Our CAIRB (Communication and Interaction Resource Base)

Littleham Primary School Communication and Interaction Resource Base (CAIRB)

Core Offer

A full-time place at The CAIRB (Beech Class) will provide:

·        An educational experience in line with that of other primary aged children within KS2, whilst acknowledging their specific communication & interaction needs.

·        A school day in line with that of other primary age children, providing a range of social, academic and personal development opportunities that stretch, challenge and engage children.

·        Children within the CAIRB also belong to their primary age class and we aspire for them to access the class daily for planned opportunities appropriate to their needs.

·        A broad and balanced curriculum that follows the national curriculum with adaptions to meet children’s Communication and Interaction (C&I) needs.

·        High expectations regarding learning and social behaviours with a focus on developing skills and strategies to thrive independently in a real-world setting. Children will be expected to maintain learning independent of adults for some of the day.  We do not provide 1:1 adult supervision.

·        A regular and consistent input focused on wellbeing, physical and mental health, relationships, safety and citizenship is threaded throughout the provision.

·       Targeted provision and specialist support for children placed in the CAIRB at Littleham Primary School.

·        The CAIRB will provide enhanced assessment processes that will further identify provision and drive aspirational progress.

The ‘CAIRB’ is a resource base in a mainstream school, a Resource Base is not a Special School but does provide specialist provision.A child needs an EHCP to attend and their place is allocated by the Devon statutory team. A place in the CAIRB is dependent on the individual child’s ability to thrive in the setting while they mature and develop, this may be reviewed as part of the annual review process.  If eligible for school transport, this will be arranged by Devon County Council.