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Resources and information for and about students with autism (ASD), interaction and communication difficulties.

Jo Brooks, Head of Advisory Service Getting Plastered!

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Garratt Park School Construction Week

Garratt Park School had a construction week, where students were able to have a go at different skills in the construction industry, bricklaying and plastering being just a couple.

Students from mainstream SEN departments were invited to come along.  Students from Graveney and Saint Cecilia’s took Garratt Park up on this offer and had a great time.

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Advisory Service
Garratt Park School
Waldron Road
London
SW18 3TB

020 8946 5769
advisoryservice@
garrattpark.wandsworth.sch.uk

© 2008, Garratt Park School Advisory Service, Waldron Road, London, SW18 3TB; Tel: 020 8946 5769/ 020 8947 8518; email: advisoryservice@garrattpark.wandsworth.sch.uk

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Garratt Park Sensory Room

Garratt Park has a Sensory Room which is proving to be invaluable to both the school and the Advisory Service.  Recently students from Elliott have been coming to Garratt Park to enjoy lessons in the Sensory Room to develop their creative writing skills.

A Note from Michelle.

Thank you to you all for making my time with the Advisory Service so enjoyable and interesting.  It has been fantastic to work with such great teams.

Wishing you the very best for the future.  Keep in touch.   Michelle

Advisory Service Staff News

Sadly at the end of term the Advisory Service will be saying goodbye to Michelle O’Dwyer.  Michelle has been with us since January 2006 and has played a major part in building the links with the then newly established Advisory Service.  Michelle has great energy and enthusiasm for the Advisory Service along with lots of brilliant ideas.  Her bright smile will be missed, but lucky for us, she is not going far; she will be teaching a new Year 7 group in Garratt Park main school.  Louise Ware will be taking over from Michelle and although Michelle will be a hard act to follow, we are sure Louise will be just as great and continue with the good work Michelle has started.

Comparisons of Advisors Referrals

The Multi- Agency support approach, especially Speech and Language and Occupational Therapy, provided by the Service continues to be an invaluable asset to many Secondary Schools.  There has been as substantial rise of Speech and Language therapy referral over the year growing from 28% to 42%.  The demand for OT intervention has also increased to 12% of referrals compared to 6% previously.  There has also been a dramatic reduction of referrals for CPD training; 13% in 05/06 to only 3% this year.

Advisors Referral Summary Comparison

The overall comparison of referrals shows a marked decrease from 127 in total 2005/06 to only 69 in this current academic year.  There is a systematic trend in the growth of referrals for the autumn term (An Increase of 22 referrals from 28 in 2005 up to 52 in 2006).  In the spring terms, analysis reflects a dramatic reduction of referrals over the last year from 51 in 2005 to 12 in 2006 and the same pattern is evident when comparing the summer term of both years (a decline in referrals from 48 to only 5).

SECONDARY SCHOOL PROJECT CALENDAR