Personalised learning

Siobhan’s IEP is devised in collaboration between her parents, her class teacher, the SNAs and any relevant therapists. The IEP is devised at the beginning of the academic year and is reviewed on a termly basis.

The IEP identifies Siobhan’s strengths, needs, interests and talents and forms the basis of creating a personalised learning programme that is relevant, meaningful and motivating.

The IEP is a collaborative and student-centred document and there are planned opportunities for Siobhan to make a contribution to her IEP and to express her ideas and opinions and to reflect on her progress.

Summary of Siobhan’s IEP targets

Communication, language and literacy

• Speaking appropriately for a variety of purposes
• Demonstrating attentiveness as a listener
• Using non-verbal behaviour
• Reading to obtain basic information
• Using written forms to express opinion
• Using expressive arts to communicate

Numeracy

• Managing money
• Awareness of number
• Using a calculator
• Awareness of time
• Spatial awareness
• Awareness of temperature
• Awareness of weight and capacity

Personal care and wellbeing

• Making personal decisions
• Sexuality
• Stress management
• Develop good daily personal care
• Knowing how to stay safe

Being part of a community

• Make choices when using local facilities e.g. local cafes
• Express contentment in the company of others

The arts

• Participate in creating art work based on real or imagined stimuli—Create a poster for the Christmas coffee morning
• Work independently and/or collaboratively to produce a piece of art work

Physical education

• Move whole or parts of body creatively in response to stimuli 
• Develop awareness of pathways and direction of movement

Overview of Siobhan’s learning programme

Priority Learning unit (PLU)	Elements	Junior cycle subjects/school activities
PLU 1: Communication, language and literacy	Developing communicative relationships	English and all subjects
PLU 2: Numeracy	Developing number sense	Maths, home economics and all subjects
PLU 3: Personal care and wellbeing	Personal care and hygiene	SPHE, PE, home economics and all subjects
PLU 4: Being part of a community	Using local facilities	SPHE, SESS, English, mathematics
PLU 5: The arts	Visual arts	Music, drama, visual arts
PLU 6: Physical education	Creative movement (dance)	SPHE, SESS