Learning Support Centre

 “Working hard to ensure everyone feels valued and fulfils their potential.” 

 Key Contacts

• SENDCo - Mrs J Harbidge 
• Student & Family Welfare - Mrs P Myers & Ms Y Nash

Useful Documents

• Emotional Literacy Support Assistance
• Gypsy Roma Travellers GRT
• SEND Information Report Autumn 2023
• Service Students
• The Willink Local Offer September 2023

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Role of the Learning Support Centre

The Willink Learning Support Centre aims to provide all groups of students with structured and coordinated support to overcome barriers to learning caused by personal, social, emotional or behavioural difficulties. We firmly believe that education provides students with the foundation for a successful life and recognise that this must be tailored to individual needs and circumstances.

All students at The Willink School are provided with a rich set of learning experiences and opportunities which begin in the classroom, extend to the wider school, and the local community beyond that. However, we recognise that some students will find accessing these opportunities challenging.

Support is provided to students and families via different approaches and covers a range of issues:

Parents and carers have a vital role in ensuring that the individual needs of their children are being met; their rights and responsibilities are respected; and they have an active role in decisions made about approaches taken to meet these needs.

Our ultimate goal is that all students are integrated in lessons with their peers in order to fulfil their potential. We will provide individual support and coaching; group support; targeted support in lessons; pre and post-school support as appropriate to enable and empower students to become confident individuals and effective contributors to our society.

The Willink School is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all members of the school community and actively promotes the social inclusion agenda. No student should be disadvantaged by their class, gender, race, religion or any disability. Every child is an individual and every child does matter.

The Learning Support Centre is located in the S Block and can be accessed by all students.

Video Introducing the Learning Support Centre

The video below is made predominately at Year 6 students transitioning into year 7. It provides new students with a chance to learn more about our Learning Support Centre. In this video students will see how easy it is to find the LSC once on the school campus, learn what facilities are available within the LSC, as well as meet some of the key staff who work there.

Learning Support Centre Staff

Contact Information

Please contact the school for further information. 

• School Telephone: +44 (0)118 983 2030 
• Email: office@willink.w-berks.sch.uk and ask for the School SENDco.

Last Updated September 2024