Lifeboats

Sometimes a child or young person needs to be 'rescued' after an ABI, when they have not learned certain skills alongside their peers. Help is at hand in the form of a Lifeboat.

SHIPS has developed a Lifeboat for reading compatible with WAVE 3 which has been trialled with a group of pupils. Results have been very good. If you feel a child you know could be assisted by the SHIPS Lifeboat for Reading, please contact the office. The LIfeboat is an intensive course in the skill of reading which takes account of the ways young people learn after an ABI and the typical difficulties they experience. There are 2 to 3 short reading sessions every day with parents and/or school staff. It is essential that all who will be involved attend Lifeboat training before the programme is started.

SHIPS has also developed a Lifeboat for Numeracy for KS2 pupils compatible with WAVE 3 intervention. This has been used by a number of schools very successfully. The LIfeboat for Numeracy may involve a group of pupils with similar needs. We recommend that schools obtain a copy of Thyer and Maggs: Teaching Mathematics to Young Children, edition 2 or 3. This book is no longer published. but is available from Amazon and other second hand bookshops. and contains many of the practical activities used in the programme. The programme outline is available here.

A Lifeboat for Maths for KS3 is currently under development in conjunction with staff at Bristol Hospital Education Service. It follows the same principles as the KS2 Lifeboat for Numeracy, but in a format more applicable to older pupils whether in group teaching situations or one-to-one. If you would like to be involved in the development and trial of this programme, please contact the office.

We are also working with local schools to develop lifeboats for social skills, brain injury awareness and study skills, including comprehension, suitable for pupils who have sustained an ABI. Each of these courses is being developed in response to the needs of individual pupils. If you would like to be involved in this work please contact the office.

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Lifeboat Training sessions are listed on the Courses page. Click here.

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