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Our dedicated Learning Support Department is there to help your child, whether they are identified with special educational needs and/or disability (SEND) or just to go over a certain area of learning.

It’s our aim to ensure that pupils with SEND have the maximum opportunity to achieve and succeed in line with their peers. Timetable adjustments, in class or out of class support, and exam arrangements can, and are, frequently made to support a level playing field.

Sometimes pupils just need some short interventions to understand a part of a subject that they are finding difficult to master. Others may need a higher level of adjustments in order to support them, their broader learning aims and their preparation for life and work.

Some pupils either have Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) or, if appropriate, apply for them with help from the Assistant Head (Inclusive Learning and SENCo).

An important part of the pupil’s journey may be adjustments to testing and examinations. Through the Examination Access Arrangement process, your child may, following assessment, be granted extra time, a reader, scribe etc.
While, through the Assess, Plan, Do, Review cycle, we will identify these needs throughout key stage 3, and discuss them with you. We will assess at the end of 3rd Form (Year 9) to see if there is any continuing need for exam adjustments throughout your child’s GCSEs.

Each child is unique and may require specific adjustments. If you wish to discuss your child’s needs in a more bespoke and personalised ways, please call Ackworth school and ask to speak to Learning Support.