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Community Link
Cysylltiadau Cymunedol
Community Link
Cysylltiadau Cymunedol
At Capcoch Primary School, we value the importance of developing strong links between the school and local, regional, national and international communities. Through visits, assemblies, concerts and special events, we involve our pupils in the local community, so that they learn how to participate in a practical way in the life and concerns of their neighbourhood and communities.
Working with parents, local residents, the business community, public services, and voluntary services teaches the children to become active citizens.
Capcoch Primary School is not a building in isolation, but is situated within the community of Abercwmboi and surrounding area, which is part of the larger community of Cardiff and Wales.
It is important that Capcoch Primary School, its children, staff and governors are recognised as part of the local, wider and international community.
Useful Links
Cysylltiadau Defnyddiol
Useful Links
Cysylltiadau Defnyddiol
Friends and Neighbours Meeting
Open to all parents, guardians, family members and friends of the school.
Support and advice about nutrition for school children.
Practical tips on helping with children's school work.
The latest and widest range of public service information from the UK government.
Where to find childcare in your area.
Articles written by practicing teachers designed to help with the education of your child.
Lots of information about getting into learning.
Advice for parents of primary-aged children.
A free website to help develop digital skills.
Estyn is the office of Her Majesty's Inspectorate for Education and Training in Wales. They are independent of, but funded by the Welsh Government. The purpose of Estyn is to inspect quality and standards in education and training in Wales.
Norovirus 'Winter Vomiting' Disease
Follow this link to the NHS Choices website designed to help raise awareness of this infectious disease and provide some useful information on symptoms, treatment and prevention.
data protection
data protection
parental forms
parental forms
Please find below a copy of the most common forms you are likely to request from the school office. If you cannot find what you are looking for below, please contact the school office and they will gladly add it to the list.
Don't forget, once you have completed a form you can simply pop it in to Mrs Evans in the main office.
Thank you for your continued support!
HOLIDAY/ABSENCE FORM
Wellbeing
Wellbeing
Creative Arts Therapy ideas for parents
Please see below link to therapeutic creative activities for emotional well being. This website is focused on activities that parents/carers can do at home to support children to explore social and emotional subjects through creative activities. It also gives parents 'permission' to be playful with their children rather than feeling caught up in the anxiety of the varying demands on our time at the moment.
Website can be accessed via: https://www.catcorner.co.uk
Useful website links to support Well-being:
Follow the links below for more information on children's WELL-BEING
https://www.mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/
ACTIVE APRIL:
ACTIVE APRIL:
Action for Happiness have released their latest monthly calendar!
Active April encourages improving your emotional wellbeing by moving your body.
SPRING INTO ACTION:
SPRING INTO ACTION:
Exercise promotes the release of ‘feel-good’ hormones to improve the wellbeing of children and young people. Spring into action and help your mental and physical wellbeing by moving your bodies and connecting with nature.
ALN
ALN
Mrs Cath Burrows is our ALNco at Capcoch Primary.
A message from Mrs Burrows:
I have worked within the Early Years sector for over eighteen years, however began a new role as ALNco at Capcoch six years ago. During this time I have undertaken a wide range of training and professional development opportunities which has enabled me to gain a wealth of knowledge and understanding of difficulties children with ALN face and how best I/we can support them at school.
My role is fundamentally to identify and support those children who have specific needs, whether it be learning, physical or medical, who require additional support to access education and reach their full potential.
I work closely with parents, staff and external agencies, all of whom have the best interests of the child at the heart of what we provide. Partnership working like this has shown to be greatly beneficial in empowering children to achieve and to be confident self-assured learners.
Within school, I manage a variety of interventions put in place to improve and enhance children’s learning experiences. These are either led by myself or our wonderful support staff. I recognise that each child here at Capcoch is an individual, all of whom have unique skills and abilities, and so intervention targets are set based on those. Each child is encouraged to take ownership of their learning and to take an active role in setting their learning targets.
If you have any concerns or worries, please do not hesitate to contact me at school (01443 472746) or via message on ClassDojo.
Mrs Burrows 😊
What are Additional Learning Needs (ALN)?
A child will be identified as having additional learning needs if he/she has a learning difficulty or disability (whether the learning difficulty or disability arises from a medical condition or otherwise) which calls for additional learning provision, beyond the Universal Provision provided for all learners.
At Capcoch Primary we aim to meet the learning needs of all children through high quality teaching and learning provision. Our Universal Provision includes:
whole class teaching
effective differentiation of curriculum
collaborative group work
individual and small group interventions: such as ELSA, Lego Therapy and Literacy Launch Pad
appropriate and reasonable adjustments to enable access to the school environment and curriculum.
During their time at Capcoch, most children will make expected progress in their learning from their starting points. If a child is not progressing, we will gather information from observations, use assessment data and seek to work in partnership with outside agencies / professionals to identify any additional learning needs. A range of evidence will be gathered over time, including:
assessment tools including: WELLCOMM, Language Link and Skill-Teach
standardised assessments (Literacy, Numeracy, Reading and Spelling)
formative assessments of day to day learning
monitoring progress across the curriculum over time.
A child showing cause for concern with the progress in their learning is characterised by :
is significantly slower than that of their peers starting from the same baseline
does not match previous rate of progress
does not close, or widens, the attainment gap between the child and their peers, despite the provision of support aimed at closing that gap.
Identification of Additional Learning Needs (ALN)
When pupils do not make the expected progress with Universal Provision and following thorough investigation and evidence gathering, a child may be identified as having ALN.
Here at Capcoch Primary our main objective is to identify and assess whilst providing targeted support for all children with additional learning needs. However, our main consideration is the welfare and happiness of our pupils. Success at Capcoch is measured in many ways but the measure that brings us most pleasure and satisfaction is how a child achieves in spite of their barriers to learning.
In Wales, nearly a quarter of learners have some form of special educational need (SEN), and their educational outcomes are poor compared to other students – in part because the current SEN system in the country is over 30 years old and considered out of date.
The Welsh Government has now published its ALN Act 2018, which will replace the existing SEN system from September 2021.
The Additional Learning Needs (ALN) Act sets out the new statutory support system in Wales for children and young people with special needs.
The term ALN will replace ‘special educational needs’ (SEN) and ‘learning difficulties and/or disabilities’ (LDD), covering all children and young people with additional needs, regardless of how complex or severe they are.
This means ALN will cover a whole spectrum of needs, from so-called ‘high functioning’ autism, through dyslexia, dyspraxia and ADHD, to serious global learning delays/difficulties and major physical disabilities.
The ALN Act aims to help children and young people with ALN overcome barriers to learning and reach their full potential.
Under the new system, school SENCos (special educational needs coordinators) will be renamed or replaced by ALNCos.
The named ALNCo at Capcoch Primary is Mrs. Burrows. If you have any concerns regarding your child or require any additional information please do not hesitate to contact her.
Additional Information
For additional information regarding ALN, follow the links below:
Additional Learning Needs in Wales – What is happening in Wales?
A Parent / Carers guide to Additional Learning Needs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISba05AGqJk&feature=youtu.be
A guide for parents and families on how children will move to the new ALN system (January 2022)
The Welsh Government is committed to transforming the expectations, experiences and outcomes for children and young people with ALN and has created an ambitious and wide-ranging Additional Learning Needs Transformation Programme. This revolutionises the separate systems in schools and further education, to create a unified system for supporting learners age 0 to 25 with ALN. In addition to new legislation and statutory guidance, the Transformation Programme centres on skills development for the education workforce, to deliver effective support to learners with ALN in the classroom, as well as easier access to specialist support, information and advice.
The new legislation will commence on a phased basis in September 2021. For more information please visit https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2020-09/additional-learning-needs-aln-transformation-programme-guide.pdf
Welsh Government Transformation Programme: September 2021
Additional Learning Needs (ALN) is changing in Wales from September 2021. This page will have information for parents and children. Please click on the below links to understand how these changes may affect you or your child in our school.
https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Resident/SchoolsandLearning/AccessandInclusiontoEducation/AccessandInclusiontoEducation.aspx - link to RCT's Access and Inclusion page.
A Parent's Guide to Additional Learning Needs:
A Parent's Guide to Additional Learning Needs:
Useful Information for Parents:
Useful Information for Parents:
parent-info.pdfparent-info-2.pdfchildrens-poster-1.pdfcyp-sentw-2.pdfcyp-poster-2-cymraeg.pdfDo you understand what the teacher is asking?
Do you understand what the teacher is asking?
Autism Wales
Autism Wales
Autism Wales is the national autism site for Wales. On the site you will find information about what Autism is, and also services and training opportunities available to access online and across Wales. The website is helping to deliver the Welsh Government autism vision and strategy and has a key place in ensuring that Wales is an autism friendly nation.
Additionally there are a wide range of free downloadable resources that have been developed with autistic people, parents/ carers and professionals from across Wales.
Here at Capcoch we are very proud to be recognised as an Autism Friendly School and together we aim to improve the knowledge, awareness and understanding of autism to make positive and lasting changes to people’s lives.
Available at: https://autismwales.org/en/
The ADHD Foundation
The ADHD Foundation
The ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity is an integrated health and education service offering a unique lifespan – strength based service, for the 1 in 5 people who live with ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and Dyscalculia.
The foundation works in partnership with agencies across all public services, creating an inclusive approach to health, education and employment.
Working with Welsh Government, the foundation aims to influence policy and provision for the benefit of all; reduce dependency, empower and enable children and young people to achieve their potential and improve life opportunities.
For more information please visit: https://adhdfoundation.org.uk/
AFASIC
AFASIC
AFASIC was initially created in 1968 as a parent-led organisation with the aim to help children and young people with speech and language difficulties.
Additionally, the charity provides a wide range of information and training for parents and families, raising awareness, in turn creating improved services and provision for children and young people with speech and language difficulties.
For more information, support and free downloadable resources, please visit: https://www.afasic.org.uk/
The smallest things prem aware school award
The smallest things prem aware school award
We are delighted to announce we have been awarded The Smallest Things Prem Aware School award! This will enable us to identify and provide appropriate support for our Pre Term learners!
Thank you to those who took the time to complete the questionnaire- your time is much appreciated
Thank you/Diolch
Primary school meals
Primary school meals
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