Learning Support
What we do
We believe that ‘every student can learn’ and therefore it is important they have the opportunity to learn and to access the curriculum provided. We actively work to remove barriers to learning in order to raise the achievement of students who find learning challenging. This will enable the individual student to gain skills and develop confidence to not only cope with their academic studies, but also to enable them to become an active and contributing member of society. We understand that everyone learns differently and some students need additional support.
We build on student strengths and work collaboratively with parents, caregivers, whanau, deans, class teachers, counsellors, and external agencies, including Resource Teachers of Learning and Behaviour (RTLB), Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Therapists, where we place the student’s needs at the centre to develop a pathway forward.
We offer a range of services
Timetable classes taught by our teaching staff:
- Year 9 Literacy focusing on developing and gaining confidence in literacy skills
- Year 10 Literacy Boost programme – to enhance literacy skills in preparation for Year 11
Learning Support at all year levels
- Learning Assistants in classrooms
- 1:1 Tutoring, including Year 13 Reading Tutors, Learning Assistants Monday morning sessions
- Supervised Te Kura programmes
- Mentors who work with students who have specific learning needs
- Diagnostic Testing
- Identification and provision of Special Assessment Conditions (SACs) for assessments
- Learning information available for staff
We value the input of families to help ascertain student learning needs.
