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Literacy Support This year pupils were initial- ly surprised to fnd that sometimes they had two (or more) teachers for a lesson! Literacy Support teachers attended lessons in a whole range of sub- jects including English, His- tory, RE, Technology, Art, Home Economics, ICT and Geography. for additional small group teachers and pupils. Some teaching by their subject parents also completed a teacher. This took place questionnaire about the over the period of 7 inten- literacy support given to sive days. GSCE PE, RE, Art, their child and these re- Home Economics, Child De- fected parents’ delight velopment, Hospitality, Per- with the improvements be- forming Arts, English and ing made by their children. History selected groups of Pupils also had the oppor- pupils who could really tunity to evaluate the bene- beneft from some extra ft of literacy support. This approach meant that teaching. There was very pupils could receive Litera- positive feedback from the Small Group Teaching cy Support in their class- In Term 1 pupils in Years 8, room where they needed it 9 and 10 had the opportuni- most and avoid missing out ty to be taught in small on any lessons in order to groups for Literacy Sup- get help with any aspect of port . The sessions were reading or writing. Teach- led by Miss Poole, Miss ers and pupils found this Vaughan, Mr Gleghorne, really useful and reported Miss Johnston, Ms McCu- that it had really helped im- ne, Mrs Dempsey, Mrs prove literacy skills. The Blackadder and Mrs McKil- Literacy Support teachers lop. also beneftted by learning lots of new facts about vol- Pupils beneftted hugely canoes, tourism, website from these sessions and design, the process of fos- their winter assessments silization and much more! clearly indicated improve- ment in reading and writ- In February and March Year ing. 11 and 12 pupils had the op- portunity to be selected THE BELLFORT SUMMER 2015 91