Special Educational Needs (SEN)

A range of staff make extensive provision for students with special needs. Our support is focused on individual needs and we use a range of specialists to support students. For those students who require additional learning support, we have Learning Support Assistants who may aid students in the classroom or give some help on a short term withdrawal basis. Ms O'Connor is the school's SEN Cordinator. For those students for whom behaviour is the issue, we have a range of strategies and support programmes led by our Inclusion Team. For the most able we have a range of approaches to ensure that their potential is fully realised. Each subject area has extension work and a number of visits and activities are on offer for these students.

Gifted and Talented (G+T)

Mr Hotham oversees our Gifted and Talented programme. There are a wide range of activities and visits available to students.

English as an Additional Language (EAL)

Holland Park is proud of its diversity and welcomes students for whom English is an additional language. We support such students by using specialist staff. There are specialist resources and specialist accommodation. The school is also privileged to receive and support a number of refugees each year. Our general policy is to support EAL students in the mainstream curriculum. Ms Manrique is the school's EAL coordinator.

Parent Evenings

Toward the end of each half term students are assessed and their progress shared via report (the academic profile) with parents. Once a year parents have the opportunity to discuss this progress with individual subject teachers. The Academic Profile matches current performance with predicted grades and details whether the student is on target. Parental feedback indicates that these discussions are valuable in understanding how to ensure their child continues to make progress in line with expectation. Results arising from half termly assessment tests ensure that teachers are able to develop individual and personalised learning programmes for each student they teach.

Parent Teacher Groups (PTGs)

These events are held each half term in the evening. In excess of 500 parents normally attend and have opportunity to listen to a range of presentations linked to learning and raise issues pertinent to the academic progress of students. The Leadership Team take a lead role in the organisation of these events and topics for the evenings largely arise out of parental request.

Medical

The school has a nurse equipped to deal with medical issues and a counsellor who supports students. We will administer medicines only if given explicit written permission and instructions from parents/carers.