Learning Enrichment
Learning Enrichment at the College works with students who have additional needs for support. The College emphasis on Building Capacity, essential to its BPL framework, underpins all activities of Learning Enrichment. Whether we are working with students in the Early years or supporting students to undertake their HSC, Learning Enrichment team members continually strive to plan for and implement the strategies that research suggests will enable students to learn at their best today and prepare them for the foreseeable challenges of future stages of their education.
Starting with the earliest possible identification of students who need additional support, Learning Enrichment works with students, families, teachers and external professionals to chart a path forward. Evidenced-based interventions and adjustments to teaching and learning are planned and implemented. In the Primary years, a variety of targeted literacy and numeracy intervention programs are used intensively with small groups to reduce any gaps in learning. The goal in these years is to build capacity for learning in secondary school, where the focus shifts towards the adjustments that students may require to access their learning. Adjustments to College activities, teaching and assessment are designed to reduce any barriers students experience due to the impact of their disability or difficulty, enabling them to demonstrate their learning and participate in the wider life of the College. Any skills individuals need to access learning and society beyond school are identified and steps taken to build ²õ³Ù³Ü»å±ð²Ô³Ù²õ’&²Ô²ú²õ±è;capacity to address future challenges.
At all stages, a collaborative individual planning process is undertaken that reflects the culture of partnership we so value between the College and our families, and the changing nature of students’ needs as they grow. A documented Individual Plan is crafted and regularly reviewed to support consistent application of intervention programs and adjustments over the years. Consistently positive feedback is regularly received from external organisations and families regarding the quality of our support programs and Individual Plans.