Sometimes the decision is made to bring in an external professional to work with the school. This may be necessary if children require specialist assessments if concerns are raised by staff or parent/carers. Although there are many different types of professionals I am going to explain the role of three professionals.
Speech therapist work with children who have difficulties with speech, language and communication or eating, drinking and swallowing. They identify the causes of the speech difficulty and create speech and language programmes. Speech and language programmes can include exercises , giving advice to parents and staff members, and referrals to other agencies if necessary. Children can be seen either in a clinic which is normally within the local area, in the education setting or at the childâ€TMs home. Speech therapists
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The schools prospectus and website will also hold the policies and parents can be made aware of what is expected of the pupil, staff and parents.
If parents can not find the information they are looking for then they can contact the school for dates of open days or meetings for new parents. Open days are also a chance for new parents to speak to current parents of children already attending the school to ask questions and get a feel for the atmosphere. All schools have assemblies where pupils and staff and on special occasions a number of parents are invited in to join them in worship. This is a chance for the schools to reinforce their ethos and values.
The ethos of the school should be felt in the atmosphere of the school environment as it is part of daily practise and activites planned by the teachers. It should prioritise childrens safety and with children at the centre of all