Jenny Ewers (Head of ICT) Carole Craven (SENCO)

Limehurst High SchoolLoughboroughLeicestershire

Promoting Personalised Learning

for SEN Students

11-14 multi-ethnic school set in the town of Loughborough in the East Midlands

Varied catchment area

400 pupils on roll

Judged “Outstanding” by Ofsted under both the previous and current frameworks

Just over a quarter of pupils receive Free School Meals

42% of pupils have English as an Additional Language

26% are of Bangladeshi origin

3% from Eastern Europe

22.9% pupils on the SEN register

1.5% with Educational Statement

Pupils on register at “Action +” = 8.7%

Pupils on register at “Action” = 12.7%

Judged “Outstanding” by Ofsted under both the previous and current frameworks

Pupils with Special Educational Needs

Our starting point

• Acquisition of the Learning Platform• Finding a ‘need’• Introduction + trial in ICT lessons

• Initial meeting with the focus on the VLE and delivering appropriate resources

• Discussions between Head of ICT and SENCO

• Rapid change of focus• Using the Learning Platform to access a wealth of

information to inform decision-making

Development

Identify areas in which the current system in place could be improved and made more efficient

Development of an SEN information spreadsheet

Creation of a dedicated Interest Space On-going discussions – review, evaluation,

modification Involvement of all SEN staff

Focus: how could using ICT and the Learning Platform improve the monitoring of students on the SEN register within our school?

Our system• Easy access to information through the Student

Dashboard. Use of hyperlinks on the spreadsheet.

• Initial scanning of relevant documentation• Creation of a well–organised Document Library as

a depository.

• Use of the Discussion board to share and collate information on students.

Our system• Replacement of traditional IEP system with the

Learning Platform facility to create and monitor targets

• On-going discussions – review, evaluation, modification

• Involvement of all SEN staff• Staff training• Time to work together

• A “one-stop system” at your fingertips!

A “walk through” our monitoring

system

What does a “Learning Support” user think?

An HLTA view

What do other users think?

Review - end of Year 1

• Successes

• Drawbacks

• Areas for improvement

Where to next?

This year so far ....

• Creation of PDF portfolios• Extensions of the Discussion Boards to

include links to information• Inclusion of a Primary Transfer Profile

Where to next?

And then ....

• Building an evidence-based system• Monitoring system to include intervention

strategies and additional support information• Development of personalised learning

programmes to suit the needs of the learner using the Learning Platform

• Targeted work with small groups to support a variety of learning needs

There is never a journey’s end – only a ‘lull’ before the next stage!