SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
Motivational, Inspirational & "Hands-on" CSI Workshops
(Fiona Blyth) Lower Primary Class Teacher
Riverside School, Goole, North East Lincolnshire
Riverside School pupils had an amazing experience when Jacqui came to introduce crime scene investigation techniques in a variety of fun, hands-on lessons during our Science and Technology Week.
The children enjoyed creating keyrings of their fingerprints using special inks and also made handprints with a fascinating magnetic powder and ‘magic wands!’ We explored all sort of different fibres with mini microscopes and the pupils were amazed when they looked at their fingers and hair through the magnifying glass. They took samples of their footprints and wrote secret messages using UV pens and black light torches. All the children were able to interact with the experience at their own level and Jacqui was flexible and responsive to each group’s abilities, ensuring they had lots of differentiated tasks that were suited to their needs.
The length of each session was appropriate to the concentration levels of the pupils and they were kept busy and engaged at all stages of the experience. I would definitely recommend the CSI experience to other MLD Special Schools as the pupils thoroughly enjoyed the day.
(Sarah Kerslake)
Egerton Rothesay School, Currants Lane, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire HP4 3UJ
Egerton Rothesay is a school that provides specialist input for pupils who need some form of additional support, perhaps because of a specific educational need – such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, speech and language issues or sectors of the autistic spectrum – or for a more general problem with learning. We specialize in providing accessible and stimulating educational experiences for our pupils. The CSI workshop was carried out in a multi sensory and enjoyable way and Jacqui held the children’s attention with a range of activities. Our special provision team of occupational, speech and language therapists and specialist support teachers all participated in the workshop and commented on how focused and engaged the pupils were. We would all like to say a big thank you to Jacqui for such a fun and memorable day and we would highly recommend the workshop. We look forward to your next visit!
Wendy Kiernan (Science Co-ordinator)
Fairley House School, 220 Lambeth Road, London SE1 7JY
The inaugural Forensic Day provided by the PULSE CSI team proved to be a huge success at Fairley House School. Judging by the feedback from pupils, teachers and parents everyone thoroughly enjoyed the day and felt they had learnt a great deal and received an expert insight into the world of forensic investigation. As a school for dyslexic and dyspraxic students we specialise in providing accessible and stimulating educational experiences for our pupils. Forensic day ticked all the boxes as far as our students were concerned. Our special provision team of occupational and speech and language therapists were also highly impressed with the nature of the practical tasks provided throughout the day.
Many members of staff commented on how focused and engaged all 95 pupils had been during each and every session. The multi-sensory nature of the workshop and crime scene investigation ensured that all the activities were not only educational but also informative and entertaining both for pupils and teachers. I would like to thank Jacqui Thompson on behalf of Fairley House School for a brilliant day and look forward to her next visit. I would highly recommend the Pulse CSI team experience as an enriching educational experience of real life science.
Pulse Education
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Location: Lincoln, United Kingdom
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