Learning Support
The Learning Support Department offers one-to-one or small group teaching to children who have a learning difficulty which causes them to fall behind their peer group academically. Children are deemed to have specific learning difficulties if they have normal cognitive function but their academic achievements are significantly below those of the majority of children of the same age.
A pupil will usually be referred for a Learning Support assessment by his or her class teacher, after consultation with parents. If deemed appropriate an individualised programme is then implemented and the pupil will be withdrawn for specialist lessons, usually for one or two thirty-minute lessons each week. In some cases, a further assessment by a specialist Educational Psychologist may be required. Even the brightest of children may need support with their learning. Some children may only need brief support for a specific period, while others may require longer term support.
Areas covered by Learning Support include: gross and fine motor co-ordination, auditory and visual processing skills, memory, sequencing and tracking skills, organisation, reading, spelling, mathematics, writing and, for older children, note-taking and study skills.
The aim is for all children to achieve their personal best through:
