Support for Learning

The Principal Teacher of Inclusion is Mrs Jennifer Bell (You can contact her directly via link at bottom of this page)

The SfL Team

• Jennifer Bell PTC
• Gayle Weir
• Louise Mellan

All young people require support to help them learn and develop. The individual need of the young person should always be central to the identification, planning and provision of support. Support should be appropriate, proportionate and timely.

It is a whole school responsibility to identify and meet the needs of all our young people and to provide appropriate support. We have a whole school approach to learning and teaching in that all teachers support the needs of young people at all levels of ability. This is done in mainstream classes taking into account information in the Pupil Support Data File and through consultation with SfL staff. The aim is to ensure that materials and learning and teaching methodologies/experiences are appropriate for all young people to allow us to meet learners' needs across the curriculum.

SfL staff are fully committed to raising achievement and attainment of all and enabling every young person to achieve their full potential. The SfL team is a resource to staff, pupils and parents, offering advice and assistance where appropriate.

The aim of the SfL Team is to assist subject teachers in meeting the diversity of needs within the classroom and to deliver targeted learning interventions to identified young people.

The five SfL Teacher roles to achieve this aim are as follows-

• Providing consultancy support
• Direct teaching and support for groups and individuals
• Supporting professional learning
• Identification and support
• Partnership working

English as an Additional Language (EAL)

Linlithgow Academy provides a welcoming, nurturing educational environment for young people and their families who use English as an Additional Language.

Young people and their families are actively involved in the enrolment process to ensure that the young person is placed in correct subject classes at the appropriate level.

The SfL Team provides continual support for EAL learners throughout their time at school if required.

Support may include the following as appropriate-

• A Pupil Passport outlining specific support strategies that is reviewed and updated regularly
• Access to differentiated learning materials and approaches across the curriculum
• Allocated time in the SfL Station to consolidate learning and build on literacy and vocabulary of the English language if required
• Additional support in SQA assessment in the form of use of a bilingual dictionary and 10% extra time if required
• In class support if required

· For Senior Phase learners, opportunity to study English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) at relevant level if deemed appropriate