My child has difficulties with Communication and Interaction 

This can include:

• Understanding language
• Using language
• Understanding how to communicate and interact socially
• Speech delay or difficulties with speech sounds
• Dysfluency (stammering)
• Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
• Asperger’s Syndrome

What can Redmile offer?

For all children at Redmile:

• Quality first teaching with appropriate differentiation through planning, organisation, delivery, task, outcome, support and resources
• A distinctly Christian ethos that promotes British and Christian values, character education and inclusivity
• Visual aids to support key vocabulary, concepts and themes
• Focused and modelled group work with teacher / support staff e.g. systematic phonics and writing
• Additional in class support from an adult
• Access to clubs, including sport
• Regular feedback and praise
• A curriculum that promotes speaking listening, drama, debates, etc to encourage talk and conversation.
• Small class sizes
• Opportunities to take on leadership roles, e.g. Worship leaders, MPs (mentor or pupil), sports ambassadors 
• Access to medical support including school nurse
• Equipment e.g. audio devices, audio books, word processors 
• Modified work
• A large outdoor space, including playgrounds, sports field, quiet areas etc.
• Active playtimes including optional organised group activities with our sports assistant and play leaders
• Visual timetables and visual learning aids, e.g. emotion picture cards
• Structured class and school routines
• A structured phonics approach to teaching reading and literacy (Read Write Inc)
• Individual learning targets

 
Support for targeted groups of children at Redmile may include:

• Talk Boost
• Phonics and reading groups
• Lego Therapy
• Year 6 secondary transition programme

Targeted individual support at Redmile may include:

• Facilitating in-school direct teaching from speech and language therapists
• 1:1 support to practise speech following guidance from the therapist
• 1:1 support in class and at break times