How will we do this? By working with you, your family, your school and other people such as Future Focus and any professionals to ensure the plan is right for you.
If you or your family wish, we can also send a specialist representative from Telford College to attend your year 11 annual EHCP meeting.
Once you have applied to us, and we have worked with you and the local authority who manage your EHCP to ensure that Telford College is right for you, you will have chance to visit the college.
The idea is to give you a feel of life at Telford College – and where possible attend a taster session with your chosen course. Alongside this, we may also ask to come and visit you in school to look at the support strategies you currently have in place.
We understand that students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and additional needs can sometimes present with behaviour that challenges.
We also appreciate that this can be an expression of communication, or could be linked to other factors.
Our team of highly-trained staff work very hard to nurture positive relationships so students can build on their strengths and positively participate within their life.
The development of positive behaviour for all students is supported by collaborative work with families and other professionals.
If students require additional support to manage behaviours and anxieties, they will receive a bespoke individual support plan written by our specialist staff.
So, your child wants to take their next step with Telford College?
That’s great news – they will be welcomed into an environment with outstanding support to help develop all the skills needed for their future.
We understand here at Telford College that you might need additional support with your studies but do not have an EHCP in place.
The college offers a range of services to help support all students to access support needed to help achieve career aspirations.
One of the services is our Student Centre Plus, which is a support hub within the college where you can access additional support. Services include:
• Access arrangement assessment for examinations concession
• Dyslexia screening – although this is not a formal diagnosis, the screening help us support you to identify strategies that might be suitable to support your studies
• Assistive technology assessments
• Independent study skills
• Effective revision strategies
• Support with proofreading and coursework
• CV writing and mock interviews
• Lunchtime clubs
The Student Centre Plus is one of the designated quiet spaces at Telford College, providing a low stimulus, distraction-free environment, for those who may find the wider college spaces too overwhelming.
Linked to the Student Centre Plus is the Sanctuary – this space is fitted out with specialist equipment and seating to promote relaxation.
We have a range of other support services too. Our safeguarding team known as BeSafe can support your mental wellbeing, alongside being our safeguarding officers.
They can deal with issues such as heightened anxiety, mental health concerns, difficulty adjusting to new environments . . . and much more.
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