Peer Mentoring
Jake in year 10 kindly worked with Eric, year 8, on his maths work. Working in my office for 45 minutes they successfully worked through mental subtraction and addon-agons. Jake...
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Jake in year 10 kindly worked with Eric, year 8, on his maths work. Working in my office for 45 minutes they successfully worked through mental subtraction and addon-agons. Jake...
Posted by Claire Till
This week in Bushey Meads the SEND department has been focusing on Texthelp Read and Write and how staff can support students’ use of it effectively in the classroom. What is...
Posted by Emma Denton
Each Wednesday, the Learning Support Faculty hold their staff briefing between 08:25 – 08:40. This provides an opportunity to share important information and ensure everyone...
Posted by Graeme Searle
Dear all, Please find below the SEND ‘Tip of the Month’ for October 2021. As a school we have a number of students with a diagnosis of Autism and Pathological Demand...
Posted by Roa Dillon
It was lovely to welcome so many parents and carers to our Learning Support Information Evening hosted in the Main Hall by our outstanding SENDCo Roa Dillon who is one of the key...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
We are delighted that our alternative curriculum has started again. All our students happily set-off for their weekly trip to Aldenham Farm thanks to Mrs Ellicott, Mrs Davies and...
Posted by Roa Dillon
Dear all our parents and carers, It is fantastic to welcome all our old and new faces to Learning Support. We have made some significant positive changes in Learning Support over...
Posted by Roa Dillon
Following on from the last fishing article, Mitchell was determined to catch a Pike and this has been the main conversation for the last few weeks. So you can imagine his...
Posted by Shirley Ellicott
Anxiety and Mental health in SEND As we all know COVID-19 has had a huge impact on the anxiety of all our young people and this has been particularly difficult for our SEND...
Posted by Roa Dillon
We welcomed our wonderful students back at our new breakfast club that started this week in Learning Support. B – Breakfast M – Mind S – Study We are focusing on...
Posted by Roa Dillon
Jake in year 10 kindly worked with Eric, year 8, on his maths work. Working in my office for 45 minutes they successfully worked through mental subtraction and addon-agons. Jake set a superb example, supporting Eric with his mathematical skills and advancing his own understanding of the topic.
There are many benefits to peer mentoring including the fostering of self-awareness, cultivating leadership skills and embracing our growth mindset. It was fantastic to see two students in different year groups building a relationship and supporting each other in their learning.
It was lovely to see Miss Foster, Numeracy Support Officer, teaching a small group of students within their maths lesson. This provided the additional support needed but without...
Learning support have started the term with our wonderful new classroom to take the Alternative Provision classes. We have seen amazing work in English and Maths from our KS3...