Educational Psychology

Our team works closely with the Early Years and Primary teachers to help students to achieve their academic goals. This may entail support in the classroom, or outside of it, working on more specific academic objectives. Therefore, we continually monitor every student’s academic and social progress, together with their class teachers, to ensure that they are receiving the correct support. 

Families are always kept informed about the support that their children are receiving. Regular meetings are arranged, to talk about the specific targets for each student, the support they are receiving, and their current progress. If a student needs additional support, outside of that provided by the school for special educational needs, families are informed about the number and type of additional lessons they will require. 

We may also request that families get a diagnosis from an external expert, or after-school support lessons for academic, social or behavioural reasons.

As well as offering this help, the Department carries out diagnostic tasks and offers educational advice as part of our Parent School, whose main aim is to encourage good educational practices. 

School Psychologist

Identifying High Ability Pupils: Ms Pérez uses a range of assessment methods, both in group and individual testing, as well as observation by parents and teachers, to identify high-ability students.

Support for Pupils with Difficulties: For students facing academic challenges, our school provides academic support in small groups to enhance study and organisational skills.

Emotional Development Monitoring: Ms Pérez closely monitors the emotional development of our students, offering guidance to parents and teachers. She provides individual or small group support to students encountering difficulties in social interactions or experiencing transitory emotional disorders.

Resource Support for Staff: Ms Pérez collaborates with our teaching staff to offer advice and strategies tailored to each student’s unique needs.

Additionally, we offer career guidance to help students select their optional study subjects.

Talks and Videos: The department conducts informative talks for parents to provide crucial insights into their children’s physical and emotional development.

SENCo (Special Educational Needs Coordinator)

Her responsibilities are as follows: 

SEN Strategies and Policies: Developing and overseeing the implementation of our school’s SEN strategy and policy to ensure the inclusion of all students.

Identifying Needs and Monitoring Progress: meeting with pupils with SEN, observing them in the classroom, and collaborating with teachers and parents to identify their needs and monitor progress.

Individual Support/Learning Plans: Working with all those concerned, including teachers, parents, and external professionals, to develop, implement, and monitor individual support and learning plans.

Regular Updates: Providing regular updates on pupil progress through meetings with parents to ensure everyone is informed and involved in the child’s development.

Teacher Support: Offering advice, guidance, and training to teachers on effective strategies for supporting pupils with SEN.

1:1 Interventions: Delivering personalised 1:1 interventions in subjects such as mathematics and Sounds-Write to address specific learning needs.

Promoting Neurodiversity Awareness: Organizing whole-school events and activities to increase awareness and celebrate neurodiversity, fostering a more inclusive school community.