Flexible Support For further information contact: A small allocation of EAST staffing is used to deliver a range of flexible supports. Catherine Rodger Closing the Literacy Gap (CLG) EAST Manager Targeted intensive literacy support is offered to Crosshouse Campus identified pupils in Primary 2, 6 and 7. Systems Playingfield Road are in place to assist the selection process. Crosshouse Intensive Support (outreach) KA2 0JJ EAST staff work collaboratively with Tel: 01563 (55)4974 establishments to help children and young E-mail: [email protected] people through any difficult periods they may East Ayrshire Support Team be experiencing. Support focuses on the needs of the pupil and can range from individual work Kirsty McKnight to whole staff training. Principal Teacher Literacy support East Ayrshire Support Team (EAST) EAST staff in consultation with ASN co-ordinators Crosshouse Campus can refer pupils who would benefit from a block Playingfield Road of targeted literacy support. Specialist Crosshouse resources are used to formulate a personalised KA2 0JJ intervention to support these pupils on an Tel: 01563 (55)4974 outreach basis. E-mail: [email protected] Maths Recovery Some EAST staff have been trained in the Maths Recovery programme. This is now being Ewin Murray accessed by establishments to support assessment and intervention processes for pupils Principal Teacher with numeracy difficulties. East Ayrshire Support Team Positive behaviour strategies Altonhill Campus Examples include supporting Nurture provision, Auchencar Drive implementation of whole school behaviour Kilmarnock approach e.g. 1,2,3 Magic. KA3 1QD Tel: 01563 572715 Reintegration Support Sometimes children/young people benefit from E-mail: [email protected] a short period away from school to an EAST campus. When they are ready to return to their base school, they will be supported by a member of EAST to enable a smooth transition back into school. The Core Support Team is part of East Ayrshire The Core Support Team supports effective provi- Assessment sion through: Support Team (EAST). The team consists of EAST supports East Ayrshire’s assessment teachers and classroom assistants, and is led by Collaborative working with learning communities, procedures reflecting the good practice outlined the EAST Manager who is supported by other agencies, children/young people and their in Building the Curriculum 5. Our processes are Principal Teachers. families robust, reliable and valid and intervention leads to improved outcomes for pupils. The Consultation and liaison assessments: The team works collaboratively with Learning meet learners needs and enable them to Curriculum development Communities to support children and young achieve aspirational goals and maximise their potential people with additional support needs to help Staff development (e.g. CPD calendar, bespoke are proportionate and fit for purpose them achieve their individual targets and reach training) follow and reinforce the curriculum, promoting their full potential. high quality learning and teaching Supporting early identification and assessment approaches of pupils engage learners and provide high quality feedback It supports the development and implementation Targeted teaching (co-op/extraction) of whole school approaches to effective EAST staff support East Ayrshire establishments teaching and learning and offers specialist Targeted specialist support through flexibility in following the authority’s Dyslexia Guidelines. element support where required. Campus support How is support from the Core Support Team Occasionally the needs of a child or young person cannot be met within the school accessed? The Core Support Team contributes to East environment and a move to an EAST campus is Ayrshire’s support policies and procedures and agreed. This placement is for a time limited EAST provides an annual core allocation to each develops new materials and approaches. It assessment period. school in the authority to help support their provi- also supports the continuous professional sion for children and young people with additional Primary children attend the EAST Nurture Class development of colleagues, raising awareness support needs. EAST staff have access to a range in Altonhill Campus. Young people in S1– S4 of a range of additional support needs and of resources and specialised equipment which they attend either the EAST campus in Altonhill or their impact on children and young people. Cumnock. Nurturing principles underpin the use to provide targeted support to identified pu- EAST staff also provide advisory support on an ethos in both EAST campuses. pils. ongoing basis. Other areas of support can be accessed through While pupils are attending a campus, they procedures as outlined in SC76. remain on their school roll and all curricular resources are supplied by their school. Liaison between EAST staff working with the child or young person and the school takes places on a regular basis. .