St Marys Catholic Primary School is a mixed school located in Isleworth. Their vision statement is, “Our school family at St Mary’s wants this to be a safe, caring, creative and happy place, where we all have a fair chance to learn and grow together and to do the best we can. We do this by knowing and loving Jesus more every day and by following his teachings in a joyful way” (Smi.hounslow.sch.uk, 2017).
Through observed practice, this vision statement demonstrates that the school have a genuine care for their pupils and they strive to make sure the welfare of the children comes first, instead of being a result driven school. Although results are important, the happiness of the children comes first.
Within St Marys Catholic Primary there are 357 pupils. 48.7% of which are girls and 51.3% being boys. The overall percentage of SEN pupils or children on an EHC Plan (education, health and care plan) is 1.4%. This is lower than the …show more content…
Most of these being dyslexia. When there is no teacher assistant in the class, Evans (2017) mentioned how tough it is. Additionally, the lack of focus placed on each child, especially those in the higher sets is becoming a greater issue. This is for the reason that most of the children with SEN are not at the middle-highest attainment level, so Evans (2017) cannot move the level of work on until everyone understands. This delays the academic levels of the highest attainment groups. Through observation, it is clear how difficult it is to ensure that everyone is following the level of work but also being pushed to do their best. Reid (2013) agrees that dyslexic children, and other SEN children do require more individual support from the teacher, which creates further pressure. Furthermore, Reid (2013), states that teachers are now requesting adequate training so that they can meet the needs of SEN, which will make it easier for them to balance the attainment levels of the whole
Through observed practice, this vision statement demonstrates that the school have a genuine care for their pupils and they strive to make sure the welfare of the children comes first, instead of being a result driven school. Although results are important, the happiness of the children comes first.
Within St Marys Catholic Primary there are 357 pupils. 48.7% of which are girls and 51.3% being boys. The overall percentage of SEN pupils or children on an EHC Plan (education, health and care plan) is 1.4%. This is lower than the …show more content…
Most of these being dyslexia. When there is no teacher assistant in the class, Evans (2017) mentioned how tough it is. Additionally, the lack of focus placed on each child, especially those in the higher sets is becoming a greater issue. This is for the reason that most of the children with SEN are not at the middle-highest attainment level, so Evans (2017) cannot move the level of work on until everyone understands. This delays the academic levels of the highest attainment groups. Through observation, it is clear how difficult it is to ensure that everyone is following the level of work but also being pushed to do their best. Reid (2013) agrees that dyslexic children, and other SEN children do require more individual support from the teacher, which creates further pressure. Furthermore, Reid (2013), states that teachers are now requesting adequate training so that they can meet the needs of SEN, which will make it easier for them to balance the attainment levels of the whole