Teaching at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital

• Teaching takes place one to one at the pupil’s bedside on a hospital ward.
• Our offer is for patients that have been in hospital for 5 days. 
• Each ward has a key teacher who is responsible for ensuring all pupils on that ward have timetabled lessons and information is shared regarding the pupil’s medical conditions with relevant members of staff.
• The key teacher completes an ‘All About Me profile‘ to gain an understanding of the pupil’s needs and interests. For longer stay pupils the key teacher will contact the pupil’s home school to gather any additional information. 
• We teach pupils a broad range of National Curriculum subjects.
• The curriculum offer each pupil receives is dependent on their length of stay in hospital and the pupil’s medical condition. 
• At the start of a pupil’s learning journey we complete a baseline assessment. This gives a clearly defined starting point to enable the teacher to build on prior learning and work towards a defined end point. 

HIVE (Home and Innovative Virtual Education)

For some RMCH pupils we teach them through our HIVE offer.

HIVE provides education for young people from reception to age 18 who are unable to attend their normal place of education due to mental ill health or medical illness. HIVE also provides support for pupils re-integrating into school after a period of illness. Education can be through virtual teaching, teaching in the home or community or through technology such as AV1 robots.HIVE (Home and Innovative Virtual Education)

• Pupils are taught one to one, or small group lessons, online, in the home or in an agreed venue.
• On admission, an ‘All About Me profile‘ is completed to gain an understanding of the pupil’s needs and interests. We work closely with the home school, parents and medical professionals to gather information relevant to the individual to enable a successful transition into our home and innovative virtual education provision. A baseline assessment is taken to inform any additional intervention, teaching adaptations and approaches which will support pupil progress.
• We teach pupils a broad range of National Curriculum subjects with an aim to ensure pupils have opportunities to continue with their learning.
• A baseline assessment is completed at the start of a pupils learning journey. This gives a clearly defined starting point to enable the teacher to build on prior learning and work towards a defined end point.

Teaching at Leo Kelly School

• Pupils at Leo Kelly are taught in form groups depending on their age, ability and SEMH needs. There are five lessons in the school day with a planned break in the morning. 
• On admission, an ‘All About Me profile‘ is completed to gain an understanding of the pupil’s needs and interests. We work closely with the home school, parents and medical professionals to gather information relevant to the individual to enable a successful transition into the Leo Kelly School. A mental health assessment is completed on admission to the school. The results of this assessment support intervention, teaching adaptations and approaches which will support pupil progress. 
• We teach pupils an acadmic curriculum with an aim to ensure pupils have opportunities to continue with their learning whilst being supported to manage challenges around their mental health.
• In addition to the National Curriculum subjects we provide our pupils with opportunities to develop life skills through our Preparation for Adulthood curriculum which supports development in the core skills outlined in the SEND code of practice for employment, independent living, health and society and community participation. 
• Additionally, pupils have access to Music, Speech and Language and Art therapies and we also work in collaboration with Manchester United who provide coaching and mentoring sessions to support pupils’ physical development and mental health.
• A baseline assessment is completed at the start of a pupil’s learning journey. This gives a clearly defined starting point to enable the teacher to build on prior learning and work towards a defined end point.

HIVE (Home and Innovative Virtual Education)

For some Leo Kelly pupils, we teach them through our HIVE offer.

HIVE provides education for young people from reception to age 18 who are unable to attend their normal place of education due to mental ill health or medical illness. HIVE also provides support for pupils re-integrating into school after a period of illness. Education can be through virtual teaching, teaching in the home or community or through technology such as AV1 robots.

• Pupils are taught one to one, or small group lessons, online, in the home or in an agreed venue with five lessons in the school week.
• On admission, an ‘All About Me profile‘ is completed to gain an understanding of the pupil’s needs and interests. We work closely with the home school, parents and medical professionals to gather information relevant to the individual to enable a successful transition into our home and innovative virtual education provision. A mental health assessment is completed on admission to the school. The results of this assessment support intervention, teaching adaptations and approaches which will support pupil progress.
• We teach pupils a broad range of National Curriculum subjects with an aim to ensure pupils have opportunities to continue with their learning whilst being supported to manage challenges around their mental health. For some of our pupils we use the AQA Awards to re-engage pupils with their learning.
• A baseline assessment is completed at the start of a pupils learning journey. This gives a clearly defined starting point to enable the teacher to build on prior learning and work towards a defined end point.

• Teaching takes place in our school room during the course of the 6 week treatment.
• Pupils are generally taught one to one but on occasion can be taught with other pupils in small groups.
• On admission, an ‘All About Me profile‘ is completed to gain an understanding of the pupil’s needs and interests.
• We work closely with the home school, parents and medical professionals to gather information relevant to the individual to enable a successful transition into The Christie School.
• We facilitiate a pupils home school work across a broad range of National Curriculum subjects
• In addition to the National Curriculum subjects we facilitate our pupils have opportunities in personal development and life skills through our Preparation for Adulthood curriculum which supports development in the core skills outlined in the SEND code of practice for employment, independent living, health and society and community participation. 

• Pupils are taught one to one, or small group lessons, online, in the home or in an agreed venue.
• On admission, an ‘All About Me profile‘ is completed to gain an understanding of the pupil’s needs and interests. We work closely with the home school, parents and medical professionals to gather information relevant to the individual to enable a successful transition into our home and innovative virtual education provision. A mental health assessment may be completed on admission to the school. The results of this assessment support intervention, teaching adaptations and approaches which will support pupil progress.
• We teach pupils a broad range of National Curriculum subjects with an aim to ensure pupils have opportunities to continue with their learning whilst being supported to manage challenges around their mental and physical health. For some of our pupils we use the AQA Awards to re-engage pupils with their learning.
• A baseline assessment is completed at the start of a pupils learning journey. This gives a clearly defined starting point to enable the teacher to build on prior learning and work towards a defined end point.

• Pupils at Galaxy House are taught in 2 groups depending on their age, ability and medical condition. There are five lessons in the school day with planned breaks and meal times.
• On admission, an ‘All About Me profile‘ is completed to gain an understanding of the pupil’s needs and interests. We work closely with the home school, parents and medical professionals to gather information relevant to the individual to enable a successful transition into Galaxy House. A mental health assessment is completed on admission to the school. The results of this assessment support intervention, teaching adaptations and approaches which will support pupil progress and inform the Care Programme Approach (CPA) meetings where a multi-disciplinary team meets to discuss the progress of individual pupils.
• We teach pupils a broad range of National Curriculum subjects with an aim to ensure pupils have opportunities to continue with their learning whilst being supported to manage challenges around their mental health.
• In addition to the National Curriculum subjects we provide our pupils with opportunities to develop life skills through our Preparation for Adulthood curriculum which supports development in the core skills outlined in the SEND code of practice for employment, independent living, health and society and community participation.
• Where pupils’ health needs mean they are unable to access school full time within our classrooms, functional goals towards learning will be set alongside an occupational therapist. This phased approach begins on the ward, transitioning incrementally to the classroom.
• A baseline assessment is completed at the start of a pupils learning journey. This gives a clearly defined starting point to enable the teacher to build on prior learning and work towards a defined end point.

• Teaching takes place one to one at the pupil’s bedside on a hospital ward. We teach pupils who have been in hospital for 5 days. 
• Each pupil has a key teacher who is responsible for ensuring all pupils on that ward have timetabled lessons and information is shared regarding the pupil’s medical conditions with relevant members of staff.
• The key teacher completes an ‘All About Me profile‘ to gain an understanding of the pupil’s needs and interests. For longer stay pupils the key teacher will contact the pupil’s home school to gather any additional information. 
• We teach pupils a broad range of National Curriculum subjects. The number of lessons a pupil receives is dependent on their length of stay in hospital and the pupil’s medical condition. 
• A baseline assessment is completed at the start of a pupil’s learning journey. This gives a clearly defined starting point to enable the teacher to build on prior learning and work towards a defined end point.