The Learning Support Service at QE supports students across the whole college. We gained "Outstanding" in the March 2009 Ofsted in recognition of the progress made by our students, particularly in KS4 and KS5.

 

We offer support for students with a wide range of special needs and both the LSS teachers and Teaching Assistants have expertise in many specific areas; Literacy& Numeracy, Autistic Spectrum, Behaviour, Social and Emotional Difficulties, Communication and Interaction Difficulties and students with Physical and Sensory needs. We are also privileged to have the SpLD Support Centre based at QE and benefit greatly from the expertise the staff are able to provide.

We also have a Skills Development Service which offers support for students who need to develop aspects of their behavioural, emotional and social skills. We offer short courses in Self Awareness, Personal Organisation, Making and Maintaining Friendships and Self Regulation.

We have a team of 40 very committed Teaching Assistants who are recognised as a vital resource by both parents\carers and teachers by supporting not only our 60 Statemented students but also those at School Action Plus and School Action. The Teaching Assistants follow an annual training programme of 45 hours in order to gain a good knowledge of aspects of SEN.

The Specific Learning Difficulties Support Centre (SpLD) is a county-wide provision based within QECC. This is delivered by Ann Atherton, Deborah Lynch and Di Martin, acknowledged experts in the field. The centre has an outstanding record of success in complementing and extending the general education offered within the College. Since 2007, the Centre has offered an Outreach service to schools in Devon. This is intended to support staff in a variety of ways, from working with an individual student with severe and persistent literacy difficulties and advising on an appropriate intervention programme, to training designed to help develop a 'Dyslexia Friendly' approach across a whole school. We are heavily involved in running the Devon Inclusion Award – Dyslexia, we co-ordinate the Devon Secondary Dyslexia Network groups and help to man the Dyslexia Helpline.

Last updated: 23 June 2011

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