Homework Club and Counselling (360G-Walcot-0061E00001JYxjAQAT)

Ashmole Primary is based near Oval and has 30% pupil premium. The proposal has two distinct elements: Homework Club - This aims to provide additional support for vulnerable children by offering four weekly homework clubs to separate groups (6-8 children) led by two trained adults. Each club would be for a distinct age range which would be decided according to need. Each session would last for up to an hour and would include a variety of activities set by class teachers and differentiated according to need. As this follows a school day the activities may be broken into short activities and will include some practical activities to ensure some variation. 1:1 Counselling - Children will receive one to one counselling by a trained and accredited psychotherapist who will use a variety of counselling techniques including play & art therapies. There will be six sessions per week so six pupils have access to counselling at any one time. Children referred would initially have six weeks of counselling which would then be reviewed with both the child and parent(s) and in most cases counselling would continue and be regularly reviewed.