Individual support: enabling learning success
At Waverley, the individual talents and abilities of every child are paramount. All our pupils have skills, and our individualised education programme ensure these are developed to the full.
Occasionally, students require extra support to achieve their full potential. Our Learning Success Department works with children who need support in the short term, and those who have identified needs such as Dyslexia or Dyspraxia. Having a learning need should never be a barrier to achievement and many pupils who receive support go on to achieve superb results, including academic scholarships and grammar school entry.
Children work with the Learning Success department individually and in small groups. We also have Learning Success Assistants who are deployed to work with children in the classroom to support and extend learning. There is no charge for this as we believe every child should be enabled to achieve his or her best.
We work closely with parents to ensure that they are involved with the Learning Success of their child. Individual Education Plans, where necessary, are shared and communicated at regular meetings, and the involvement of parents is encouraged.
More Able and Talented Provision
More able pupils can be at just as much of a disadvantage in the classroom as those who have learning needs. Working in partnership with NACE (National Association for Able Children in Education), we believe that aspirational provision for able gifted talents students raises standards and levels of achievement for all. A high challenge curriculum for all learners promoting independent thinking, creativity and problem solving ensures our more able pupils are not given “more of the same” but quality higher order tasks.
Pupils identified as more able are monitored and tracked by the More Able and Talented Co-ordinator who provides support to make certain continuing progress. There is also a programme of enrichment designed for the more able learner with regular opportunities to take part in competitions, independent projects and extension tasks. Our examination preparation classes mean that our pupils are well equipped for entrance examinations and scholarships for selective independent and grammar schools at 11+.
There are plenty of opportunities to showcase talent for our musical, dramatic and sporting children. Year upon year the pupils succeed in competitions, festivals, external examinations and at home in our fantastic school performances.
