For further information parents can get in contact through the school office, if they are looking general information, or if parents would like to arrange a meeting with Principal/Vice Principal/ Special Educational Need Co-Ordinator or Class Teacher they can do so through the office. Email is another choice of contact.

-Social, emotional and behavioural

-Speech, language and communication

-Sensory processing, fine motor and visual perceptual

-Gross motor

The organisation the school works alongside with is RISE NI they offer support within the areas of a child's development. They offer in the Foundation stage and Key Stage 1 (Primary 1-4) 1-1 support, teacher and parent training workshops and small groups.

Another event is our annual P7 show, tickets can be purchased through the ... Primary School office £7.50 for an adult and £5.00 for a child, all donations go towards school funds for additional resources.

Breakfast club/Early drop off, runs every morning from 8.30am to 9.00am, £1.20 is the cost of the club and must be registered for. Also cross country running takes place on a Tuesday and Thursday (which allows children to take part in running events throughout the school year).

There are also many after school clubs in the setting, for Primary 1 and Primary 2 they can attend an afterschool from 2.00pm to 3.00pm. Then Primary 1 to Primary 7 can attend a 3.00pm to 4.00pm after school session. The clubs in the school range from ICT to Baking, Sports to Photography and can help children attending develop new skills outside on the classroom environment. The fee for the clubs are £3.75 (subject to change due to resources required).

We try to regularly change the menu of activities on offer.

Also in terms of staying healthy, the setting has a healthy eating policy. The school promotes healthy eating through breaktime and lunchtime, also with meals provided in the canteen for children who pay or avail from free school meals get a healthily prepared meal and a choice of water or milk for a drink. The canteen also follows the lunch bunch menu for further insight. (Dinners cost £2.60)

-Action for Children,

-Brain Injury Matters,

-Breakthru,

-CAMHS,

-CFSP,

-Education Psychology Service,

-Home-Start,

-Mindwise,

-NICCY,

-Parenting NI,

-PSNI Youth Diversion Scheme,

-RISE NI,

-Riverside Family Centre.

The attached PDF has contact information under each area of support, this allows parents to access support in the local area.

School-staff are approachable and offer a strong partnership, whether parents want to voice a concern or to have a general chat, staff are happy to listen.

School Council and other pupil involvement opportunities allow pupils to share their views and ideas.

Positive behaviour support-

Rewards, praise, incentives, Home/School Diary, building self-esteem and self-worth, having fun whilst learning, being a team player, catch me being good!

Dyslexic friendly classes-

Use of coloured paper, use of reading rulers, colour coding classwork, b/d/p prompt cards, Accelerated Reading programme

Maths support-

Use of Numicon, Breakaway Maths/ Rapid Maths/ problem solving and Izak 9

Autism-

Two day toolkit staff training, child friendly strategies, ASD friendly classrooms, 'Safe spaces' used for nurturing and individual work stations.

Speech and Language-

Welcome toolkit, early intervention, liaison with Speech and Language Therapists.

-Making available information about teaching and learning through verbal and written communication.

-Hosting school events at a whole school, Key Stage or Year Group level.

- Providing an Induction Programme for parents of new pupils.

-Holding face to face meetings with parents where necessary.

-Reporting to parents on their child's progress in November and June.

The school operates an 'open door' policy. We welcome parents and strive to work closely through good communication.

Through out this website there are different tabs for different areas of additional needs for example, Autism, Down Syndrome, Behaviour Support, Language and Communication, Literacy, Medical, SEN Early Years Intervention Service among other services.

... Primary School works closely with the specialists through regular communication via email and meetings. Specialists sign into the school and are introduced to children before one to one sessions. Any progress or observations made in these sessions are communicated to the teacher and parent via phone call, email or face to face.

The schools is open for improving and encourages advice on feedback to make continuous improvements within the school community.

Apps we use for translation are through EA services, this allows children to highlight phrases which can be read aloud in English and translate to another language to help grasp meaning and understanding.

Another app the school uses is google translate, in which we translate letters that go home to parents. The letter is written in their primary language and then in English below.

The Common European Framework of References for languages (CEFR) assessments that are recognised by the European framework are used to assess the stage of development your child is at.

As a school we recognise the different culture among the community, we accommodate any adjustments that are needed in term of events for individual culture, an example of this is in Ramadan we provided prayer spaces, alternative breaks and encouraging hydration.

If children are struggling to identify and communicate essential and common needs, the whole school uses a picture system within the classes. This allows children to effectively communicate and allows interactions.

All adults at ... Primary School if it is teaching staff, support staff and volunteers accept they have primary responsibility for the care, welfare and safety of all the children in the setting.

Partnership between home and school is important but where issues arise of suspected child abuse our first responsibility is to the child.

Through good partnership ... Primary School can help all children in its care to thrive and reach their highest potentials.

The ways the school keeps in contact and shares information with parents is through, regular parent teacher meetings, regularly reviewed education plans, resource links are sent out to parents through the schools messaging app and also there are updates for parents on the statementing process shared by Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator when available.

On arrival in the school a Welcome Pack for parents is given to the family in their home language and gives general advice. This advice can be on the local area of the school and local support services in the area.

As a school we support all children who may be experiencing a difficult time and make them aware that they are in a safe environment. As a school we like to keep parents and guardians up to date on how their child is doing, or if they are worried or exhibiting signs that they are going through a difficult time, to report back to the parent or guardian of the child to relay concern, only when appropriate.

Lifeline- 0808 808 8000

Childline- 0800 1111

Southern Trust Area, AMH MensSana- 028 3839 2314

Occasionally, we have visitors in from the agencies for general workshops where children can take part and develop their own knowledge on what is safe and unsafe, for their own mental health, importance of physical exercise and other aspects of a childs well-being.