Learning support
KGS is an academically ambitious school. Our Learning Support department provides targeted support for students who experience specific barriers to learning, enabling them to engage fully with the curriculum and achieve strong academic outcomes.
Sharing information before joining the school
If your child has a SEND diagnosis, or has been assessed by an Educational Psychologist, specialist teacher or medical professional, we ask that copies of any relevant reports are shared with the School before the start of the academic year. Where exam access arrangements have been granted at your child’s current school, evidence of these arrangements as the student’s normal way of working should also be provided.
Identifying learning needs
As students progress through the school, concerns about specific learning difficulties may be referred to the Learning Support Department by teachers, parents or students themselves. Students are screened for dyslexia at key points of entry, including 11+ and 16+, using a nationally recognised screening test. Some students may also be identified through internal screening procedures during the Autumn term.
Students with a confirmed assessment indicating a Specific Learning Difficulty, or those identified through screening, may be placed on the School’s Learning Support Register and, if necessary, additional learning support may be arranged.
Support and provision
Support is delivered in the Learning Centre and may take place on a one-to-one basis or in small groups. Provision is focused on developing effective study skills and practical strategies that students can apply to classroom learning and homework, with an emphasis on increasing independence.
The department works closely with subject teachers, parents and, where appropriate, external professionals to ensure support is appropriate and proportionate.
Exams and access arrangements
The Learning Support Department works with the School’s Examinations Officer to ensure that exam access arrangements are administered fairly and in line with examination board and JCQ regulations. For external examinations, formal assessments must have been completed during the student’s secondary school career.
Students with specific learning difficulties at KGS consistently achieve strong outcomes in public examinations and progress to highly competitive universities and future pathways.
