIRB offers a range of interventions which are aimed at exploring and developing the following:
- Social Skills
- Social Stories
- Managing Emotions
- Understanding our emotions
- Independent skills
- Sensory
- Developing a tool box of coping strategies