Corbets Tey School

Throughout the School we have an overarching focus on Communication.

Many of our pupils join us with significant barriers in their ability to communicate their wants, needs and feelings. We offer a range of approaches and programmes which are matched and adapted to individual needs. These include:

• Individual programmes constructed by our staff supported by professionals
• Pairing and Requesting
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
• Language for Learning
• Philosophy for children
• Verbal Behaviour Programmes

We believe it is essential to ensure that every child is helped to become the most effective communicator they can be. This may be through verbal language, sign language or a visual method of communication which may be through photographs, symbols, iPad communication or a specialist augmentative communication devices. For our most verbal children we develop thinking, reasoning and expressive skills through Philosophy for Children opportunities.

Our Orchard department allows children of all ages to benefit from small language and communication based classes where skills are intensively taught and tracked within a sensory based curriculum. We are happy to train parents in the programmes their children are following to promote seamless transition from school to home. We also have a parent resource library to provide stimulating and appropriate games and activities to consolidate learning at home.