Understanding Learning Differences to Provide Support for Pupils, Parents and Schools

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Understanding Learning Differences to provide support for pupils, parents and schools. Here at YES @ Areté Learning Trust we strive to promote an understanding of Specific Learning Differences in order to support About students/pupils, parents and professionals. We focus on:  the early identification of children and young people’s needs and early intervention to support them.  the development of inclusive practice in order to remove barriers to learning.

 the provision of high-quality training.

We have spent time to create specialist resources and solutions provided through service level agreements for regular school-based Offer sessions, tailored to meet your needs.

Including:  solution focused meetings with school staff, parents and pupils to identify barriers to learning.  analysis of current provision focusing on impact.  individual pupil assessment with comprehensive reporting.  support with planning and the delivery of personalised literacy and numeracy programmes.  progress reviews in person or by telephone.  access arrangements for external exams for KS4 and KS5.

Affiliated member schools will receive: Affiliate Membership  email advice around learning differences and strategies to support specific profiles.

 10% of our training events.

 access to transition and research projects which will include Maths Whizz, LEXIA, IDL and our reading provision map project with targeted children.  Baseline and post-intervention assessments Specialist TA Support  Modelling of interventions and specific strategies.  Monitoring visits.

We believe that the relationship between schools, professionals and Parents as Partners parents is incredibly important, which is why we promote a ‘Parents as Partners’ ethos. The SEND Code of Practice places great importance on involving parents and children in identifying, understanding and taking decisions about special educational needs. We work with parents, recognising the importance of neurodiversity, to create unique pupil profiles. For parents be at the heart of decision aking about their child, it is helpful for them to be fully informed about their child’s needs. We liaise with a number of parents support group and offer:

 bespoke support.

 workshops, meetings and specialist information sharing.

 reduced rates on all our training events for parents/carers.

YES @ Areté Learning Trust has been granted funding from the National Lottery Awards for All’s ‘Big Lottery Fund’, to support a Inclusive Sport for All series of inclusive community sport opportunities for young people with Development Coordination Disorder (DCD), from across North Yorkshire, Co Durham and Teesside.

‘Activities for All’ - Supported by the Youth Sport Trust, Stage1Cycles from Hawes, Richmond Dales Amateur Swimming Club, Richmond Leisure Trust, A pathway for those with Pilates Teacher Jade Morris and Victoria Sellers from Aspire Dance, coordination difficulties YES @ Areté Learning Trust aim to highlight the importance of the availability of sports activities for all. Invaluable Regional Train-  Training with a focus on Specific Learning Differences is offered throughout the academic year. Our main venues are Richmond ing with National and School, Stokesley School and Northallerton School. International Speakers  Listings of planned training is constantly updated on our website.  With the maximum number of delegates set at 30, our training is personal and interactive and offers practical solutions to address need.

 Updates about education research linked to Specific Learning Differences as they are published / announced throughout the Our website offers: year.

 Signposting to local and national support for students with additional needs

 A range of information, advice and guidance on dyslexia, dyscalculia, ADHD, dyspraxia, focusing on neurodiversity. www.yesataretelearningtrust.net

‘After all the years asking for answers I finally have an What parents and schools understanding and knowledge which I can use to help my son to be everything he aspires to be.’ say about us

‘Kath Lawson works well with staff and communicates well with parents in a compassionate and balanced manner, taking into consideration the perspective of the school.’

‘Kath Lawson approaches both parents and children with sensitivity and kindness. She presents an honest interpretation of needs and ensuing actions.’

YES @ Areté Learning Trust is an Areté Learning Trust service. One-year service level agreement

 £280 per session (morning or afternoon, up to three hours) Prices  £250 per session if 10 or more visits are purchased for the academic year. Two-year service level agreement

 £260 / session (morning or afternoon up to three hours)

 £230 / session if 10 or more visits are purchased for the academic year Affiliate Membership

 £200 per year Specialist TA support

 £22 per hour Access Arrangement Assessments  £65 per student Bespoke Training  Staff meeting and twilight session (up to 90 minutes)  Half-day sessions (up to three hours)  Full day sessions All prices listed are excluding VAT. For further details and prices please contact us.

YES @ Areté Learning Trust, Richmond School, Darlington Road, Contact Us Richmond, North Yorkshire DL10 7BQ Tel: 01748 850111 ext 8180 E-mail: [email protected] www.yesataretelearningtrust.net

Once a school visit/training session or consultation has been booked with a member of the YES @ Areté Learning Trust team, we require a minimum of 10 working days’ notice to cancel, unless there is an OFSTED inspection. In this case, we will attempt to find a mutually-convenient replacement date. Should a session be cancelled by one of the YES @ Areté Learning Trust team member a replacement session will be offered.