Speech and Occupational Therapy
Artefact 1
Annotation
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What: The artefact is a student Speech Pathology Progress Report written by our Speech Pathologist. How: Chatswood Public School currently has a Speech Pathologist working 1 day a week. She is employed through a company called Learning Links. When: The speech pathologist has been working at the school since Term 4 of 2016. Why: The need for a speech pathologist was identified due to a high number of speech referrals to the learning support team.
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The Significant Impact
As Chatswood Public School aims to cater for the needs of all children, the need for a speech pathologist was identified and action was taken. She assessed students from K-2 who were identified by their teachers as having speech issues using the speech pathology assessment. Other grades referred students through the learning support team. A program was set up by the speech pathologist to cater for the needs of all those she assessed and deemed needed assistance. She has set individual goals for all these students. As seen in the artefact, the Speech Pathologist reports to the teachers, who report to the parents on the progress made by the students.
Analysis
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In our self-assessment process the leadership team analysed a range of evidence to support our judgement.
SEF Connections
Learning Element
Learning Culture - Excelling
Positive, respectful relationships are evident among students and staff within the speech pathologists groups. This promotes student wellbeing and ensures good conditions for student learning.
Wellbeing - Sustaining and Growing
The school has implemented a whole-school approach to cater for the needs of children who are experiencing difficulty with their speech.
Curriculum and Learning - Sustaining and Growing
Curriculum provision is enhanced by the learning alliances with the speech pathologist.
Teaching Element
Collaborative Practice - Sustaining and Growing
The school identified a need (speech pathology) and collaborated with an outside organisations to cater for this need.
Leading Element
Management Practices and Processes - Sustaining and Growing
Sustaining and Growing - Streamlined, flexible processes exist to deliver information and strengthen parental engagement. The speech pathologist uses Sentral to create reports for the students she is working with. These reports are easily accessible by the classroom teachers who are able to relay this information to the parents.
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