Student Support

The Student Support Team

Our role is to identify and assess students with special educational needs, to support students with learning difficulties and to advise teachers in the best ways to meet students needs.

We currently cater for students with a wide variety of learning difficulties as well as some students with physical, sensory difficulties and others with emotional, behavioural difficulties.

Student Support have a suite of rooms between the library and the main teaching block. These are equipped with 15 PC’s which are available to students.

Although all teachers are teachers of Students with Special Educational Needs you may need to have contact with members of staff who will be particularly concerned with helping your child.

Learning Leader for Student Support and Student Support Co-ordinator (SENCO) Jennie James
Learning Co-ordinator and Specialist Teacher of Dyslexia Dawn Wood
Student Support Teachers Linda Cooper Isi Hatton
Teaching Assistants Adam Berriman 

Jackie Claxton

Sandra Coleman

Andrea Dawson

Lisa Deakin

Yvonne Golding

Karen Gostkowski

Victoria Holmes

Julie Lebeter

Marie Leivers

Amanda McLeod

Dawn Meakin

Denise Medley

Nicky Mount

Ed Pearse

Jane Pollitt

Gemma Rutledge

Tracey Sanders

Kay Shaw

Mark Vallis

Sue Vallis

Sarah Walker

Teaching assistants do not work with one child as often happens in Primary School. They are involved in in-class support across the curriculum, helping small groups or individuals, mentoring, physiotherapy, personal care, transporting.

Each child with Special Educational Needs (S.E.N.) has a key worker, normally a member of the Student Support Team, who is responsible for overseeing the overall provision for that child.


Specialists Outside the School Who May be Asked for Advice

Educational Psychologist
Katherine Pomerantz
School Medical Officer
Dr Amy Chowdray
School Health
Sheryll Shepherd
Occupational Therapy
Sarah Hazeldine
Physiotherapy
Penny Chambers
Local Inclusion Officer
John Moffatt
Behavioural Support Services
Sian Mansey
Speech and Language
Helen Newboult & Hannah Wild
Hearing Impairment
Jayne Charters
Physical Impairment
Sheila Peterson
Sight Impairment
Angie Watts
Educational Social Worker
Tracey Cockram
Careers Development Adviser
Ellie Lee
Autism Outreach Worker
Sasha Schofield
Family Resource Worker
Lisa Flinn
Police Liaison Officer
Tracey Greenwell
CAMHS (Rivermeade)
David Gristock

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