The School Journey
Learning Support

The Pupils & Learning Support

• At Tettenhall College a significant number of pupils in the Drive, Lower and Upper School receive specialist tuition. All students are encouraged to meet their full potential and areas of excellence are nurtured and developed.
• The School has been awarded CreSTeD status to recognise its provision for pupils with specific learning difficulties
• In Upper School provision within the department is dependent on educational assessments, followed by an interview. It is essential that we are able to meet the needs of each individual, that students are able to benefit from specialist tuition and cope with the demands of the mainstream curriculum.
• Students attend learning support on a sliding scale according to the individual need. A maximum programme of work is delivered instead of French and German and a half programme is delivered in place of French. At both levels students may be offered specialist one to one tuition, according to need.
• Sixth from students benefit from supported study at AS and A2
• All students are taught using a multi-sensory approach to maximise learning and potential
• Students are encouraged to use Information Technology in all areas of the curriculum, instruction is provided in keyboard skills.
• Specialist tuition is available for Maths and for the extension of literacy skills
• Specialist provision is available to promote individual areas of excellence
• Study skills are taught and differentiated for all year groups
• Informal support is offered outside lessons to help remove some of the barriers to learning
• Access to specialist support can be arranged in the following areas to meet individual needs: Speech and language, counselling, occupational therapy and vision training
• The School follows a broad and balanced curriculum. Students receiving learning support are fully integrated and included in all aspects of the curriculum
• Tettenhall College has an outstanding track record in the fields of Art, Music, Drama and Sport. This provides excellent opportunity in the areas that dyslexics often excel
• Highly qualified teachers staff the Learning Support department. All members of staff are trained in the needs of dyslexic students and undertake appropriate staff development.