Learning Support
Staff
Andy Thomas (maths learning support and teacher training in dyslexia)
Haileybury has a well-resourced Learning Support Department with three members of staff to help pupils with diagnosed specific learning difficulties. Staff are all teachers who have taken additional qualifications to assess and/or teach pupils with specific learning difficulties. We also offer assessments, study skills and general academic support as appropriate.
Pupils are welcome to attend regular one-to-one or small group sessions on a weekly or fortnightly basis. Reports on progress and targets are sent to parents twice a year. We are also available for pupils who may require a short block of learning support or "one-off" lessons as necessary. We can also arrange for a diagnostic assessment with an Educational Psychologist within school. There are additional charges for learning support lessons or assessments.
The Learning Support Department has good communication links with subject teachers, tutors, parents and HMs. Pupils are usually referred to the Department via such links but increasingly, they are taking responsibility for their own learning and requesting support themselves. Pupils may also be referred through the School's testing and screening processes.
Additionally, there are three members of staff to help those pupils for whom English is not their first language. The EAL (English as an additional language) staff provide one-to-one or small group support for those pupils who require help in addition to their timetabled EAL lessons. There are additional charges for such support.
Please contact the Head of Learning Support, Stephanie Gates for more information.
