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Specialist Provision

Clackmannanshire has a range of specialist support to meet the diverse needs of children and young people. In some cases this will involve outreach support from specialist facilities.

Pre-Five Support Service

The Pre-Five Support Service provides a range of services to very young children with developmental difficulties and their families. Services provided include assessment, advice, consultation and direct work. Early identification leads to getting foundations right and offers the opportunity for timely involvement and/or focussed teaching. It allows staff to target strengths and develop strategies to enable children to learn.

Support may be put in place:

  • In the nursery
  • In specialist small group setting at St John's Primary School
  • At home

Referrals to the service are made via the Psychological Service and are received from from parents or carers, nurseries and playgroups, health and social services. Referrals are made after discussion with parents and only with parental consent.

For further information please see the Pre-Five Support Service page.

Pre-Five Support for Learning Service

The Pre-Five Support for Learning Service was set up as a pilot project in the Lornshill cluster to provide 'earliest intervention' support in Sauchie, Ladywell and Clackmannan Nursery Schools and Banchory and Abercromby Nursery Classes.

Screening processes trigger enhanced support to groups of children and provide evidence to support referrals and the Staged Intervention process.

Consultancy support is provided by speech and language therapist, occupational therapist and educational psychologist.

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Inclusion Support Service (P1-5)

The Inclusion Support Service is a local resource working flexibly with partner primary schools which aims to provide support for identified children who are at Stage 3 of the Staged Intervention process and whose educational needs are met through an Individual Educational Programme (IEP).

The level and nature of support is determined by the package necessary to include children in school with their peers and to access the mainstream curriculum in ways best suited to their learning style. Some children will require a high level of support at Stage 3 while others may be receiving support on a consultancy or monitoring basis at Stage 2.

In consultation with class teacher children are supported in a variety of ways including targeted individual work, experiential group work, differentiation and adaptation of curricular materials. Based on a model of collaborative integrated working the support teacher, support worker and speech and language therapist work alongside mainstream staff and parents to achieve the joint goal of successful educational and social inclusion.

The Inclusion Support Service is based on the campus of Lochies and Deerpark schools.

For further information please see the Inclusion Service page.

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Inclusion Support Service (P6/7 - S1/2)

The P6/7 - S1/2 Service support a range of children by continuing to work with the children moving on from the P1-5 service, but may also be involved with other children experiencing specific issues around the transition to secondary school. Parents and pupils are consulted regarding the type of support they feel they require.

The inclusion staff work in collaboration with staff in schools, especially secondary, and possibly external agencies involved with the child to address the needs of these children by providing group work or one-to-one support.

For further information, contact Principal Teacher Transition on 01259 726987.

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Sensory Service: Vision Services

The teacher of the visually impaired provides essential educational support for children and young people in a variety of settings. Input will vary depending upon needs. It can range from direct teaching to occasional monitoring. It can be accessed through Staged Intervention.

Vision Services offer:

  • Advice and consultancy
  • Staff development and training
  • Early intervention with visually impaired babies
  • Supporting visually impaired pupils in various settings
  • Family support
  • Advice to schools on specialist equipment, technological aids, adaptation of materials, teaching methodologies

For further information please see the Sensory Service: Vision Services.

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Sensory Service: Hearing Impaired

The teacher of the deaf provides essential educational support for children and young people in a variety of settings. The nature and frequency of support will depend on the needs of the child. It can be accessed through Staged Intervention.

The teacher will work closely with the family and any other professionals involved with the child to ensure that the hearing impaired child is given every opportunity to achieve his/her potential.

The Hearing Impairement Service offers:

  • Advice and consultancy
  • Staff development and training
  • Deaf Awareness Training (for staff and pupils)
  • Support for hearing impaired pupils in various settings
  • Family support
  • Advice to schools on specialist equipment, technological aids, adaptation of materials, teaching methodologies

For further information please see the Sensory Service: Hearing Impaired page.

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Primary Schools' Support Service

The Primary Schools' Support Service is a resource which uses flexible and responsive methods to support primary school aged children who experience social, emotional and behavioural difficulties.

The main aim of the service is to be proactive in supporting primary-aged children to maintain their placements within mainstream. A continuum of support methods and strategies using the minimum intervention theory has been developed.

The service works closely with families and other agencies.

For further information please see the PSSS page.

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Secondary Schools' Support Service

The Secondary Schools' Support Service is a resource which uses flexible and responsive methods to support youngsters who have difficulty coping in mainstream education because of social, emotional and behavioural needs.

The main aim of the service is to be proactive in supporting Clackmannanshire's three secondary schools to maintain pupil placements and to offer alternative educational provision for those pupils whose needs cannot be met within the existing support structures in mainstream.

The service works closely with families and other agencies.

For further information please see the SSSS page.

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Specialist provision within Alva Academy

Currently Alva Academy has provision for young people of secondary age who require additional support to access the curriculum. A full and varied curricular programme, which is integrated with mainstream subjects at appropriate levels, is offered.

For further information contact the Headteacher at 01259 760342.

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Special Schools

Lochies School

Lochies School is a school for primary aged children with severe /complex additional support needs who require a significant level of individual support.

The school works closely with other agencies to support the pupils and their families.

There are two Speech and Language therapists, an Occupational Therapist and a Physiotherapist working part-time in the school supporting pupils, staff and families with programmes of work linked to their IEPs.

IEPs are written within 5-14 and elaborated curriculum guidelines with sensory approaches used for those children who require them.

Movement programmes, lunch clubs, after-school clubs and holiday provision are offered by the Home School Link Worker and the Minds and Bodies in Action Co-ordinator.

For further information please see the Lochies School page.

Fairfield School

Fairfield School is a school for secondary aged pupils with severe/complex additional support needs.

All of the young people in the school follow individualised educational programmes corresponding with the 5-14 guidelines delivered within the elaborated curriculum, and Higher Still at Access Level.

Links with the college are well established with pupils undertaking a bridging course in their final years of school prior to moving on to continue their education in the college extension course.

The school works very closely with other agencies to support children and their families.

For further information please see the Fairfield School page.

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Contact information

For further information about this page please contact:

Quality Improvement Officer (ASN), Educational Development Service
Lime Tree House, Castle Street, Alloa, FK10 1EX
Tel: 01259 452377 / 450000 Fax: 01259 452440
Email:

Or use the on-line contact form.