Good practice - special schools

Photographs from a special school

Photographs from Broomfield South SILC (specialist learning inclusive centre) admits pupils with a wide range of special educational needs, including moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and autistic spectrum conditions. Many pupils experience complex and multiple barriers to learning and all have a statement of special educational needs. Some have severe behavioural difficulties.

“We valued the acknowledgement that SILCs need to adapt Investors in Pupils and differentiate it, not just for the school, but also for particular groups of pupils e.g. specialist autism provision. Great to have an assessor with special school experience.”

‘Values, Money and Me' — free KS1 & KS2 economic wellbeing resource achieves our Quality Mark

The PSHE Association is excited to announce that 'Values, Money and Me' - a free online resource from Experian to help KS1 and KS2 pupils explore the world of money and economic wellbeing - has been awarded the PSHE Quality Mark. 'Values, Money and Me' contains 10 character-led story units, each of which centres on a storybook with accompanying downloadable lesson plans and classroom materials, as well as online interactive quizzes and games.

Pupils will enjoy following the lives and experiences of the stories’ characters, who are all dealing with dilemmas and challenges around money.

PSHE Association Subject Specialist Sally Martin says: “The stories — designed specifically for interactive whiteboards — will help to engage pupil’s interest and effectively distance the learning. They each link directly to detailed lesson plans with teaching resources plus links to home/school learning and cross-curricular activities. Pupils are encouraged to reflect on the morals explored within the stories and develop skills that will help them to manage money effectively in the future. Economic wellbeing is a vital part of PSHE education and has a clear impact on health and relationships, so this resource will serve teachers well when planning their programmes. We are therefore delighted to grant Money, Values and Me our Quality Mark for PSHE education resources.”

For more information please go to: https://www.valuesmoneyandme.co.uk/