Academic Support and Learning Differences

Academic support arrangements at TASIS England reflect the wide range of backgrounds of families and children entering our school. Wide-ranging English language support is available in each section of our school and will be discussed during our application process.

Learning Differences

Whilst we don’t offer a full continuum of special education programs, we welcome students with Learning Differences, providing that, with our Learning Resource Department, we can offer them the required support.

We advise parents of children with any diagnosed or non-diagnosed Learning Differences, including physical disabilities, to discuss their child’s requirements with us before your visit so that we can determine if adequate provision is available. The School can make reasonable adjustments in accordance with our Accessibility Plan to meet additional requirements of students where possible.

Our Learning Resource Center works with students, parents and guardians, classroom teachers, special services staff, and administrators in a collaborative process for the delivery of services to students with Learning Differences to provide additional academic, behavioral, and emotional support in addition to that available in the classroom and elsewhere.

Admission is dependent upon a match between the student's and the family's needs and the level of services available, and is determined on a case-by-case basis using multiple sources of information such as school records, evaluations, and interviews with students, parents, and teachers.

Parents of students who have received additional services previously or who believe they may need additional support should contact the Admissions Office as soon as possible. Failure to fully disclose information regarding a student’s learning differences may jeopardize his or her current and future placement at TASIS. Parents should provide a copy of any Educational Psychologist’s report or a medical report to support their request for additional support, for example, extra time during tests or other special arrangements, for discussion during our admissions process.

A full copy of our Admissions Policy may be found here.

Mild, Specific Learning Difficulties

Testing

TASIS has limited support and staffing for students with mild, specific learning difficulties. If particular academic problems encountered by a student, during the course of the year, suggest that he or she may have such difficulties, it is possible to arrange for the student to be tested. Informal screening tests may be carried out to determine whether more comprehensive testing by an Educational Psychologist (in the UK called a Chartered Psychologist) is needed. If this is the case, parents must pay for such comprehensive assessment. It is also at the discretion of the School as to whether or not speech, occupational, and/or tutoring sessions are allowed during school time.

Lower School Learning Support

For those students whose learning difficulties are mild enough to allow them to function reasonably well in the Lower School classroom, limited additional support services can be arranged on campus. Some students may be withdrawn from their classroom for individual or small group instruction with a Learning Support specialist. On other occasions, the Learning Specialists may work with the student within the classroom setting. The specialists work closely with the child’s classroom teacher and parents, as well as with our school counselor when necessary, to provide a coordinated individualized program that includes the creation of a learning profile.

Middle School Learning Support

Our Learning Support program provides structured learning support for students with mild, specific learning difficulties, and it is intended to assist those students identified as needing extra assistance with their schoolwork. The Learning Support specialist works with students, either individually or in a small group, one or two times a week, typically during a study hall, an elective period, or after school. In some cases, the Foreign Language requirement will be deferred to a later academic year in order to give the student the support he or she requires.

All students considered for the Learning Support program must have educational diagnostic assessments that are current within 3 years.

Upper School Learning Support

Students will be provided with small group or individual academic support sessions set up within the school day. In some cases, the PE or Foreign Language requirement will be deferred to a later academic year in order to give the student the support he or she requires. Students participating in the Upper School program take mainstream classes, although some students may have a reduced course load in order to schedule learning resource sessions. The Learning Support program emphasizes self-management, organization, and the student’s understanding of his or her learning styles. All students scheduled for learning resource sessions may also supplement their instructional time by using the Learning Support study areas and its resources whenever they have available time.

All students considered for the Learning Support program must have educational diagnostic assessments that are current within 3 years.

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