Learning Support
Welcome from Learning Support Co-ordinator
Mrs J Marrs
Welcome to the Learning Support Department. Our aims are to ensure that the educational needs of all our pupils are met. Pupils with SEN and/or Disabilities will have access to a full, broad and balanced curriculum and will be offered equal opportunities to achieve.
At Methodist College, we strive to provide the highest possible standard of support for pupils with special needs.
The Learning Support Department consists of a number of staff including our Learning Support Co-Ordinator, Learning Support Mentors and Adult Assistants. We care for pupils that have needs in areas including Social, Behavioural, Emotional Well-being (SBEW); Cognition and Learning (CL); Speech Language and Communication (SLCN); Physical Needs (P); Sensory Needs (SE). Each pupil is assigned a Learning Support Mentor or an Adult Assistant whose job is to make the child feel included, comfortable and happy within the school environment, and to help support them in their learning.
The Learning Support Department ensures that pupils with special educational needs are catered for through Reasonable Adjustment Plans (RAPS) or Personal Learning Plans (PLPs) which are created, monitored and evaluated by specially trained staff. This process involves close co-operation between pupils, their teachers and parents. Support is also available, when necessary, through additional Adult Assistants.
Meet the Team
Learning Support Advice
Parent/Carer Leaflets
- Post Primary Access Arrangements
- What Questions can a parent ask when their child or young person has SEN?
- Statutory Assessment process Guidance - Parents/ Carers
- SEN & Medical Categories for Parents and Young People
- Seeking the Views of the Parent
- Seeking the Views of the Child with SEN
- How children's learning is supported in Post Primary School?
- Code of Practice Information for Parents and Young People (SEN Stages)
