At St. Piran's, our teachers prioritise the development of each individual student and cater to their unique needs. We understand that children learn at different rates, some requiring further challenges while others need extra assistance. As a school, we utilise various methods to assess where each student is on their learning journey, and we have established structures to ensure that they exceed their own expectations. Our stretch program, Blaze, and our support program, Tutor Point, provide the necessary support and guidance for students to grasp new ideas and concepts, thus enabling them to have a deeper understanding of their subjects. Additionally, we equip them with strategies, tools, and techniques that they can utilise in the classroom and self-learning.

Blaze

All children in the school are offered stretch in each element of the curriculum. The Blaze programme offers challenges beyond the classroom, sports pitch or music suite. The programme challenges the more able to develop greater depth in terms of competitions, visits etc.

Tailored Learning Centre

At St. Piran's, our teachers prioritise the development of each individual student and cater to their unique needs. Within our TLC, we ensure that children are provided with both stretch and support provision, and given the tools to enable them to have a deeper understanding of their subjects. We understand that children learn at different rates, some requiring further challenges while others need extra assistance. As a school, we utilise various methods to assess where each student is on their learning journey, and we have established structures to ensure that they exceed their own expectations. Additionally, we equip them with strategies, tools, and techniques that they can utilise in the classroom and self-learning. 

High Quality Teaching & Resources 

At St Piran’s we celebrate neurodiversity and recognise that everybody’s brain is wired in its own unique way.  It is with this in mind, that we ensure our teaching in the classroom caters for a range of learning styles; visual learners, auditory learners and kinaesthetic learners.  As you take a walk around the classrooms you will notice that children are supported through high quality teaching and reasonable classroom adjustments to ensure the environment is correct to enable the best learning to take place for each individual pupil.  

Tutor Point 

Where our pupils require a little extra 1:1 support to enable them to master a skill or help them to catch up with their learning gaps, our specialist teachers can offer 1:1 lessons outside the classroom.  These lessons are tailored specifically to the individuals needs and our tutors work with a range of professionals and link closely with school staff to ensure they create a bespoke multisensory individual support plan going forwards. Parents are able to meet with the tutor point teachers each term to review progress. 

Interventions  

We also support small groups of children across the school with additional interventions that include; sensory circuits, Lego therapy, Zones of Regulation, LG and walks and talks with our school dog Willow. 

Parents  

As a department, we value the positive relationships we build with parents.  This is done through individual meetings, termly tea and talks and an open-door policy.  Tea and talk is an opportunity for the school and parental body to support each other and share valuable resources. Feedback received from parents about this is that it is a wonderfully supportive community offering valuable feedback.  

Stretch 

Our higher skilled children are stretched and challenged within their lessons.  They are given opportunities outside the classroom to showcase and develop their skills, enabling them to reach their full potential.  We are committed to providing a challenging curriculum for all pupils so that they continue to make progress.  Overall, our ambition is to provide high-performing, challenging and future-focused learning for all.  

Outside-the-Box Thinkers  

With the help of the TLC Department, all children are encouraged to cultivate a positive approach to learning and develop the confidence to participate fully in all that the school offers.