The Learning Support Department

The Learning Support Department at Worth aims to equip students with the skills needed to feel comfortable and to study confidently in the school environment. All students follow Worth's main stream curriculum and our support programmes are implemented in forty minute slots during the school day.

"If they can't learn the way we teach,
then we should teach them the way they learn."

The range of students likely to benefit from the support we offer:

average to above average general ability
mild to moderate specific learning difficulties
motivated and willing to learn.

The Learning Support provision at Worth.

The lessons are positive, supportive and fun!
We offer one or two lessons of specialist support per week.
Students have individual tuition or work in a suitable pairing.
Each support programme is structured for the individual and based on the recommendations made in the Educational Psychologist's report.
We support Literacy, Mathematics and Study Skills.
We support the use of both touch-typing and technology for learning.
The department liaises regularly with both subject and pastoral staff.
Some students receive help from Learning Support Assistants in class.
Because of the level of help that is offered, support lessons are subject to extra charges.

The subject staff show a sympathetic awareness of individual needs. The Learning Support staff are welcomed into lessons. Learning styles and teaching strategies can be discussed to help the students develop effective, compensatory strategies.

Entry procedure

Prospective students are carefully screened prior to entry before deciding if we can meet their individual needs.
An Educational Psychologist's report is often the basis for discussion.
The student's history of learning support is discussed.
If necessary, we can arrange an assessment by an Educational Psychologist.
We can undertake our own assessment using recognised testing materials.

Learning should be enjoyed not endured.