Worries and Concerns

However, we recognise that many of the pupils at Dysart experience difficulties communicating with those around them. For that reason, a significant curriculum focus at Dysart is on enabling meaningful communication for each pupil, teaching them to express their voice and tell us about their experiences.

By training staff in a broad range of recognised communication systems, and working closely with speech and language therapists and families, we facilitate a communication-rich learning environment which stimulates pupils’ natural curiosity, giving them the confidence to develop their own bespoke communication strategy.

It is important to note that some pupils at Dysart are not yet able to articulate a worry/concern using this model and staff are trained to recognise changes in mood, demeanor, behaviour etc. which may indicate that something is worrying that pupil.

Staff at Dysart know that in such instances, they should raise this with the school’s safeguarding team, and it will be addressed in accordance with our Child Protection, Adult Protection Safeguarding policy.

To read Dysart School’s Pupil Voice full procedure please click the link below