Oakley House Preparatory School

Oakley House Preparatory School's Grade 1 year offers:

Multisensory teaching techniques

Structured thinking and reasoning using Thinking Maps

Multidisciplinary on-campus team

What strategies do we use to assist our learners?

Use of the 'office' (small screen on the desk) for those with attention and focus challenges
Use of sensory modulating equipment, for example, weighted jackets/blankets, swivel chairs, trampoline, time-out tent, fidget toys and ear muffs
Scaffolding of tasks
Chunking of work into 'bite-size' pieces
Visual support in a variety of ways (individually and whole class)
Regular movement breaks
Use of checklists and photographic checklists
Thinking Maps
Social stories

And there is more to consider...

We maintain a mainstream-like feel

Specialist subjects – art, music, drama, physical education and computer literacy
School assemblies
Extra-mural programmes
Term 2 and 4 Academic Reports

We run support programmes

Small ability groups for Mathematics and Literacy
Literacy Hour programme
Deep use of NumberSense for Mathematics teaching
Individual or small group support tuition outside of class time
Multidisciplinary team approach

We have an individualised education plan (IEP)

Generated on enrolment and reviewed quarterly
Works with learners’ strengths
Targets challenges and outlines strategies used to strengthen weaknesses
Input from the full team
Published in Term 1 and 3

Parents have termly meetings with their child's class teachers and therapists. This is an excellent time to review progress and talk through any challenges in a highly supportive environment.

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