Weston College: Specialist Support
Specialist Support At Weston College
Specialist Support At Weston College
This short note describes how the Academy uses Communication Support Workers (CSWs) working alongside Tutors to support their deaf students who attend three partner mainstream colleges of further education for a major part of their learning programmes. A video is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yw21h9nlLU&feature=youtu.be.
National Star College is an Independent Specialist Residential College for young people with learning and physical disabilities. The training shown compiles extracts from a short session about improving professional boundaries between staff and students.
A case study of a predominantly non-verbal student with learning difficulties. It demonstrates a visual communication resource unique to a non-verbal learner.
This case study from Blackpool and Fylde College outlines the structure supporting promoting and supporting learner voice across the college.
This case study outlines the strategy and leadership which underpins the Learning Mentor Team and the ‘Respect Approach/Culture’ across the college. Student Support and Guidance Services is structured into two divisions, Student Services and Learning Support.
This case study from Blackpool and Fylde College focuses on the leadership of transition for learners with Special Educational Needs (SEN) into Further Education (FE).
This case study/ selection of documents gives an overview of Learning Disability Traineeships which is an employment based education programme for young people with a learning disability, based at Central Manchester University Hospitals Trust.
Tyne Metropolitan College: Case Study
This case studt from Tyne Metropolitan College show the use of Flip Video Cameras to support teaching, planning and transition and to promote the Learner Voice.
This case study and suppoting documents Stockton Riverside College's approach to partnership working across Stockton and beyond to allow more of the young people in Stockton who have Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities to remain in their own community.