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Welcome To Benson Community School. Setting the Scene. Enthusiastic children Staff prepared to give it a go. Value Added Top Ten A risk taker in charge! Pub down the road!. Falling rolls 6 th Head Mobility 65% Staff absence Deficit Budget Tired environment!.
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Setting the Scene • Enthusiastic children • Staff prepared to give it a go. • Value Added Top Ten • A risk taker in charge! • Pub down the road! • Falling rolls • 6th Head • Mobility 65% • Staff absence • Deficit Budget • Tired environment!
Why Ask Us? • RAISE ONLINE 07: Ethnic minority=96.9% (Key Minority Groups: Bl/Car=33.1, Pakistani=26.9 Indian=12.6, White=3.6) SEN=33.6% E2L=50.2% Key stage 1 ; increasing since drop in 05 Key Stage 2: blip year 07 ! Strength: Reading/Maths at KS1
Strategies Used • Reading Recovery • Visual Literacy • Bollywood Literacy project • Early Intervention: Reception Literacy/Phonics Intensive Reading Groups • Emotionally Intelligent approach to behaviour • Rewards • EAL Staff/handbook/new arrivals • Creative Curriculum • Money spent on books! • Staff allowed to take risks to develop Benson Curriculum.