Indi­vidual Needs

Your child may need a person­al­ised level of support above that appro­pri­ate for others – perhaps because of a partic­u­lar gift or talent, a sens­ory impair­ment or a specific learn­ing diffi­culty such as dyslexia. We have a number of places avail­able through­out the school.

The Study Centre aims to develop strategies to improve an individual’s study, organ­isa­tion and think­ing skills. Study Centre staff aim to comple­ment and support the work of teach­ers in the classroom. Your child may bene­fit from one-to-one teach­ing, or support within the classroom from qual­i­fied learn­ing support assist­ants; both are designed to ensure equal access to the curriculum.

If your child has an iden­ti­fied need before join­ing the school, inform­a­tion is gathered from you and your child before a programme is agreed. Educa­tional psycho­lo­gists and other special­ists are involved when neces­sary and their advice – perhaps for a reduced number of GCSEs or for addi­tional time in exam­in­a­tions – is shared with relev­ant staff.

Close liaison between depart­ments through­out your child’s time at the school allows any prob­lems that may arise to be quickly iden­ti­fied and passed on for further action if necessary.

The Study Centre will monitor your child’s progress closely and modify support where appro­pri­ate. You are encour­aged to main­tain regu­lar contact with the Study Centre staff through­out the year.

The cost of support will depend on your child’s needs. Addi­tional costs will be kept to a minimum and will be discussed during the applic­a­tion process.

The Study Centre

The main centre has two teach­ing rooms, a computer/study room and an office area. Most of the computers are linked to the RM network and there are print­ing, inter­net and scan­ning facil­it­ies, as well as a wide range of special­ist soft­ware programmes.

The Study Centre Annexe has two teach­ing rooms and a study area again with RM network comput­ing facilities.