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ABC GroupThe ABC Group is a group we have created at Bede to take account of children’s difficulties and challenges and to put effective special educational provision in place.
The ABC Group consists of a Key Stage 1 and a Key Stage 2 group, taught by Mrs G Hind (SEN Support Teacher), and supported by Mrs J Smith (HLTA) and Mrs R Bell (TA). Each group will support up to a maximum of 6 children to ensure that every child’s individual needs can be met positively.
At Bede we endeavour to make sure every child receives the education that is most appropriate to their needs.
The children who attend the ABC Group have significant SEN, whether that be in terms of concentration, understanding, speech and language, memory, processing or other challenges. In order to make progress, these children require a high level of adult support, an adapted curriculum and a timetable that suits their individual needs.
We strongly believe that the ABC group provides benefits not just for the children who attend it but for the children who are in the main class too. The ABC group provides children with a setting and curriculum appropriate to their SEN and helps to remove some of the barriers they have to learning. Having these children, who require a significant amount of direct teacher time, educated in the ABC group each morning allows the class teacher to focus on the appropriate program of study with the rest of the children and extend their learning to a greater depth.
The ‘ABC’ stands for ‘Alternative Basic Curriculum’. The children who attend are not able to access the main curriculum in a busy class, and in some cases they are not ready for the curriculum when they begin year 1; they need a lot of support to build the foundations that enable them to learn.
All of the children who attend the ABC group either have an EHCP or are undergoing assessments and receiving support from outside agencies who may ultimately agree that an EHCP can be applied for. We have had some children who have transitioned back into the main class full time and we have had some children who have moved on to specialist provision.
We are very proud of the success so far achieved by all the children who have received support from the group over the past years and the staff would welcome talking to anyone who was interested in finding out more. Useful Information
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