Shared Learning

Shared Learning is offered to all pupils every Friday to complete over the weekend. For pupils in the Lower School this comes in the form of a Journal where we share and celebrate successes from the week. 

As pupiils progress through the school this will be replaced by a more formal piece of literacy/maths work which the pupils have been learning about in the week and a movement card or independence challenge. 

The Upper School shared learning focses on independence, encouraging pupils to transfer the life-skills being taught at school into the home environment.

For more sensory learners we may provide Active Learning Cards. These are an opportunity to share some hands-on practical activities we have been learning at school with friends and family at home. 

All pupils who wish to have a reading book sent home also have the opportunity for this.

Shared learning can also be sent home via our remote learning platform ‘Evidence for Learning’ which provides parents and carers with the option to upload photos of their child’s learning to their unique portal and view feedback from the class teacher. In other instances, it may be more appropriate to send home physical resources which can be returned to school the following week.

At Pond Meadow, we recognise that due to their Special Educational Needs (SEN), some students may find it difficult to engage with learning outside of the school environment. While we encourage all parents and carers to support their child with any shared learning they receive, we do not want to place any undue pressure on students and their families. Class teachers will work with parents and carers to adapt the shared learning offer for individual students who find it challenging to engage with tasks, however we realise that this may not always be possible.