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ICT Supporting SEN In Mainstream Awards
Herriots the UK leading specialist providers for the design and construction of office interiors and industrial environments of Riverside House, Hadfield St, Dukinfield, Cheshire have donated 1000 for a primary school and 1000 for a secondary school that have shown the best usage of ICT in SEN in an academic year.
The judging takes place on 11/07/06 at Hartshead Sports College commencing at 10am. Fifteen schools have entered. The panel of judges consists of representatives from the local authority, Pearsons Education, Harcourt, Lexia and Granada SMERC. Mr Peter O'Brien will be representing Herriots
Tameside Reporter 26/01/06
Students are speading the word....................
A literacy Scheme that has benefited pupils at two schools in Ashtonis
to be extended borough-wide, Tameside Council said A DVD documenting the
achievements of the Literacy Club scheme has been produced to spread the
word to other schools. The club pairs up struggling 11 and 12 pupils in
their first year at secondary school with 14 and 15 year old mentors.
The mentors aim to help the younger pupils overcome literacy difficulties
by tackling interactive computer programmes as well as more traditional
methods of reading and writing. Executive Member for Lifelong Learning
Cllr Ged Cooney said:'The key benefit of the Literacy Club is that it
allows pupils to receive an individual learning programme without taking
them out of lessons.'' Pupils with poor literacy skills - including reading,
comprehension, spelling and handwriting - and potential mentors are invited
to an induction and then to take part in the Literacy Club. The Local
Education Authority is looking at expanding the project throughout the
borough following successful trials at Hartshead Sports College and St
Damian's Science College in Ashton. Kath Pearson, Advisory Teacher from
the borough's Educational Psychology and Learning Support team (EPALS),
devised the training programme. She said the results had been impressive:
'One pupil improved their reading age by over four years in 12 months.
And we've found that pupils in the club are really sad when the year comes
to an end as they get so much out of it. It's much more than improving
literacy skills - pupils also see it as a social event and their social
skills improve too.''