Parents : Support & Guidance : Learning Support

“just to say thank you for all the help and support you have given during what was a very difficult time”, parent of Year 11 student

“a big thank you to you all for all your support that gave me over the years I was at Nailsea School”, Year 11 student

“thank you for all your help and understanding while ‘Susan’ had her problem. It certainly helped her keep up with her school work and confidence”, parent of Year 8 student

“you are the best thing that has ever happened since I have been at school, thank you for your help”, Year 8 student

These are just some of the comments received by the Learning Support department in the past few months.

The Learning Support Department at Nailsea School is there to develop the talents of students having some form of special educational need. We do not have a set system of support; we firstly look at the student’s individual needs and build our systems to meet these. We recognise that every student is an individual and what may work for one student may not work for another.

Led by the SENCO, the Learning Support Department is a team of teachers and teaching assistants who are all committed to realising the potential of all our students.

We provide;

• a high level of in-class support where staff are working in the classroom alongside individuals and groups of students.
• withdrawal for students to work on specific needs which are not covered in the curriculum, this may involve support with literacy and numeracy, or social and emotional support through our partner department, the Small School.
• academic and behavioural mentoring for students identified as underachieving.
• liaison with faculties, year heads, parents, partner primary schools and outside agencies to find solutions to curriculum and pastoral issues including transfer.
• relevant Key Stage 4 provision through the ASDAN course and links with further education and work based learning providers.
• an individual education plan for very student registered as having a special educational need.

Parental partnership is very important to us and we have a Parent Support Group who meet regularly to discuss common concerns, details can be obtained from the school.

Please contact the SENCO at the school if you would like to discuss your child’s individual needs, we would be pleased to show you around the school.