Jenny Ewers (Head of ICT) Carole Craven (SENCO)
Limehurst High SchoolLoughboroughLeicestershire
Promoting Personalised Learning
for SEN Students
11-14 multi-ethnic school set in the town of Loughborough in the East Midlands
Varied catchment area
400 pupils on roll
Judged “Outstanding” by Ofsted under both the previous and current frameworks
Just over a quarter of pupils receive Free School Meals
42% of pupils have English as an Additional Language
26% are of Bangladeshi origin
3% from Eastern Europe
22.9% pupils on the SEN register
1.5% with Educational Statement
Pupils on register at “Action +” = 8.7%
Pupils on register at “Action” = 12.7%
Judged “Outstanding” by Ofsted under both the previous and current frameworks
Pupils with Special Educational Needs
Our starting point
• Acquisition of the Learning Platform• Finding a ‘need’• Introduction + trial in ICT lessons
• Initial meeting with the focus on the VLE and delivering appropriate resources
• Discussions between Head of ICT and SENCO
• Rapid change of focus• Using the Learning Platform to access a wealth of
information to inform decision-making
Development
Identify areas in which the current system in place could be improved and made more efficient
Development of an SEN information spreadsheet
Creation of a dedicated Interest Space On-going discussions – review, evaluation,
modification Involvement of all SEN staff
Focus: how could using ICT and the Learning Platform improve the monitoring of students on the SEN register within our school?
Our system• Easy access to information through the Student
Dashboard. Use of hyperlinks on the spreadsheet.
• Initial scanning of relevant documentation• Creation of a well–organised Document Library as
a depository.
• Use of the Discussion board to share and collate information on students.
Our system• Replacement of traditional IEP system with the
Learning Platform facility to create and monitor targets
• On-going discussions – review, evaluation, modification
• Involvement of all SEN staff• Staff training• Time to work together
• A “one-stop system” at your fingertips!
A “walk through” our monitoring
system
What does a “Learning Support” user think?
An HLTA view
Review - end of Year 1
• Successes
• Drawbacks
• Areas for improvement
Where to next?
This year so far ....
• Creation of PDF portfolios• Extensions of the Discussion Boards to
include links to information• Inclusion of a Primary Transfer Profile
Where to next?
And then ....
• Building an evidence-based system• Monitoring system to include intervention
strategies and additional support information• Development of personalised learning
programmes to suit the needs of the learner using the Learning Platform
• Targeted work with small groups to support a variety of learning needs
There is never a journey’s end – only a ‘lull’ before the next stage!