5.1 Effective communication

Supporting learners is a collaborative process which involves effective partnership working. The role and views of the parents, carers, and child or young person are very important. Parents, carers or someone else involved with the family (e.g. social worker, health visitor) may have brought concerns to the teacher's notice in the first instance. The involvement of professionals will vary depending on the needs of the learner.

Figure 17 highlights the range of people who may be involved in the support and identification process over a period of time and who work together collaboratively to support the needs of the child/young person.

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Figure 17. Collaborative Partnership
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highlights the range of people who may be involved in the support and identification process over a period of time and who work together collaboratively to support the needs of the child/young person.

Figure 17. Collaborative Partnership

This is a child centred approach as highlighted in figure18

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Figure 18 Interlinking stakeholders
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This graphic highlights how stakeholders interlink with the child/young person at the centre

Figure 18 Interlinking stakeholders

Activity 17 Reflective Task

  1. Think about the role of communication in supporting a learner you work with in your class who has additional support needs. Who are the partners? How do you communicate with them?
  2. Write approximately 200 words in your Reflective Log on your understanding of the importance of effective communication and identify some of the challenges in discussing additional support needs.

5. Collaborative partnerships for inclusion

5.2 Working with learners