Dosbarth Oren is one half of the Observation and Assessment unit at Ysgol Bro Banw. The Observation and Assessment Unit is a very special place to be. We are a person-centred special unit where the child is at the heart of all that we do.

We aim to provide enjoyable and challenging learning experiences and offer opportunities for each pupil to reach their individual potential, encouraging them to shine. We strive to enhance pupils’ health and wellbeing, personal and social development and celebrate children’s individual achievements!

The Observation and Assessment Units have qualified, committed and enthusiastic teaching staff. We work closely as a team and love what we do! 

Meet our team! 

We pride ourselves on our working partnership with families and we provide many opportunities for discussing how our pupils are progressing.

Progress meetings to discuss progress include parents evening meetings and meetings to discuss Individual Development Plans which are reviewed at least once a year. We also have an open door policy and are happy to meet with parents whenever we can! All parents and carers are invited to attend a range of events throughout the year to celebrate the achievements of our pupils. 

The information exchange between the class teacher and parents is vital in ensuring we meet the needs of each child. We use the App Class Dojo to communicate with parents daily and to share updates about what is happening in class. 

We tailor our curriculum to the individual needs of our pupils. It is mainly contained within four main areas: 

To be able to fulfil these areas we implement a number of interventions including but not limited to: 

• Speech and language programmes
• Intensive interaction 
• Hand and foot massage 
• Positive play sessions 
• Physical interventions
• Chatt and phonological awareness
• Attention Autism 
• Story massage 

In order to fully meet the varying needs of the children within our class, we work very closely with a range of different professionals. These include, but are not limited to:

• Speech and Language Therapists
• Occupational Therapists
• Specially Qualified Teacher for the Visually Impaired
• Specially Qualified teacher for the Deaf
• Physiotherapists
• School Nursing Team
• Educational Psychologists
• Neurodevelopmental team 
• Specialist teachers 

We aim to give the children many opportunities and experiences to develop their life skills and these include:

• Trips and visits on our school minibus
• Visiting the local community 
• Hydrotherapy
• Swimming
• Horse Riding
• Bike Ability  

Here is a timetable of our daily activities: 

Here are some pictures of our stars!