Support to schools in West Lancashire

Twinkle House offers sessions to schools that they can utilise for additional support for pupils with disabilities and additional needs.
Schools working in partnership with Twinkle House will be allocated a one hour session each week (on a West Lancashire rota) that they can use to send pupils for additional support. Pupils will attend with either a support worker or parent and will manage their own rota for children who may need additional support to attend. Sessions are usually for a one-to-one with a pupil and support worker, or small group of pupils working towards similar aims such as social skills.

What will schools expect?

Support

All sessions are supported by our Child Development Worker and volunteers who will discuss your aims of using the service at the first session, record your stated aim for any pupil using the service, record progress, and record achievements with your feedback at the end of support.

Typically, support might be to achieve a target on a Statement of Need, IEP or IBP, or for behavioral or emotional difficulties. The stated aim is then worked through during a six week ‘programme’ with a one hour session per week at an agreed session time.

Our school support is aimed at helping children and young people achieve, and to improve the knowledge and skills of those supporting our clients using our strategies, information, guidance and resources.

Resources

Schools can join our Specialist Resource Library for a fee of £10.00 per year. Members can benefit from a wide variety of books, guides and specialist resources to aid and continue our support at school. Resources of particular benefit may include, Time Timers, Snooze-a-way Sacks, Story sacks, Dark dens, ADHD pack, Autism Pack, wobble board.

Service Cost

Our support to schools is subsidised by Lottery Funding, however this does not cover all costs of the service and we will expect schools using our service to contribute financially in some way. Either by holding a fundraising event in our name, or direct payment (to be agreed).