"Think about the many people you have taught and the weak hands you have made strong.  Your words have comforted those who fell, and you have strengthened those who could not stand."  Job ch4 v 3-4

Communication and Interaction

Within school we support children who have a variety of speech and language difficulties. 

• Pupils who have difficulty understanding and/or making others understand spoken language
• Pupils who have difficulty with their speech/sound system
• Pupils who have difficulty with fluency or forming words/sentences
• Pupils who may have a reduced vocabulary and find it hard to recall words and express ideas.  
• Pupils may witha diagnosis of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). DLD is a difficulty in using or understanding language where a pupil’s language difficulties are not associated with another known condition such as Autism Spectrum, Down Syndrome or Cerebral Pals
• Pupils with Autistic Spectrum who are likely to have particular difficulties with social interaction. They may also experience difficulties with language, communication and imagination, which can impact on how they relate to others.

 We have a range of resources and intervention programmes which are used to support children’s Speech and Language development and we work closely with Speech and Language Therapists.

For further information try:

• Guide for parents with learning disabilities, explaining changes to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system. https://www.mencap.org.uk/node/77384
• Guide for children and young people. https://www.mencap.org.uk/node/77388

"I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things."

Mother Teresa

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Blackburn with Darwen Parents in Partnership is a voluntary group for parents and carers of children and young people aged 0-25 with SEND

http://www.bwdpip.org.uk/

The Redeemer Equality Objectives

The school has used a variety of information, including the analysis of data to set these objectives are set having due regard to this policy. They focus on those areas to improve equality and tackle disadvantage. The following equality objectives have been set for the four year period from September 2019 until September 2023:

•  To monitor and analyse pupil achievement by race, gender and special educational need or disability and act on any trends or patterns in the data that require additional support for pupils.
• To deliver a broad and balanced curriculum, that provides opportunities for all pupils to achieve the highest standards of education, using specialist programmes and dedicated resources to support pupils who need it the most. We will deliver a programme of assemblies, outside visitors and educational trips to promote the ethos of equality to pupils and help pupils develop good relationships with people of different characteristics.
• To raise levels of pupil engagement in learning and school life, across all activities including regular attendance to ensure equity and fairness in access and engagement. We will aim to raise aspirations among children and parents and raise awareness of career options for all children, challenging gender stereotypes.