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Clearly defined and achievable steps / targets.
Tangible reward / means to celebrate achievement
Builds leadership capacity
Symbols – daily reminder of our values
Progression – bronze, silver and gold awards
Equality and fairness?
Context – transformative potential of pupil (and parent) voice.
Pupils’ Champions Group
Dyslexic and non dyslexic pupils
Vision of DF School
Assemblies Empathy -
simulated exercises in processing information
Social and emotional impact of dyslexia
Supporting the learning of a dyslexic friend
Understanding the need for additional supports
Measurable impact on pupil attitudes / relationships
Improved health and well being.
Improved engagement with supports
Improved engagement with learning
Benefits in direct proportion to active involvement in Pupil Champions’ Group
Meaningful partnerships
Parent Champions (worked with pupils)
Family Support Network Raise expectations
of dyslexic learners Learning at home Inspiring role
models Celebrating wider
personal achievements
A context for mutual support
Learning together
Engagement of hard to reach parents / children.
Supporting our learning.
Review of homework policies
Practical support eg tool boxes, information leaflets etc
Still to be formally evaluated
CPD provided by Neil McKay
All had improved understanding of challenges, feel more able to identify dyslexic difficulties and provide appropriate personalisation strategies
Pupil Champions’ CPD Teacher Champions Close alignment to
Literacy Strategy Tri-learning and
sharing best practice
Improved learning environment/ social and emotional climate of the classroom
Improved personalisation More flexible assessment
strategies Better peer support More seeking support Higher expectations Improved literacy
attainment in BGE Now - earlier intervention
– to limit the social and emotional damage caused by literacy failure
Margaret Crankshaw! Authority wide
approach SLT involvement A cluster based
approach Contextualised in
literacy strategy Values based
approach – respect, diversity, achievement.
Our young people and parents.
Thank you for listening
Questions or comments?