Identification
The Individual Needs Department caters for a diverse range of learning needs following the identification of need based on the 6 ‘Dimensions of Schooling’ and ESF ‘Levels of Adjustment’ 1 to 4.
Dimensions of Schooling:
- Thinking and Learning (T&L)
- Emotional and Social Wellbeing (ESW)
- Speech and Language (S&L)
- Social and Communication (S&C)
- Motor Coordination/Physical/Sensory Processing/Medical (MC/P/SP)
- Medical (M)
Levels of Adjustment:
- Level of Adjustment 1: Subject teachers are responsible for ensuring student progress through differentiation of materials and assessments. These students are monitored through the Individual Needs register
- Level of Adjustment 2: Subject teachers and Individual Needs teachers liaise to establish appropriate programs of intervention.
- Level of Adjustment 3 & 4 (Learning Support Class): The school currently has provision for 24 students, who have a wide range of moderate/complex learning needs. These students constitute a Learning Support Class with special funding arrangements. These students follow a highly differentiated curriculum in the Learning Support Centre with a guided programme of inclusion in mainstream classes where appropriate.
The register is not a fixed entity, students may be added, removed or move between levels according to their particular circumstances and the outcomes from placement reviews.