Meet Oscar

East London School Outreach

Before Joining TCES Create in the Community

Oscar was diagnosed with ADHD and SEMH.
He displayed significant language difficulties.
Oscar’s education was highly disrupted due to relocating from his home country and frequently moving between homes.
He had mild difficulties understanding key concepts (e.g., wait) and following longer instructions.
Oscar was unable to independently maintain his attention and listening skills, this limited his ability to understand and access the school curriculum.
Oscar struggled to engage in whole class learning and participate in independent learning tasks and small group activities with his peers.
When anxious or dysregulated, Oscar could not use language in a functional and appropriate way.

December 2023 – Joined TCES Create in the Community

Progression

Oscar was provided with a Therapeutic Integration Practitioner (TIP) during lessons, who supported him with visual and verbal therapeutic strategies to help him focus during lessons.
He received 1:1 support to help him engage and participate in an educational environment where he felt comfortable.
His Speech and Language Therapist worked closely with teaching staff and Oscar’s parents to develop a programme to support Oscar’s language and communication skills.
Oscar can now construct grammatically correct and meaningful sentences in spoken and written language.
His confidence has grown, and he now actively engages in classroom discussions and play.
He attended weekly small group therapy sessions which helped him develop social skills.
Oscar interacts positively with his peers. He has built meaningful connections and contributes regularly to group discussions.