Specialist learning team

Our specialist learning team provides literacy support across all key stages and numeracy support across the primary stages.

The teachers working within the team have extra qualifications in 'specific learning difficulties' (SpLD) and have experience of working with, and identifying dyslexia and dyscalculia.

Advice and support

We provide a range of services including; advice and support, training, specialist teaching for dyslexia and dyscalculia and also assessment and reports for individuals.

We work with parents, special educational needs co-ordinators (SENCOs), class teachers and teaching assistants to provide learning resources, formulation of targets and the modelling of programmes of work and their delivery within the school context.

We can support pupils with direct teaching on a one-to-one or small group basis. Our teaching styles take account of the need for a structured, cumulative and multi-sensory programme.

Specialist teaching

Classes of up to eight pupils, led by specialist SpLD teachers, are available to support pupils identified as experiencing problems with dyslexia or dyscalculia.

Assessment

The assessment of literacy and numeracy skills is undertaken and can include:

initial screening of pupils
standardised and diagnostic assessment
identification of dyslexia and/or dyscalculia
monitoring of progress

Training

We offer a variety of training opportunities to parents, teachers, SENCOs, teaching assistants and school governors. Training can be delivered through organised conferences, external professional development courses and in-school training (staff meetings or PD days).

Training can be adapted to individual needs and we offer the following bespoke training:

dyslexia and intervention strategies for dyslexia
spelling and reading development
maths (general)
dyscalculia
interventions for special educational needs
literacy and numeracy Wave 3 interventions

Contact us

For information about access to these services contact us or your child's school direct.

The Specialist Learning team supports pupils in mainstream schools who experience learning difficulties with literacy and numeracy - contact the co-ordinator.