"An outreach teacher's job is full of challenges, questions and surprises! Once Upon an Outreach Teacher is a collection of stories about young people with SEND at the heart of mainstream schools and the people who support them and help them succeed. Theauthentic, insightful and sometimes humorous stories explore a range of themes, from the learning environment, pupil independence and the importance of self-esteem, to working with parents and other professionals. Each chapter is accompanied by checklists or helpful tips drawn from real-life situations to increase understanding, offer solutions and provoke further thought. The stories and anecdotes, which follow the author's life as an outreach teacher, span from nursery to secondary settings and share both the struggles and triumphs of children and young people. The author goes on to consider inclusion more broadly and what the future may hold. This unique and informative collection will be insightful reading for working and aspiring outreach teachers, SENCos, inclusion leads, teachers and teaching assistants, both in mainstream and special schools, who are looking for an entertaining read which will also enable them to better support their pupils"--
An outreach teacher’s job is full of challenges, questions and surprises! Once Upon an Outreach Teacher is a collection of stories about young people with SEND at the heart of mainstream schools and the people who support them and help them succeed.
An outreach teacher’s job is full of challenges, questions and surprises! Once Upon an Outreach Teacher is a collection of stories about young people with SEND at the heart of mainstream schools and the people who support them and help them succeed.
The authentic, insightful and sometimes humorous stories explore a range of themes, from the learning environment, pupil independence and the importance of self-esteem, to working with parents and other professionals. Each chapter is accompanied by checklists or helpful tips drawn from real-life situations to increase understanding, offer solutions and provoke further thought. The stories and anecdotes, which follow the author’s life as an outreach teacher, span from nursery to secondary settings and share both the struggles and triumphs of children and young people. The author goes on to consider inclusion more broadly and what the future may hold.
This unique and informative collection will be insightful reading for working and aspiring outreach teachers, SENCos, inclusion leads, teachers and teaching assistants, both in mainstream and special schools, who are looking for an entertaining read which will also enable them to better support their pupils.
1. Making a Difference: How outreach teachers, and others, can help
2.
Safety First: Practical tips for the job, working in the community
3. Lobby:
The busy job of the office manager, and other school teams
4. Mud and Twigs:
The importance of play for primary and secondary pupils
5. Shiny Things:
Passing on good advice, start and finish trays
6. Dogs: How animals can help,
parents point of view
7. Wrong Again: Talking to children, trigger words
8.
Whats the Difference: Inclusion, gender dysphoria and history of special
education
9. System:Dyslexia and self-esteem
10. Tweaks: Ways to help
engagement in primary school
11. Yes, but:Teachers point of view, and quick
and dirty tips
12. A Word about Phonics: Phonics and whole word methods of
learning to read
13. Upon Reflection: Masking in autism, not making
assumptions
14. Just like Mum and Dad: How children copy, and how we can use
that
15. And the Award goes to: Motivators used in schools
16. Its Not
Fair! : Perfectionism, sense of right and wrong
17. Feeling Cross: Feelings
in school, pupils and staff
18. Leaving Mum: Emotion Based School Avoidance
19. Away with the Fairies: Attention and focus
20. Chat with Liam: Young
persons point of view
21. Ups and Downs: Supporting child with Down syndrome
22. Dont Forget to Remember: Working memory and retention
23. Top of Every
Field: Dyslexia
24. Best Half Hour of the Week: Complex needs
25. Outreach
Confidential: Ethical dilemma, involving young people
26. Ouch:
Self-injurious behaviour
27. Independence: Growth mindset, learned
helplessness
28. Environment: Classroom and sensory issues
29. TA Very Much:
Teaching assistants points of view
30. The End: Leaving the job
31.
Dysartia: Imagined disorder, if creativity was valued more than literacy and
maths
Ginny Brown qualified as a teacher in Nottingham in 1980. Since then, she has taught in a range of special and mainstream schools and has held various positions including classroom teacher, teaching assistant and deputy head. Ginny is now an outreach teacher, working within a team that supports the needs of children and young people with a range of learning needs in dozens of schools, from nursery to secondary.
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