Welcome to Midford class!
We are a resource base which operates alongside the mainstream classes of St Nicholas Church School. The base is for Key Stage 2 children who have an identified (Social, Emotional and Mental Health) SEMH need primarily linked to trauma and attachment difficulties . Many of our children also have specific learning needs. We have a high staff to child ratio so that we can provide the individual support that the children need.
Our main aim is to support the children with their emotional needs, accessing the curriculum where appropriate. Many of our children do access mainstream lessons.
The children are involved in the daily life of St Nicholas School, joining with their mainstream peers for playtimes and lunchtimes as appropriate. We also attend whole school assemblies, activities and we are involved with school productions.
We have fantastic facilities, including a large outdoor space, a 'cool down room', a Midford garden area and a sensory space. We also have access to all of the school facilities including the hall, woodland area, library and Food Technology room. Children also have the opportunity to swim each term in a private pool with a specialist swimming teacher.
The Midford is Resource Base for Key Stage 2 children. Our curriculum reflects the mainstream curriculum but we work on a four year cycle. The Curriculum is adapted for the needs of the individual children as necessary.
A typical day's routine
9:00 - 9:15 Breakfast
9:15 - 9:30 Phonics groups & Writing for Accuracy tasks
9:30 - 10:30 Maths / Literacy session
10:30 - 10:45 Key Stage 2 break time
10:45 - 11:30 Literacy / Maths session
11:30 - 12:15 Continuous provision activities / Individiual reading / ELSA sessions / Phonics support / Lego Therapy
12:15 - 12:30 Handwriting
12:30 - 1:15 Key Stage 2 lunchtime
1:15 - 1:30 Fluent in 5 - Numeracy task
1:30 - 2:30 Topic / Art / Science / DT / Computing
2:30 - 2:45 Break
2:45 - 3:00 Story
During each week we have an RE session as well as a PHSE session. We have a PE lesson each week as well as a swimming session each week.
