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EBD/SEN Confidence & Literacy Boost

I am a new head of the English Department in a very small secondary school for teenagers who come from all different backgrounds (mostly fairly deprived areas of the city we live in) and they all have specific learning difficulties and experience emotional and behavioural difficulties in one way or another. However, our school is small and because the school budget is linked to attendance, which is often quite low due to behavioural problems and/or problems at home, I do not have enough funds to purchase the materials and experiences to support those pupils who do attend, and help improve their literacy, confidence, their social skills and to help them avoid going to prison. 

In an ideal world, I shouldn't have to come to a crowd-funding site to help me raise money for our pupils' educational needs but this is reality and due to council budget cuts and the fact that our school is very small we do not have the resources to supply our pupils with all the equipment and school trips that larger schools & academies might take for granted. 

The Outward Bound programme provides 70% of the cost for children in need! This site is mainly to help me find a way to raise the rest of the money!

Outward Bound can be a big part of our pupils social and motivational livelihood. They will have the chance to face physical challenges and find a way to acheive success through problem solving as well as the chance to attempt new experiences within a supportive, natural and educational environment, things that are not usually provided for them at this time in their lives. 

What I mean by the 'English curriculum' are things like novels, both modern  and classic literature and graphic novels, as well as literacy programmes that help boost their reading, spelling and comprehension and books and magazines geared towards the appropriate reading age to help encourage reading for pleasure. When I mention 'expeiriences outside their own community' I am referring to trips to see plays (both local & in London), Outward Bound, Poetry Slam workshops, Storytelling  (spoken word) workshops, film club and the transportation to get to these places. 

Thanks for reading and please, share this link far and wide!!

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Christine Womman
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