FOSSE WAY SCHOOL

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• FOSSE WAY SCHOOL
• A lot more below the surface

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Pupils

• 139 pupils 6 3 20 year old
• 9 KS1 pupils
• 18 KS2 pupils
• 50 KS3 pupils
• 45 KS4 pupils
• 17 KS5 pupils
• ? Ranging from PMLD through SLD, CLD ASD to
  Average ability

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Staff

• 88 members of staff
• 24.25 - FTE Teachers
• 30.32 - FTE Teaching Assistants
• 5.59 - FTE Residential Staff
• 5.35 - FTE Administrative Staff
• 4.82 - FTE Site Management Staff
• 2.58 - FTE Catering Staff
• 0.63 - FTE SMSAs

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Curriculum Developments

• Arts Mark
• KS2 Themed Approach
• Early Years Curriculum Pilot
• Family-School Link workers
• ICT Excellence Award bid
• Enterprise learning partnership bid
• Consultant School status

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Curriculum Developments

• Vocational Learning
• Personalised Learning Thinking Skills KS3
• Project Search
• KS5 Growth/Programme Development
• 19 25 Transition (All Transitions)
• BECTA- Engaging Parents Hot House

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Attainment Progress

• Value added
• - Specialist school
• Minorities/Cohorts
• Looked After Children
• Ethnic
• Boys
• Learning Difficulties/sub-groups
• Key Stages
• Subject Areas
• Statistical Significance

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Local Community Role

• Norton Radstock SEN Network
• Keynsham SEN Network
• BNES ASD Support Service
• ASD Pupil Parent support Groups
• SCIP training support
• Somerset FA Focus school
• Inclusion in PE - School Sport Partnership

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Local Community Role

• Primary Link Schools
• Adult Technology Learning
• BNES TA Training Programme
• Provide meals to mainstream school
• Beginner swimming courses
• Summer Holiday Activities

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Wider Community Role

• Professional Development Programme
• Bath Spa University student Placements
• Bristol University student Placements
• Bath Uni psychology student placements
• Presentations to
• a. ITT students Bath Spa
• b. National regional conferences
• c. LAs, charitable, institutional, private
  sector
• c. International conferences

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Wider Community Role

• BARG (Bristol Autism Research Group)
• ASD Regional Group
• SSAT Regional Curriculum Leading Practitioner
• Primary Engineer Regional centre

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Links with National, International Institutions
Organisations

• Specialist Schools Academies Trust
• - Special Schools Technology Group
• - Post 16 Assessment, reporting and Recording
  Group
• - Enterprise Spoke
• - Deep Support Hub
• - Chair Special Schools National Steering Group
• - Headteachers National Steering Group

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Links with National, International Institutions
Organisations

• Concord School, Melbourne, Aust.
• University of North Carolina
• - Division TEACCH
• - Accredited Trainer
• Department Children, Schools Families
• - Implementation Review Unit (IRU)

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Accommodation Developments

• Phase 2
• Key Stage 5 / Vocational Provision

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Kite Marks

• Investor in People
• Healthy School
• Active Mark
• Sports Mark
• ICT Mark

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Institutional Change

• Foundation status
• Trust status
• NAS
• Univ Bristol, Research Psychology
• Community Member

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Publications TV Programmes

• SSAT
• Deep Support
• Mainstream Special schools work well together
• Teachers TV
• Lets Get Cooking!

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Publications TV Programmes

• The Employability Challenge
• UK Commission for Employment Skills
• 21st. Century Schools A World-Class Education
  for Every Child DCSF