TARGET TEAM - SUPPORT
A Typical Day in Target 0.19
8.30 – students start arriving in the room. We collect some students from the reception
9.00 – students have gone to class or one of us have walked with you to class. If you have a free period you might be in a weekly 1:1 with Jen or Libby.
10.30 – break time and some supported students come in to the room to wait until their next lesson at 10.45.
11.00 – you might be having a dyslexia appointment with Trish to complete an assessment or discuss strategies to help you with your work.
11.45 – lunch break and some supported students sit in 0.19 for their lunch. Others may drop in to ask questions or check if one of the team can fit them in for a chat that day.
12.45 – if you’re not in a lesson you could be in a 1:1 study session with one of the team. You might want some help with organising your work or how to start the homework you’ve been given.
1.30 – your TARGET key worker is going with you to speak to your teacher about something you need to discuss but find too difficult when everyone else is there.
1.45 – some students come in to ask help to find somewhere quiet for them to complete an assessment they’ve been given in class.
3.15 – you might come into the room to wait until you get picked up or to complete some work before you go home for the day.
Stages of the Support Process
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You disclose a difficulty or disability on your enrolment form. You can also disclose a support need to any staff member throughout your time at college.
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One of the TARGET team gets in touch and sends you through some initial paperwork to fill in. You will be asked all about any previous support you have had and how your difficulty or disability will affect your learning and time at college. It will include a disclosure permission form which allows us to share your information with the teachers who work with you. You can then email the completed forms back to us.
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Next, we will get in touch to discuss your support needs and outline what your support will look like when you are at college. It may include a weekly one to one to check on your wellbeing or you may need your teachers to give you additional time to complete work in class. The support package is individual to you.
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The team will write a profile using the information you have given us. It will outline your history of difficulties and suggest strategies for your teachers to use to help you achieve your best. It will also outline the support that TARGET will put in place.
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Your support profile is shared with your subject teachers. You will have the name and email address of your key contact in TARGET and we will also share our contact details with your next of kin so they can let us know if they have any concerns or queries.
TARGET - What does it mean?
T – Tailored support plan. Every student who discloses a disability or difficulty is assessed and an individual support plan is agreed.
A – Access arrangements. At every assessment, exam access arrangements are discussed and students are then further assessed to evidence their JCQ qualifying criteria.
R – Reaching Potential. Our job is to enable supported students to reach their full potential. We do this through targeted study support, requesting teaching adjustments, access arrangements and 1:1 monitoring.
G – Grade improvement. If a student is not hitting their targets then we will work together as a college through teaching intervention and additional support to help individual students meet their own expectations, and ensure they have the opportunity to do their best.
E – Engaging external support. The support team work closely with health care providers and agencies to fully understand what support is needed and share good practice. By constantly looking at what is available externally we will ensure the best possible support packages are made available to our students.
T – Team effort. It is essential that all staff in the college have the correct information to support each student to achieve. This is done through sharing important information on a secure system, identifying and implementing training needs for staff, and encouraging communication about best practice.
Meet the Team
Jen Burlton
Libby Smith-Reed
Phoebe Topel
Karen Finch
Katie Saint
Useful Information
We have some useful information and links to websites, which may offer some additional assistance
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/a-z-mental-health/