Engagement Model - parallel provision booklet

More frequently, mainstream schools are finding that they are having to make provision for students with significant special educational needs including those who are learning at the level of the engagement model and not yet able to access subject specific learning at a pre-Key Stage level.

This pack provides some resources, ideas, planning and assessment/ recording ideas that might be helpful in this situation.

Contents:
• Two engagement model record sheets with prompts to help staff focus their observations and reflect on appropriate next steps for students.
• 3 activity planning boards for now/ next; now/next/then and making choices to support activity planning with students.
• A daily programme plan that recognises the learning that a student will be doing within their experience in school – staff can tick the aspects that have been experienced that day so that there is a record if that is helpful or required to evidence progress.
• 2 sensory circuits that can be used at the start of the day or when a student needs to refocus.
• A start of the day plan to help structure that routine and a blank version to be personalised as required.
• Activity ideas for aspects of learning that this student may need as a parallel provision and reasonable adaptation to their curriculum provision and programme:
*Sensory activities – to build engagement at a level they can interact with effectively.
*Attention grabbing activities – to develop intentional engagement with the environment, others, and activity.
*Mirroring activities – used as part of an intensive interaction approach to build an understanding of cause and effect of actions. Please be sensitive to student reactions when using these.
*Language development activities – to develop early-stage communication and interaction.
• A weekly planning sheet to record parallel provision.
• A completed example of the weekly planning sheet to give some idea of how it might be used.
• A learning passport that can be created as part of person-centred planning. It also will help with communication and consistency of approach within the setting. It can be helpful to involve parents in completing this.
• A risk assessment that can be completed with parents and staff if the student’s presentation includes some behaviours that are challenging to respond to safely.