As well as having effects on human health, air pollution can also be harmful to our natural environment, biodiversity and ecosystem as well as contributing to climate change.
Communication is the foundation of all life skill. The development of a child child’s communication ability has an impact on their learning, school performance and employment prospects as well as on their emotional wellbeing and behaviour.
Regular (usually termly but may be more frequent as required) multidisciplinary reviews are needed to share information, review progress, evaluate support strategies and interventions and make appropriate refinements.
Making reasonable adjustments to the classroom environment can make a significant difference for children or young people with social communication needs.
For many children and young people teaching adaptations and reasonable adjustments can be enough to enable them to be successful within the classroom and thrive within wider school life.
Once concerns about a child or young person's SLCN have been identified, more detailed assessment is likely to be needed to identify the specific areas of concern and potential barriers to learning.
Class teachers and teaching assistants should ensure that they have a good understanding of the child or young person’s developmental history and learning profile and that they have access to any recent assessment information.
Once concerns about a child or young person's social communication have been identified, more detailed assessment is likely to be needed to identify the specific areas of concern and potential barriers to learning.
Following the assessment stage, a plan is put in place to support a child or young person. This will include setting SMART targets (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Timely).
Class teachers and teaching assistants should ensure that they have a good understanding of the child or young person’s developmental history and learning profile and that they have access to recent assessment information.
The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme is for children from reception to Year 11 who are in full-time education and receive benefits-related free school meals.