Support For Learning
Staff
- Mrs Bertolini – PT Pupil Support
- Miss Lawless – Support for Learning Teacher
- Mrs Wakkaf – EAL Teacher
- Mrs Brown – HWB Support Worker
- Ms Babous – SFLW
- Mrs Lynch – SFLW
- Mrs McCreadie – SFLW
- Mrs McElroy – SFLW
- Mrs Stevenson – SFLW
- Mrs Thomson – SFLW
- Mrs Walsh – SFLW
- Mrs Harkinson – SFLW
Introduction
King’s Park Secondary School has a team of specialist staff who aim to provide a variety of support for individual pupils. If your child has a difficulty which makes learning more challenging, you will both quickly get to know the department and staff.
We support children through a variety of targeted supports throughout the school. We are an experienced team that offers expertise and guidance to pupils and fellow colleagues alike.
The department offers help to pupils in a variety of ways:
- Providing direct one-to-one targeted support for a short period of time from a learning support specialist teacher or support for learning worker.
- In class support.
- Support with Literacy through a variety of strategies and groups.
- Discussions and support to classroom teachers by learning support staff.
- Referral to specialist services, eg Psychological Services, CAMHS, GVS, GDSS etc through the school’s Joint Support Team and Multi Agency meetings.
- Arranging a case conference for pupils with class teachers and staff
- Providing specialist resources.
- Liaising with the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) teachers and pupils so that special examination arrangements are made where appropriate.
- Working with EAL services for our EAL pupils we run small groups and one to one support
- Support for pupils with a variety of ASN to make positive transitions to King’s Park Secondary School from primary and other schools, and to further education, employment or training.
- Liaising closely with PT PC /House DHTs and parents.
The department liaises with all faculties offering direction, advice, observational assessment, support plans and assessment reports as required.
We do our best work when we work as a team with pupils and their families. If you have any concerns about support re ASN/EAL etc. please contact Mrs Bertolini.
