Supportive Schools

Introduction; Attempts to meet the individual needs of a young child entering infant school. A Home-School Liaison Teacher works with a disadvantaged family to help a pre-school child evidencing poor speech and language development. A disorganised child in a Primary School. A pupil encounters difficulties in the movement learning area. The diagnosis and support of a young child with special needs. 2 Matthew QUESTIONS SUPPORTIVE INFORMATION AND MATERIAL 1 The Health Visitor's plan of action 2 Developmental tests used by a Health Visitor 3 Audiology and the Teacher for the Deaf 4 Mother and toddler group 5 ENT consultant 6 District handicapped teams and Handicap register 7 Checklist for Health Visitor after birth of a child 8 Definitions of impairment, disability and handicap 9 Useful reading A change in a Primary School child's disruptive behaviour. An examination of the possible reasons for the dramatic improvements in a young boy's behaviour after his prior disruptive behaviour had caused real concern both at home and in school. QUESTIONS SUPPORTIVE INFORMATION AND MATERIAL 1 Behaviour modification 2 Useful reading An eight-year-old boy with specific learning difficulties - dyslexia. QUESTIONS SUPPORTIVE INFORMATION AND MATERIAL 1 Definitions of dyslexia 2 Information and material 3 Publishers of specific learning difficulties material 4 Useful games 5 Books that list useful resources including games 6 Useful addresses 7 Test materials 8 Useful reading 4 Jeremy 5 James Possible child abuse. A teacher is concerned about an older Primary age child's physical injuries and the possibility that he is being abused at home. The teacher encounters the dilemma of making a decision about whether or not to share her concern with others. QUESTIONS SUPPORTIVE INFORMATION AND MATERIAL 1 Useful addresses 2 Types of abuse 3 Indications of possible abuse 4 Responsibilities and procedures 5 Cleveland Inquiry - a reminder 6 Estimates of abuse 7 The teacher's role 8 Considerations for parents 9 The Children Act (1989) 10 Useful reading and training packs An epileptic person fit for work. This deals with the Primary and Secondary School career of a young girl with epilepsy, and her later adult work. QUESTIONS SUPPORTIVE INFORMATION AND MATERIAL 1 Types of epilepsy 2 Helping organisations 3 A teacher's guide to epilepsy 4 Critical comments from a person with epilepsy 5 Useful leaflets 6 Addresses 7 Training packs 8 Useful reading A thirteen-year-old child in a special school has severe learning difficulties. QUESTIONS SUPPORTIVE INFORMATION AND MATERIAL Reference material 6 Patrick 7 Sally 8 Sandra A Primary Heads' In-Service Training day, and their consideration of personal and social education in the primary school. QUESTIONS SUPPORTIVE INFORMATION AND MATERIAL 1 A selection of themes in personal and social education (PSE) 2 A random list of possible PSE topics 3 A checklist of PSE themes 4 Useful reading A consideration of how the needs of a severely physically disabled youngster can be provided for within a mainstream Secondary School. QUESTIONS SUPPORTIVE INFORMATION AND MATERIAL 1 General information 2 Useful contacts for parents 3 Useful addresses 4 Other useful organisations 5 Useful references A computer can help with the speech problems of a Secondary School child. QUESTIONS SUPPORTIVE INFORMATION AND MATERIAL 1 Useful programme 2 Useful addresses 3 Useful reading A thirteen-year-old girl with a disturbed home background is helped through counselling to be less passive and withdrawn. QUESTIONS SUPPORTIVE INFORMATION AND MATERIAL 1 Definitions of counselling 9 Twinely District 10 Daniel 11 Brian 12 Wendy 2 Listening 3 Interviewing pupils - normal problems 4 Referral agencies 5 Blocks to listening 6 Useful reading A route for a misfit. This case study illustrates how a Secondary School's pastoral care provision and practices can fail to help some youngsters. QUESTIONS SUPPORTIVE INFORMATION AND MATERIAL 1 The Youth Service 2 Drugs 3 Pastoral care in school - a checklist 4 Self-confidence and achievement 5 Differing views on education - themes for discussion 6 Personal and social development of young people - useful reading Low self-esteem in a Secondary School child. This study deals with the case of a child with a history of poor achievement and low selfesteem. QUESTIONS SUPPORTIVE INFORMATION AND MATERIAL 1 Self-concept 2 The learner-centred school 3 'Killer' statements by teachers 4 Useful reading In-Service Training in personal and social education. The staff of a secondary school can be helped through In-Service Training to be better tutors and to work in a more integrated pastoral system. QUESTIONS SUPPORTIVE INFORMATION AND MATERIAL Handout A 1 The tutor 2 Aims and objectives 3 Tutorial concepts and requirements 4 Tutorial organisation 13 Tommy 14 Savas 15 Clearview High School Handout B Discussion material for tutorial periods Handout C 1 Tutorial activities 2 Possible visitors and referral agencies Handout D 1 Long-term objectives in tutorial work 2 Pupils' personal development topics 3 Normal tasks of adolescence 4 Life skills list 5 Useful reading.