STUDY SKILLS AND LEARNING SUPPORT

Every department offers a range of weekly academic tutoring sessions, sometimes tailored to specific year groups and focused on subject-specific support for academic progress. Teachers are available to revisit the work taught in the classroom, to help formulate ideas for essays and to offer reassurance about what is required from a particular task. These take place before school, at lunchtime and after school. Details are published in the Yellow Book under the heading Academic Tutoring.

The Learning Support Department offers a series of individual or small group lessons to pupils. The specific focus is tailored to the individual needs of the pupil but may include spelling, proof-reading, study/revision skills and effective reading strategies. A pupil may also be referred to the Librarian, who offers study skills support.

All Learning Support in Years 7-9 is arranged during the pupil’s English Library lesson. In Years 10 and 11, pupils will be seen during tutor time in the mornings or on a rotation basis during lessons. In the Sixth Form, pupils are seen during one of their Study Periods.

Access arrangements are agreed before an assessment and in accordance with the JCQ regulations (these are updated annually).

Further Information

Mrs C Smith, Head of Learning Support, Tel 023 9236 4264, Email c.smith@pgs.org.uk

For subject specific queries, you may wish to contact the relevant Head of Department (please see subject entries in this booklet for contact details.)

Notes:

All support for learning is provided at no additional cost. The School’s policy on pupils with English as an Additional Language can be found on our website in the Policies section of the Senior School area. Pupils gifted in curriculum subjects will be challenged through personalisation in lessons, homework and co-and cross-curricular activities.