Teaching: SEND student work 2019 - 2024
While working as class teacher at NorthRidge Community School, Doncaster I continued to take a highly creative approach to making learning experiences as meaningful as possible to all students - Knowledge is only meaningful if it is understandible and relevant to each individual.
While at NorthRidge Community School I was teacher of Mole Class KS2, Caterpillar Class KS2 and then Deer Class KS3 and KS4.
These students all had severe learning difficulties. Most were Autistic (non verbal / non-speaking) and had complex sensory processing difficulties.
In 2023 I took on responsibility for the school’s Creative Curriculum (Art and Music) and facilitated a successful whole school Arts Week in Jul 2023.
These students all had severe learning difficulties. Most were Autistic (non verbal / non-speaking) and had complex sensory processing difficulties.
In 2023 I took on responsibility for the school’s Creative Curriculum (Art and Music) and facilitated a successful whole school Arts Week in Jul 2023.
Having a rigid shape to push the tissue paper into was a successful scaffolding method which made this creative task more achievable for several students.
Classroom wall display featuring art made by KS3 and KS4 students with severe learning difficulties and complex sensory needs. Made while they were learning the stages of growing and naming plant parts. 
Potato printing and stencil printing: made by KS3 and KS4 students during the half term that we worked on Paddington as our Sensory Story.
Making 3D art often seems to be more appealing to students; painted stones to make ladybirds and spiders and painted egg cartons to make daffodil Mothers’ Day cards.
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Wrapping is an important fine motor skill. Knitting yarn was wrapped round clothes pegs to make these rainforest children. These peg dolls were made made as props for our Sensory Story: ‘Where the Forest Meets the Sea’.
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Learning about bodes and body parts is so much more meaningfull when you actually make your own clay person.
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Textured paint made by mixing maize meal into liquid paint made this a much more sensory experience for KS2 and KS3 SEND students. The house outline was revealed when they peeled off the masking tape; an exciting moment for the students.
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Wrapping is an important fine motor skill. Knitting yarn was wrapped round clothes pegs to make these rainforest children. These peg dolls were made made as props for our Sensory Story: ‘Where the Forest Meets the Sea’.
Learning about bodes and body parts is so much more meaningfull when you actually make your own clay person.
Textured paint made by mixing maize meal into liquid paint made this a much more sensory experience for KS2 and KS3 SEND students. The house outline was revealed when they peeled off the masking tape; an exciting moment for the students.
