Education & Learning Support

Education and learning support at Boldon exists in order to provide help and support to students:

• who have experienced difficulties with basic skills
• who need advice about any personal or school matter
• who as a result of physical, social or emotional problems, find it difficult to work in a normal classroom situation
• who need additional help to that given by teachers

At Boldon two departments provide the help and support that these students need. The Learning Support department is dedicated to helping students who experience difficulties with basic skills. The Education Support Centre is an additional facility that complements any support already given by subject teachers, departments and pastoral teams.

For further information on the Education Support Centre click the link to the left.

Learning Support Department

Department information

Mrs L Beattie (Head of Department)
Mr D Smith (Learning Support Teacher)
Miss J Smith (Learning Support Assistant)

Mrs J Johnson (Learning Support assistant)

Miss G Huggins (Learning Support Assistant)
Mrs L Carey (Higher Level Teaching Assistant)
Miss A Patterson (Learning Support Assistant)
Mrs M Bravey (Learning Support Assistant)

Mrs S Gordon (Learning Support Assistant)

The Learning Support department exists to help those pupils who have experienced difficulties with basic skills and also to offer support to those children who, as a result of physical, social or emotional problems, find it difficult to work in a normal classroom situation.

Learning support is offered to these pupils in 1 of 2 ways:

• The children are taught in smaller groups than is usual, to enable their needs to be closely monitored and reviewed.
• The children are taught in mainstream classes with a learning support teacher or learning support assistant working alongside the classroom teacher to enable their individual learning needs to be met.

The department works closely with external support agencies, and welcomes the support of parents. We aim to develop a co-operative approach to your child's education.