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Abertillery Comprehensive School CALON

Abertillery Comprehensive School CALON. Background . Abertillery Comprehensive School is 11-16 mixed comprehensive school in Blaenau Gwent Deprived catchment area with social and economic problems 740 pupils with a declining roll 33% of pupils on SEN register 32% FSM.

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Abertillery Comprehensive School CALON

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  1. Abertillery Comprehensive School CALON

  2. Background • Abertillery Comprehensive School is 11-16 mixed comprehensive school in Blaenau Gwent • Deprived catchment area with social and economic problems • 740 pupils with a declining roll • 33% of pupils on SEN register • 32% FSM

  3. 62 pupils in a Special Needs Resource base (unit) • Almost universally white working class • Closure of Nantyglo Comprehensive and major building work undertaken by the LA • Band 4 school • Recently made radical curriculum changes and introduced vertical tutoring

  4. CALON • CALON stands for Centre for Additional & On going Needs

  5. Time Out • Time out wasn't working. Pupils were repeat offenders. • Traditional individual booths • We were isolating poorly behaved pupils without addressing their underlying needs

  6. Introduced an element of support and counselling in an attempt to address their needs • The room was schizophrenic - punitive and rehabilitative in the same room was not conducive to making progress.

  7. Remodelled facility • Visited Cantonian High School' s Learning House • Adapted to suit our needs • Meeting of 'core' staff to plan - Deputy Head, SENCO, Support Staff, Counsellor • Piggy backed onto the refurbishment the LA was undertaking - building modification for nothing!

  8. 3 Aspects • Punitive - Boxhall Profile taken • Nurture/emotional needs • Academic

  9. Punitive - Restorative Justice • Traditional isolation with member of staff • Computers • Log • Parents interviewed before return to mainstream • Restorative action • Mediation

  10. Nurture • Emotionally needy pupils • Breakfast club • SEAL- Silver SEAL • One to one counselling/group sessions • Drop in facility

  11. Academic Support • Small groups • Individually tailored work eg, COPE, Basic Skills, help with coursework • Several pupils from different year groups - need to be flexible and dynamic! • Return to mainstream when ready

  12. Alternative Curriculum • Work with outside providers to offer interesting and hands on courses that suit individual pupil needs • Gypsy Travellers - Hair and Beauty course • Rotary club - planters in town

  13. Community Engagement

  14. How it has evolved • Permanent member of staff to over see community involvement • Youth workers attached to each House • Mediation eg, Facebook! • Frees up time from Form Tutors and Heads of House

  15. Impact • Anecdotal - individual pupils • Exclusions reduced – 33% reduction in 1st year (none this September) • Academic – • Emotional -

  16. CALON in practice... • Video

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