Inclusion & Achievement Department
(aka Learning Support Dept)
"Giving every child an equal opportunity"
Staff
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Ms Vana Lonsdale B.A. Dip.Sp.L.D N.P.Q.H.
Mrs Sue Wood, C.Ed., Dip.Sp.L.D
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Assistant Head; SENCO (acting)
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Mrs Ruth Ashworth, B.A. Hons |
Learning Support (Part-time) Qualified teacher |
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Mrs Jo Barton, B.A. |
Learning Support Assistant (Part-time) |
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Ms Nicky Cannon
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Learning Support Assistant Study Unit |
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Mr Doug McCallum, B.Sc. |
Learning Support Assistant (Part-time) |
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Mrs Tina Mercado |
Manager Study Unit |
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Mrs Julia Whybra |
Learning Support Assistant ELSA |
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Mr Martin Holifield, B.Sc. |
Learning Support Assistant (Part-time) |
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Mrs Heidi Freeman |
Learning Support Assistant EAL |
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Mrs Michelle Fitzgibbon
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Learning Support Assistant |
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Miss Caroline Bone |
Learning Support Assistant |
Mr Tom Schlieben
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Learning Support Assistant |
Mr Stuart Folks Learning Support Assistant (Part-time)
Resources
Three dedicated teaching rooms manned by three specialist teachers who work with individual students or small groups on a weekly basis.
Study Unit - permanently manned by experienced SEN staff who support students with curriculum work at KS3 and KS4 and focus on literacy, numeracy and social skills.
Nine LSAs who support in class.
Methods
Wide experience in working with students with autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD and many other specific learning difficulties, plus physical disabilities.
Close liaison with subject staff
Regular reviews and parent contact
Exam concessions
Early screening in year 7 (reading and spelling tests, plus CATs)
Close liaison with junior schools in year 6 to prepare for transition to secondary school
Homework Club
Support at all school events
FAQs
Q: Which lessons will my child miss if he is taken out of class?
A: Your child will never be taken out of a core subject. We try to take the students out of PACE (a non-examined subject) or sometimes a subject which they do not wish to take for GCSE.
Q: For how long will he/she receive support?
A: For as long as he needs it. Our students are regularly monitored and if we feel they have made sufficient progress, they will resume their normal timetable.
Q:. Can students still receive support in years 10 and 11?
A: Yes. They receive support for as long as they need it.
Q: How do you identify the children who need support?
A: There are several ways in which children who need support are identified.
- Their scores in the year 7 reading or spelling test are lower than they should be.
- Their junior school informs us that they have been receiving support.
- They have a statement of SEN.
- Their parents contact us to ask for help.
- They self-refer. ie. the student will, himself, come to us for help and ask to be given extra support.
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