Students who have reading, spelling
and/or numeracy levels below their chronological
age are offered a range of support programmes in
addition to in-class support from the Teaching Assistants.
Some of these programmes are provided during the
school day and others during morning tutorial.
Morning Tutorial Provision Programmes Provided:
- Units of Sound Spelling Programme – one-to-one
spelling work with a Teaching Assistant
- Paired Reading - One to one reading with a
sixth former or adult helper.
- SuccessMaker Reading and Spelling Programmes
- Computer aided individual learning programme.
- Springboard Maths – for students who
did not achieve Level 4 in their KS2 SATs. The
aim is to build on their basic numeracy skills
and to increase their confidence in Mathematics.
Learning Support opens at 8.00am. Tutorial programmes start officially at
8.30am.
School Day Provision
Corrective Reading
All four levels of Corrective Reading are taught at Stanground. Students
are withdrawn from mainstream lessons for 2 x 1 hour per week to attend their
Corrective Reading lessons.
Units of Sound Spelling.
This is a Dyslexia Institute Course using multi-sensory methods to improve
the spelling and vocabulary for Secondary students and adults.
SuccessMaker Enterprise
All students in Year 7 have one lesson per week of SuccessMaker Reading and
Spelling. These classes are all given TA support.
Key Stage 4 Withdrawal
A small number of students in Year 10 and Year 11 have withdrawal to continue
to help improve their basic skills, to support them through their GCSE Courses
and to improve their study skills.
In Class Support
Teaching Assistants support students with special educational needs in their
mainstream lessons. Although this support is targeted at students with a
statement of special educational need the Teaching Assistants work with all
the students in the classroom. Help is offered in all curriculum areas where
there is a need and allocated hours permit.
Learning Support Clubs.
Break and Lunchtime Homework Club
The Learning Support Area is open every break and lunch time. It is staffed
by Teaching Assistants. Any student who needs help with Homework, Coursework
or class work is welcome to come. In addition to written homework, they can
work on SuccessMaker or use the computers for research. The students are
allowed to eat a packed lunch in the area.
Learning Support Open Evening
Each year the department holds an Open Evening when parents are very welcome
to come along and meet staff who work with their children. They are able
to learn about the work of the Learning Support Department and find out about
the different programmes we use. Parents receive letters to inform them of
the dates and time of the meeting.
Parent Partnership Officer
Mrs Margaret Bradshaw is the "Parent Partnership Officer" for the
Peterborough Unitary Authority. She is based at Bayard Place.
Mrs Bradshaw can be reached by telephone on 01733 748318 to discuss with
parents any concerns about their child's special educational needs.
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