THRIFTWOOD SCHOOL AND COLLEGE IS RECRUITING
Vacancy: Learning Mentor - 30.58 hours per week
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VISITOR GUIDELINES
Thriftwood School & College are asking for the support and understanding of everyone in order to help minimise the risk of COVID-19.
Thriftwood continues to take guidance from Public Health England.
We apologise for not being able to give you our usual warm welcome, but we must take the current situation very seriously and look after the welfare of our pupils and staff. With that in mind, we are following the guidelines and will only be accepting external visitors who provide a professional service for our young people (e.g. social workers and healthcare professionals). Unfortunately at this time, we are unable to offer prospective parental visits. However, please visit the virtual tours on the school and college sites respectively.
If you have any questions, please contact us via email to: - admin@thriftwoodschool.com or admin@thriftwoodcollege.com
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During September all students have a baseline assessment using PIVATs 5 (Performance Indicators for Valued Assessment and Targeted Learning) for reading, writing, and elements of maths. We have also used reading, spelling and number tests to determine their age equivalent score where appropriate.
From the baseline assessment process and using pupils own thoughts regarding their future, their Statement Objectives / Education Health Care Plan Outcomes and next curriculum stage, small step targets are set and discussed with the pupil and parents. In additional to this, a broader outcome is agreed and a Learning Level summer target established.
‘Live’ small step targets (towards the bigger outcome) are displayed either on the pupil’s book or on the classroom wall, referred to when marking the pupils work and achievement towards them is monitored and discussed with each pupil.
Across the 5-13 years age group, staff are using a wide range of formative assessment to track pupil progress towards the long term outcomes set:
For our latest Assessment Update (November 2018) please click HERE
These documents are completed on a regular basis or at the end of a topic.
In January 2017 we baselined our students using PIVATS 5 speaking and listening, and the PSED elements; Social Awareness and Relationships, Personal Independence and Self Help, Emotional Aspects and Behaviour for Learning. We have also been developing our own Learning Levels to track progress in scientific enquiry, and a document to track personal development skills.
Learning Levels are based on the new National Curriculum and incorporate P levels. We use ‘CASPA’, a national data collection programme for SEND pupils, to collate information, analyse trends and measure individual and cohort progress. (Currently CASPA is only able to display the PIVATS 5 data using old national curriculum language).
In addition to the above staff also employ a range of summative assessment;
The above are carried out yearly or on an individual basis more regularly to monitor progress if required.
The data produced from these assessments are shared with parents through Progress Evenings, School Reports and also at Review meetings.
PIVATS 5 - Listening Learning Levels
PIVATS 5 - Number Learning Levels
PIVATS 5 - Reading Learning Levels
PIVATS 5 - Shape space measure Learning Level
PIVATS 5 - Speaking Learning Levels
PIVATS 5 - Using Applying Learning Levels
PIVATS 5 - Writing Learning Levels
PIVATS 5 - Social Awareness & Relationships