Any child who has specific gaps in their understanding of a subject/area of learning may receive support through specific small groups work. This group may be delivered in the classroom or outside. It may be delivered by a teaching assistant who has had training to deliver these groups or, most often, a teacher. These are often called intervention/booster groups by schools.

• Your child’s teacher will have carefully checked on your child’s progress and will have decided that your child has a gap in their understanding/ learning and needs some extra support to close the gap between your child and their peers.

• The class teacher will plan group sessions for your child with targets to help your child to make more progress.

• A Teacher/ Teaching Assistant, will deliver these small group sessions using the teacher’s plans, or a recommended programme.

Intervention groups are used consistently throughout KS1 and KS2 for targeting children with areas of concern such as maths, reading, writing, speech & language and social and emotional skills. If parents have a concern, they are welcome to discuss this at any time with the class teacher or SENCO.

Interventions in Key Stage 1

• Cool kids for physical skills

• Teodorescu resources for handwriting

• 1:1 and small group Phonic support

• 1:1 and small group Speech and language support

• White Rose Maths

• Speed Sounds (Phonics)

• Extra reading – 1:1

• Learning mentor support – 1:1/small group

• Word Workshop

• Precision Teaching

• Alphabet Arc

Resources currently available within classrooms are:

• sloping boards for writing

• coloured overlays for reading

• individual workstations

• pencils and pencil grips

• different types of scissors

• Speed sound spelling books

• wobble cushions

• outdoor learning

• fidget toys

• pencil grips

• role-play areas

• gross and fine motor skills equipment

• allotments and poly tunnel

• ICT resources

• visual timetables

These are the current interventions which are used to meet the needs of pupils currently within our school. Staff at Short Wood monitor and review the intervention/support regularly. This list is not exhaustive and is consistently reviewed to meet the needs of all pupils in collaboration with parents.