The Leys School A GSG School

Sports

Rowing

Shooting

Special Education Needs

The Leys welcomes pupils with a diverse range of skills and talents. Selection procedures are designed to identify pupils who can cope with a curriculum aimed at gaining B grades and above in at least 5 of their GCSE subjects. They are then expected to follow further academic study at AS and A level to prepare for higher education in the future. Within this ability range, it is our aim to identify those pupils with learning difficulties and to help them to achieve of their best in all aspects of school life. We strive to assist them in becoming confident idependent learners equipped with the strategies to overcome their difficulties and so enable them to reach their full potential. The school employs specialist teachers to provide 1-1 support for those pupils who may need some specific help to develop the appropriate strategies which will enable them to participate fully in the academic and social life of the school. The emphasis is on the needs of the individual and the teachers in the Learning Support Department liaise with staff and parents to ensure that the pupils can flourish within the school. There is no in class support and lessons either take place in private study periods or after school. Not all those pupils with specific learning difficulties require direct support, but the Learning Support Department also monitors the progress of all pupils with a known difficulty, to ensure they are following an appropriate academic porgramme and have any necessary examination arrangements in place. Our contact with parents is very important and we value their input and help to support their child. Apart from initial screening, no assessment for specific difficulties is undertaken without discussion and permission from them and no information concerning pupils is given to staff without their knowledge and consent. However, we do encourage as much information sharing as possible as the more staff know and understand a pupil's difficulties, the more able they are to support them appropriately. As it is policy not to withdraw pupils from timetables lesssons, the staff are of paramount importance in the support network. The Learning Support Department therefore also has a valuable role in supporting and advising the staff on management in the classroom.

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