The Welfare team
The Welfare team consists of 3 adults on site daily who are not timetabled to specific classes. Within the Welfare team, we have a ‘Learning to access tutor’ who works with specific pupils or groups of pupils to support emotional regulation and social interaction. Two adults are available daily to provide pupils and staff with additional support beyond their class teams. The welfare team is available to offer support, a time out, or space for anyone finding things difficult.
What the Welfare team can do;
- Swap out with another adult to allow them to support a child
- Spend time with a child who is finding things challenging
- Offer support and ideas to class teams or pupils
- Provide regulatory activities
- Provide space, movement or time out.
They are trained in BFAIR, PROACT-SCIPr-UK, Zones of Regulation, Problem scale and uphold the school’s values and rules.
Mark Chandler
Access to Learning Tutor
Mark Chandler is our Access To Learning Tutor for this area, Mark has an MSc in Applied Behaviour Analysis, is a Thrive Licenced Practitioner and a Theraplay Level 1 Informed Practitioner, he provides a wide range of interventions, these include:
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ABA strategies/ interventions
Anxiety management
Anger management
Bereavement work
Developing and mentoring staff-organisation and grouping of children
Enrichment
Friendship issues
Parent incarcerated work
PEX student home work
Play skill development
Positive role model
School refusal work
Theraplay sessions
Thrive assessment and action plans
Interventions can focus on one area or may be a combination of things to assist the student with their learning and understanding. Generally interventions will last 6-8 weeks and Mark will provide written feedback on each session, with a report at the end. If a student requires additional support after this time then work can still continue. This will be determined by the students tutor and the progress Mark feels they are making.