Support Programs
A range of individual as well as group strategies and programs are used by teachers, trained assistants, parents and volunteers. Our Compact with Edith Cowan University provides additional expertise, as does our School Psychology Service.
The school caters for many educational and special needs students and employs special needs assistants. They in turn, with staff, have received professional development regarding needs, awareness, understanding, management strategies, available support networks and collaborative practices.
Our Programs are well received by parents who say they see a difference, not just in learning improvements but also in self-esteem and confidence. All staff are required to account for IEP’s as part of the Performance Management cycle, which also requires parental participation.
Program Offerings
BWell Program
Student services program that is mainly organised by 2 of our Teacher Assistants and run in conjunction with parents.
Students identified by their teachers for short term practice of basic literacy skills are placed on the Bwell program. After an IEP has been written and the parents consulted, students work individually with a parent volunteer for short sharp skill practice.
Volunteer Program
Volunteer Program is a strategy for assisting Students at Educational Risk. It is a child-centred scheme which has been developed to provide individual assistance for children with special needs in the area of Self Esteem
Parent, grandparent volunteers and members of the community come to the school to work on an individual basis with a child for thirty minutes each week. Referred students receive a wide range of practical experiences depending upon their individual needs.
Art Therapy
Art Therapy is part of the Student Enrichment Volunteer Program to assist in the Social and or Emotional domains. It is run in conjunction with Edith Cowan University. Beaumaris P.S. is a placement site for its Master of Arts (Art Therapy) students under the supervision by Visual Arts specialist teacher, Jan Bowdler who is a trained art therapist.
Students identified by their teacher and with parent permission, work with the Art therapist to express their feelings through play and art making in the presence of an art therapist. Art therapy is a non-threatening supportive environment for children to explore, problem - solve and learn to understand and like him/herself better.
Drama Therapy
Drama Therapy is part of the Student Enrichment Volunteer Program to assist in the Social and or Emotional domains. It is run in conjunction with Edith Cowan University. Beaumaris Primary School is a placement site for its Master of Arts (Drama Therapy) students under the supervision of Visual Arts specialist teacher, Jan Bowdler.
Students identified by their teacher and with parent permission work with the Drama therapist to express their feelings through play, drama and self-directed action in the presence of a drama therapist. Drama is used as a tool to explore feelings and life experiences.
Support-A-Reader
Support A Reader is a program to give children additional assistance with their reading.
Students identified by their teacher and are referred to the Student Service Co-ordinator for placement in the program. Parent volunteers are trained in “Cambourne’s Conditions for Language Learning”. They work individually with a student for 20 minutes.
Staff/Student Mentor Program
Staff/ Student Mentor Program - aims to provide individual support to student’s learning needs.
Volunteer mentor staff act as role models to encourage students in accepting responsibility for their learning and performance. Mentors meet with their students on a daily basis for a three week period to develop strategies and achieve goals to improve student learning outcomes.
Buddy Classes
Buddy Classes aim to promote resiliency within our students as well as provide leadership opportunity for the older child. It also develops empathy and a feeling of belonging to a wider community.
Junior classes are buddied with an older class to work on various activities together.
Performance Indicators
Performance Indicators in Primary Schools On-Entry Baseline Assessment is one of the strategies used to identify students at risk.
The teaching and learning program of the Pre-primary students is partly developed around the data from the PIPS testing.
Please download an overview of all programs and strategies:
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