Primary Provision
We recognise that there is a need for more primary provision to support pupils from an younger age. For this reason we are excited to be launching a new primary AP centre, building on our existing experience with children and young people. Our Primary AP, will serve as a supportive and preventative tool in serving local primary schools and those students in need of a trauma-informed, bespoke approach to learning. By identifying gaps in knowledge and tailoring our teaching to the individual students, it is our aim that students confidence and resilience will improve to assist in the successful return to mainstream or another specialist provision, or to support alongside mainstream. We are offering part-time and short-term placements.
VLC Primary AP will aim to:
The Team:
Our Primary Alternative Provision is led by Bethany, and overseen by our Deputy Principal, SENDCo and DSL Jo Price. Bethany is a qualified EYFS teacher, a JNC qualified Youth Worker and has many years experience of working with children in Montessori approaches and students with SEND. The team also includes Sarah; our Speech and Language Lead and Jess; our Trainee Play Therapist. Students can also access additional support from our Educational Psychologist, Occupational Therapist and Counsellor.
More information on our Primary provision can be found in our prospectus here.
VLC Primary AP will aim to:
- Provide a calm place, where students and staff feel safe, happy, respected and cared for
- Transform students lives through our therapeutic approach to education;
- Encourage each pupil to learn how to learn, use their imaginations, be reflective, have fun, and celebrate their achievements;
- Help each individual student fulfil his/her academic potential, as a step up to support them in becoming the very best they can be; by quickly assessing and targeting gaps in learning and ensuring that all students are supported and able to learn and achieve through a 'stage not age' approach to learning;
- Focus on social and emotional learning, and support students in co-regulating big emotions, and to discover strategies and tools which can help them move towards independently regulating their emotions;
- Students will be supported to engage successfully in social situations and to learn how to build positive relationships and friendships.
The Team:
Our Primary Alternative Provision is led by Bethany, and overseen by our Deputy Principal, SENDCo and DSL Jo Price. Bethany is a qualified EYFS teacher, a JNC qualified Youth Worker and has many years experience of working with children in Montessori approaches and students with SEND. The team also includes Sarah; our Speech and Language Lead and Jess; our Trainee Play Therapist. Students can also access additional support from our Educational Psychologist, Occupational Therapist and Counsellor.
More information on our Primary provision can be found in our prospectus here.