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Robin Ireland
@rirelandkennetschool-co-uk
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RE: Lift/Access platform funding

The building is to be used to support Youth work. The users could be both children and adults.

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RE: Moving and Handling Arrangements

At my school in West Berkshire we have two members of staff trained to be manual handling trainers. Anther local school with a PD resource and a local...

6 years ago
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RE: PEEPs and student demonstrating safe transfer to EVAC chair?

Also worth checking that the evac chair provides suitable support for the pupil. One of ours cannot use the chair so we have an alternative system in ...

7 years ago
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RE: PEEPs and student demonstrating safe transfer to EVAC chair?

We tried to overcome issues by showing the pupil how the chair worked on a member of staff, then gave them a chance to sit in it and be pushed on the ...

7 years ago
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RE: PEEPs Epilepsy and multiple students on site with disability

While I agree in general that a good starting point is to plan for removal during a fire if there is specific, imminent, danger based on the location ...

7 years ago
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RE: Moving and Handling Trainers

The trainers (I'm one) did the 5 day course and then the refresher every 2 years. In the interim we do regular assessments to confirm we are up to dat...

7 years ago
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RE: SEND allowances on salary

There are definitely individuals on the upper SEN pay within my LA. This may well vary between schools with so many being academies now.

7 years ago
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RE: Modern Foreign Languages and pupils with communication difficulties

Further to my comment above, feedback from the exam board today:   Listening, writing and reading exams - fine to use AAC to answer. AAC users...

7 years ago
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RE: Modern Foreign Languages and pupils with communication difficulties

There may be some barriers here when it comes to GCSEs. I am told that, for instance, if a candidate has a human scribe in an MFL written exam they MU...

7 years ago
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RE: Advice for secondary Food Tech and DT

Ideally adjustable height or otherwise lower height kitchen for wheelchair users - both our food tech rooms have one lower kitchen. Cupboard under ho...

7 years ago
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RE: Completing homework with no access to a laptop

We run a laptop loan scheme for pupils who don't have access otherwise, particularly Disadvantaged Pupils. The loan agreement requires parents to insu...

7 years ago
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RE: Equipment for pupil with Cerebral Palsy

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7 years ago
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