Shine Centre
SHINE is a specialist provision for students in Key Stage 3 with social, emotional and mental health difficulties (SEMH). Our students within this provision have found a mainstream setting difficult and need a bespoke curriculum that focuses on the child as a whole. Students are initially placed in the Shine centre following a referral from their year leader. Their initial placement will be for 12 weeks. In the first 6 weeks some assessment work will take place and staff in the Shine centre form relationships with students. The following 6 weeks will follow one of three routes:
1 – Begin re-integration back to mainstream lessons
2 – A further 6 weeks within the Shine centre
3 – External agencies required to provide support and appropriate referrals will be made
| Safeguarding | Children’s safety is at the centre of everything that we do. |
| Holistic support | To ensure the correct level of support is sourced from a range of agencies. |
| Inclusion in education | To enable all children to access a broad and balanced curriculum, in and out of the classroom. |
| Nurturing to re-engage | Providing students with skills to support re-engagement to learning. |
| Educational outcomes | Ensuring all students to reach their full potential. |
Our goal is that our students can leave us with the relevant skills to move on successfully with their next step and ultimately go on to be a positive member of society.
The Shine provision is split into two sections, main and extension. Our school day is as follows:
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Main 9am-1pm |
Extension 1pm-3pm | ||
| Lesson 1 | 9:00 – 9:50am | Lesson 1 | 1:00 – 1:30pm |
| Lesson 2 | 9:50 – 10:40am | Lesson 2 | 1:30 – 2:00pm |
| Break | 10:40-11am | Lesson 3 | 2:00 – 2:30pm |
| Lesson 3 | 11:00 – 11:45am | Lesson 4 | 2:30 – 3:00pm |
| Lesson 4 | 11:45 – 12:30pm | ||
| Lunch | 12:30 -1:00pm | ||
| Home | 1:00pm | ||
Curriculum
All students study English, Maths and Science to ensure that their foundations are ready for GCSE. Humanities subjects are taught in themes via Topic lessons and include a range of subjects such as Eruptions & Volcanes, WW1 & WW2, Slave Trade and Romans.
Therapeutic lessons including emotional literacy, food technology, bike maintenance and gardening are included throughout the school week. PE and art/creative subjects are also included within the curriculum offer.
Alternative activities will be on offer such as bike riding, outdoor education, walking, climbing and local area attraction visits.
Home/School Communication
At High Tunstall College of Science, the importance of a close home/school relationship is highly regarded. Parental/Carer input and an understanding of a student’s needs is an integral dimension to their learning. The extent and frequency of contact with parents and carers depends on their wishes and the needs of the student. The following are examples of the way we foster and encourage a close home/school relationship:
- Synergy one to one messaging
- Shine mobile phone to allow parents/carers to communicate via text to update how students have been at home and vice versa.
- Key Worker who is a central figure for home/school communication. The key worker will make regular phone calls home/texts/send Synergy correspondence to keep parents and carers informed day-to-day.
- Parents’ Evenings- held for all year groups throughout the year.
- Annual Education Health and Care Plan reviews.
- Coordinated Support Plan reviews.
- Facebook page for SHINE centre.