SMALL SPECIALIST CLASSES – INFORMATION FOR PARENTS

Background

Small Specialist Classes (SSC) in Primary, Junior and Infant schools were created to ensure pupils

additional needs were met within a mainstream school. These classes are for either 8 or 10 pupils

and each has a teacher and a teaching assistant (TA). Some pupils in the classes have additional

teaching assistant time allocated to them. This means that at times there are more than one teaching

assistant in each class, which benefits all pupils.

Staff are experienced and trained in the particular specialism of each class as well as general special

and additional needs.

Pupils from the SSC often spend time in the bigger classes in the school when they show themselve

able to cope with the social and educational demands of the mainstream class in particular areas of

the curriculum.

Pupils from the SSCs are fully integrated into the general life of the school.

• Where are they?
• Acre Hall Primary School
• Barton Clough Primary  School
• Firs Primary School
• Moorlands Junior School
• Wellfield Infant School
• Inclusive Nursery – Acre Hall Primary School

For directions to specialist classes and schools please press link.

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Consultants are based at Woodsend Centre, Flixton (see map above)

• Admissions - statements via LA (except Inclusive Nursery)
• Additional Contact Names:
• Joan Donohoe (SEN Assessment Manager) 0161 912 5126
• John Lomas (Senior Advisor SEN and Head of SEN Advisory Service) 0161 911 8674
• Chris Bate (Senior Educational Psychologist) 0161 912 3191
• Geraldine English (Parent Partnership Officer) 0161 912 3150
• Sally Thornton (Advisor Inclusion) 0161 911 8679
• Julia Brown (SEN Consultant-Dyslexia) 0161 911 8638
• Kathryn Farrell (SEN Consultant-ASD) 0161 912 2853
• Barbara Jarkowski (SEN Consultant-Early Years) 0161 911 8698
• Gillian Wilson (SEN Consultant-Medical and Mobility) 0161 911 8256

Acre Hall PS - Social Communication and Complex Learning Difficulties:

3 classes - 1 KS1 (Infant) and 2 KS2 (Junior)

• 10 pupils in each class with 1 teacher and 1 TA
• All pupils have Statements. Typically pupils may
• have one or more difficulties on the autistic
• spectrum, mild learning difficulties and /or
• moderated behaviour problems, social/adjustment
• problems, immaturity and sensory difficulties
• Admission through LA.
• Contact point - Head of Acre Hall Primary School

Mr M Unsworth 0161 748 4356

Barton Clough - Language Disorder:

• 2 classes - KS1 (Infant) and KS2 (Junior)
• 10 pupils in each with teacher, TA and speech
• and language therapist
• All pupils admitted have a Statement for
• Language Disorder or are at School Action Plus
• Pupils do not have learning difficulties other their
• disorder
• Admission through the LA
• Contact point - Head of Barton Clough Primary School
• Parveen Miah 0161 748 7539

Firs PS - Social Communication and Complex Learning Difficulties:

• 1 class KS2 (Junior)
• 10 pupils with 1 teacher and 1 TA
• All pupils have Statements of SEN for a range of SEN
• including difficulties on the autistic spectrum, learning,
• sensory and maturity developmental difficulties
• Admission through LA
• Contact point -, Head of Firs Primary School

Mrs Jan Lakin 0161 973 7350

Moorlands Junior - Complex Learning Difficulties: 

• 1 class KS (Junior)

Comprising 2 groups of 8 pupils with 1 teacher

and 2 TAs

• All pupils have Statements of SEN including
• learning and mild behaviour/maturity/sensory
• needs
• Admission through LA
• Contact point - Head of Moorlands Junior School

Ms Jane Hiller 0161 962 5452 or 912 3669

• Wellfield Infants - Social Communication Difficulties:

  • 1 class KS1 (Infant)
  • 8 pupils age 5-7
• All pupils have Statements of SEN for Social Communication or
• ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder) type difficulties or allied conditions
• Admissions through LA
• Contact point – Head of Wellfield Infant School

Mrs Janice Irving 0161 962 1828

Inclusive Nursery Project - Speech and Language Difficulties:

• 6 places within the mainstream nursery at Acre Hall Primary School
• Pupils do not have Statements of SEN. They do have speech and language difficulties and may have other additional needs
• Admission through LA. Recommendations made by Speech and Language Therapists
• Contact - Sally Thornton, Advisor for Inclusion – 0161 911 8679

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