East Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre

Coronavirus update.

Urgent message for all parents/carers

Country now in full lock-down. School will be open tomorrow 5^th January to enable families to organise childcare where needed. Where possible please keep your child at home. From 6^th January school will remain open for pupils of key workers only. You will be contacted tomorrow by a member of staff around future arrangements. We will be putting remote learning in place from Wednesday 6th January.

We apologise for the lateness of this message but the 'teacher to parent' text messaging service has crashed due to the high demand from schools following this evenings announcement.

Saturday 2nd January - Letter to parents / carers regarding Lateral Flow Testing please click here.

For useful LCC contacts and information regarding access to food please click here

Tuesday 24th March 2020 - Update letter to parents / carers please click here.

Monday 23rd March 2020 - MESSAGE TO PARENTS / CARERS FROM LEEDS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES DIRECTORATE, please click here.

Friday 20th March 2020 - East SILC School provision letter from Diane Reynard, Executive Principal, please click here.

Tuesday 17th March 2020 - Letter to parents / carers please click here.

The Department for Education have launched a new helpline to answer questions about COVID-19 related to education. Staff, parents and young people can contact the helpline as follows:

Phone: 0800 046 8687
Email: DfE.coronavirushelpline@education.gov.uk
Opening hours: 8am to 6pm (Monday to Friday)

Please see the links below where to find the latest information.

Updates on COVID-19: 
https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
Guidance for educational settings: 
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-educational-settings-about-covid-19
Travel advice for those travelling and living overseas: 
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-advice-novel-coronavirus

For advice from Public Health England on the coronavirus click here

Please follow the link below to our web page holding links to all of our internet based subscriptions that your children can access from home.

Home Working Links



Welcome to our school
"The East SILC offers exciting learning opportunities for children aged between 3 – 19 with a range of complex learning difficulties. Some of our pupils are on the autistic spectrum, have complex medical needs or who because of their communication difficulties become anxious and struggle to engage. All are our priority, and through outstanding staff and a thirst to deliver innovative and creative learning, we are proud to say we meet the needs of all our young people, helping them to achieve their maximum potential."
Diane Reynard, Executive Principal, East SILC

As a specialist setting we actively seek out best practice and innovative teaching from all over the country, bringing in national and international experts in their field to embed new practice, This ensures that your child can access bespoke learning opportunities and thrive.

You will be familiar with some of the teaching approaches we use such as the TEACCH principles, but others may be new to you and include: Sensory integration, Intensive Interaction, Write Dance, Positive play, Lego Therapy and Listening Programme. Our own dedicated Speech and language therapist and new contract with an exceptional Occupational therapy team ensures that the services we receive from the Local Authority are enhanced significantly.

You can learn more about these approaches and their impact on our learners as you work your way through our website.

School Training Days
Please see below the training days set for the academic year 2020-21

• Monday 7^th September 2020
• Tuesday 8^th September 2020
• Monday 2^nd November 2020
• Monday 26^th July 2021
• Tuesday 27^th July 2021