Ups and Downs Southwest
Down Syndrome support organisation
Providing support, advice and information to Parents
Carers and Professionals across the Southwest
Reg. Charity No 1116381
Patron: Dr Andrew Tandy MRCP MPCGP FRCPH
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Consideration for a Multi Professional Assessment
Parental Views
What do you feel your child’s educational needs are and what do you feel your child needs in School?
****** has Down Syndrome and has significant global developmental delay and learning difficulties. He/she requires full time one to one support to enable him/her to learn, make learning activities particularly interesting and play orientated, and to keep him/her on task, as he/she is very easily distracted. He/she will need one to one attention to assist his/her understanding and to enable him/her to contribute and communicate effectively in class. He/she will need to have lessons differentiated quite substantially, so that he/she will be able to progress alongside his/her peer group and reach his/her full potential.
What are your main concerns about your child’s education?
****** has very little speech and so will need significant support and input from a qualified speech and language therapist and a ‘Total Communication Environment in school’ which will include the use of signing and a visual timetable. We are concerned that he/she receive the kind of one to one support which will enable him/her to move forward successfully and confidently, encouraging independence wherever possible, while providing all the differentiated resources and strategies to make this possible, and enable him/her to take part in all lessons.
******* has no awareness of danger and will continue to require constant supervision at all times including unstructured times.
How do you think these can best be provided for?
****** needs can be fully met within a mainstream placement at ….name of school …with very close supervision, full time one to one support and the appropriate differentiation. His/her Assistant will need to break down tasks and learning activities into manageable chunks, providing lots of praise and encouragement.
He/she will need a support assistant and professionals in school who are aware of the current practices, advice and approaches regarding children with D.S. in mainstream school.
These answers/guidelines are designed to support your general information and provide parents/families with a few ideas. It is also important that you look at your child’s individual needs and requirements and add to these examples given and/or amend as necessary.
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Ups and Downs Southwest
www.upsanddowns.net Email:
Tel: 01278 691100