LEAP Primary Provision - Off-site Placement and Assessment

LEAP Primary Curriculum Statement

 There are three LEAP primary pathways:

1. Assessment Centre (8 week placement)
2. Short Stay Unit (Provision from day 6 of a child’s school suspension)
3. Permanent Exclusions

Once the Tower Hamlets Fair Access Panel has agreed a child’s placement at LEAP, the LEAP primary teacher will contact the school to arrange a visit. This visit is an important part of the process, as it provides an opportunity to share information and begin designing a bespoke timetable tailored to the child’s needs.

As the assessment centre is a form of early intervention, we do not admit pupils with an EHCP

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LEAP caters for children who need a smaller setting to support them better with their learning and behaviour needs. There are a maximum of six children in our provision at any time. We have high staff ratios and have the capacity to increase ratios in classes according to the children’s needs.

Children attending LEAP follow different timetables depending on their pathway:

• Assessment Centre: Children attend LEAP on Monday to Thursday, from 9:15am to 2:30pm. On Fridays, they return to their home primary school.
• Short Stay Unit and Permanent Exclusions: Children attend LEAP Monday to Friday. On Fridays, the day finishes early at 12:00pm.

We specialise in supporting children to successfully reintegrate into their mainstream school. The aim of our 8-week Assessment Centre placement is to prepare students for a full-time return to their home school. This is a collaborative process involving the child, their parents or carers, LEAP staff, and the mainstream school. As part of this, we provide guidance to support the child’s return to their mainstream school on Fridays. It is important that schools plan for and make effective use of this day.

Curriculum

At LEAP, we teach to stage, not age, and adapt our curriculum to meet the individual needs of each cohort. We have developed our own specialist curriculum, designed to re-engage children with learning and rebuild positive relationships with educational settings. As part of this, we use resources from Beacon House’s Survival Animals to deliver a bespoke psychoeducation programme that helps pupils learn more about themselves. We also use and teach Read Write Inc. (RWInc), often on a 1:1 basis, as an intervention.  All children have an IEP which has been written with them and the staff at LEAP. Children have time each week to work towards their individual targets one-to-one with staff.

Communication

Successful placements depend on strong collaboration between the home school, LEAP, and parents or carers. Once a child joins LEAP, the home school will receive regular guidance and support to help plan for reintegration. It is expected that schools actively engage with this proce