The Hive

The Hive - St Anne's Resource Provision

Through liaising with the LA we have developed ‘The Hive’ as a Resourced Provision with the primary area of need being communication and interaction linked with social, emotional, mental health.

What is a Resourced Provision?

Most children in Manchester with special educational needs and/or disabilities, including those with Education, Health and Care Plans, will be supported in a mainstream school. A number of mainstream schools provide additional specialist facilities on their site called a Resourced Provision.

Resourced Provisions cater for pupils with Education, Health and Care Plans who require a specialist environment within a mainstream school to support their access to the curriculum and activities offered by the school.

Manchester currently has Resourced Provisions for pupils with Autism, Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs and Hearing Impairment.  (information taken from Manchester LA website)

The Hive

Children who have a place in The Hive must have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).  The EHCP will be for communication and interaction and/or SEMH.  Some children within The Hive have a diagnosis of autism.

The Hive is staffed by a teacher, higher level teaching assistant and a teaching assistant who have all completed additional training to help understand the children's learning, social and speech and language needs.

Hive

Children may also be supported by a Speech and Language Therapist, Occupational Therapist or Play Therapist. These external agencies may support the children if outlined in a child’s Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). 

Children within The Hive are on the school roll and attend both mainstream and Resourced Provision lessons.  All children will spend time with their mainstream class whether this is for lunch, break time, phonics, PE, Art, Maths etc.  Some children will spend more time within their mainstream class, accessing other lessons and then will return to The Hive.

 Aims and outcomes

All planning and provision is linked to outcomes outlined in the children’s EHCP.  Our overall intent is for children to:

• Make progress in a happy, supportive and stimulating environment where they thrive academically and socially to the best of their individual ability
• receive the education and support required to meet the outcomes of their EHCP and to develop social, communication and independence skills
• feel included with their mainstream peers as often as appropriate to engage in the mainstream curriculum at an age-appropriate level
• have the opportunity for small group or individual support and intervention where required
• be included in the social and academic life of the school as much as possible, including clubs, trips and experiences.

Admissions

Although here at St Anne’s we are responsible for the teaching and learning of the children who have a place, we do not control the admission of places to the provision.  Mrs Delves our SENDCo will liaise with the LA through the EHCP consult process.  Decisions are ultimately made by Manchester Local Authority which has a multi-agency panel to agree placements in the different provisions within Manchester. For further information, please contact the statutory assessment team.

Children within our school do not automatically get a place within the provision if they are on roll at St Anne’s, without going through the review process with the Local Authority. 

Working in partnership

Our vision is to ensure the best possible outcomes for our children across education and health and social care based on their individual needs. We work in partnership with parents/ carers and keep them informed of their child’s progress.  Communication with parents is regular – this may be conversations at drop off and pick up, meetings, phone calls home, communication book, workshops, meetings with professionals.  We value parents as the first educators of their children and work hard to build relationships to ensure positive outcomes for the children. Staff liaise regularly with our school speech and language therapist Cat Lappin and our school occupational therapist Becky Cooper.

Example of a weekly timetable within the Hive.

 

 

Time	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
8.35-8.45	Settling- Fine motor skills activity/ Handwriting	Settling- Fine motor skills activity/ Handwriting	Settling- Fine motor skills activity/ Handwriting	Settling- Fine motor skills activity/ Handwriting	Settling- Fine motor skills activity/ Handwriting
8.45-9.00	Register Collective worship	Register Collective worship	Register Collective worship	Register Collective worship	Register Collective worship
9.00-9.30	Phonics groups- 2 children at RWI group 1:1 phonics – 5 children Reading quiz- 1 child	Phonics groups- 2 children at RWI group 1:1 phonics – 5 children Reading quiz- 1 child	Phonics groups- 2 children at RWI group 1:1 phonics – 5 children Reading quiz- 1 child	Phonics groups- 2 children at RWI group 1:1 phonics – 5 children Reading quiz- 1 child	Phonics groups- 2 children at RWI group 1:1 phonics – 5 children Reading quiz- 1 child
9.30-9.35	Movement break	Movement break	Movement break	Movement break	Movement break
9.35-9.50	English	English	English	English	English
9.50-10.05	Choosing	Choosing	Choosing	Choosing	Choosing
10.05 – 10.15	Workstation	Workstation	Workstation	Workstation	Workstation
10.15-10.20	Story time	Story time	Story time	Story time	Story time
10.20-10.45	Snack time- Toast with speaking and learning focus	Snack time- Toast with speaking and learning focus	Snack time- Toast with speaking and learning focus	Snack time- Toast with speaking and learning focus	Snack time- Toast with speaking and learning focus
10.45-11.00	Break time with their year group	Break time with their year group	Break time with their year group	Break time with their year group	Break time with their year group
11.00-11.05	Calm activity- colour/ jigsaw	Calm activity- colour/ jigsaw	Calm activity- colour/ jigsaw	Calm activity- colour/ jigsaw	Calm activity- colour/ jigsaw
11.05-11.20	Maths	Maths	Maths	Maths	Maths
11.20-11.30	Choosing	Choosing	Choosing	Choosing	Choosing
11.30-11.40	Workstation	Workstation	Workstation	Workstation	Workstation
11.40- 11.55	Small groups- Maths game/ board games	Small groups- Maths game/ board games	Small groups- Maths game/ board games	Small groups- Maths game/ board games	Small groups- Maths game/ board games
11.55-12.00	Wash hands for dinner	Wash hands for dinner	Wash hands for dinner	Wash hands for dinner	Wash hands for dinner
12.00-12.45	Dinner time/ outdoor play with year group	Dinner time/ outdoor play with year group	Dinner time/ outdoor play with year group	Dinner time/ outdoor play with year group	Dinner time/ outdoor play with year group
12.45-12.55	Calm activity- colouring/ jigsaw	Calm activity- colouring/ jigsaw	Calm activity- colouring/ jigsaw	Calm activity- colouring/ jigsaw	Calm activity- colouring/ jigsaw
12.55-13.00	Tidy up/ carpet for lesson	Tidy up/ carpet for lesson	Tidy up/ carpet for lesson	Tidy up/ carpet for lesson	Tidy up/ carpet for lesson
13.00-13.20	R.E. (PE with mainstream class)	Geography/History (PE with mainstream class)	Science (PE with mainstream class)	R.E (PE with mainstream class)	Art/D.T. (PE with mainstream class)
13.20-13.35	Choosing	Choosing	Choosing	Choosing	Choosing
13.35- 13.50	Workstation	Workstation	Workstation	Workstation	Workstation
13.50-14.00	What’s in the box?/ Language for thinking	What’s in the box?/ Language for thinking	What’s in the box?/ Language for thinking	What’s in the box?/ Language for thinking	What’s in the box?/ Language for thinking
14.00-14.15	Outdoor break-	Outdoor break-	Outdoor break-	Outdoor break-	Outdoor break-
14.15-14.20	Calm activity- colouring/ jigsaw	Calm activity- colouring/ jigsaw	Calm activity- colouring/ jigsaw	Calm activity- colouring/ jigsaw	Calm activity- colouring/ jigsaw
14.20-14.45	PSHE- yellow zone	Picture news	Music assembly	D.T.	Celebration assembly
14.45-15.00	Story time/ listening game/ memory game	Story time/ listening game/ memory game	Story time/ listening game/ memory game	Story time/ listening game/ memory game	Story time/ listening game/ memory game
15.00-15.15	Getting ready for home time	Getting ready for home time	Getting ready for home time	Getting ready for home time	Getting ready for home time