St Helen’s School Prospectus
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Brave thinkers. True colours.
The Outreach and Partnership Programme At St Helen’s we are rooted in our community and are proud to share our facilities, expertise, knowledge and experience with those around us. Our Outreach and Partnership programme also helps St Helen’s pupils gain valuable skills and experience which are applicable to a range of higher education and career pathways, and which will help prepare them for life beyond school in all sorts of ways. The Outreach and Partnership Programme has three strands: — Activity Days for pupils at local Primary Schools — Literacy and Oracy — Provision of specific resources, guidance and support as needed
Activity Days We offer Activity Days for pupils in local state maintained primary schools during which they can experience a range of workshops including Science based sessions such as ‘CSI St Helen’s’, Animal Behaviour as well as Art and creative activities such as printing and origami. We also offer sporting or practical Activity Days that include swimming, climbing, badminton, building campfires, toasting marshmallows, orienteering and rounders.
Literacy and Oracy The aim of this strand of the programme is to support the literacy and oracy of pupils in the local community which has been significantly impacted through the coronavirus crisis. In line with Government findings and projects identifying literacy and oracy as an area requiring particular support in the post Covid era we have developed our Literacy and Oracy Outreach Programme using in-house language, phonics and literacy expertise. The programme supports Early Language Development, phonics recognition, reading and comprehension through: — Small world play and language modelling — Phonics teaching and specialist support for phonics and early reading — Reading comprehension and paired reading strategies Following comprehensive training, Sixth Form students go into selected local primary schools and provide support with phonics recognition and early language development.
Provision of specific resources, guidance and support as needed We also provide additional provision of resources, guidance and expertise in response to specific needs: specialist dyslexia screening for pupils, subject specific support and training for teachers, requested resources e.g. jigsaws and puzzles, play equipment, bikes and tricycles, coats, rainsuits, sports and other general equipment.
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