Dame Alice Owen's School

Learning Support (LS) Department for Special Educational Needs

Full inclusion is a high priority and we encourage all students to take an active role in their learning and all aspects of school life.

Helping everyone fulfil their potential
The school maintains a Learning Support Register of students identified with Special Educational Needs. All staff have access to the Learning Support Register via the school intranet and VLE (Virtual Learning Environment). There is close liaison between the Learning Support Department and all pastoral and subject staff to ensure progress is monitored, and any provision adjusted when necessary.

Our aim is to ensure all students have access to the full curriculum as much as possible, but also to give individual help when it is needed. This is achieved by a flexible combination of extra support within lessons and some withdrawal in very small groups on occasions.

Current Parents are advised to contact the Learning Support Department via email hutchinsonf@damealiceowens.herts.sch.uk if they have any concerns following discussion with subject staff/form tutor. Prospective parents may contact the department via email or ring the school on 01707 643441 if they have any queries.

Mrs F Hutchinson (Head of Learning Support)

Further information for current parents and students can be found on the VLE (Virtual Learning Environment). Log-in via the link above, click on Departments, then Learning Support. Parents are reminded that they share log-in and password details with their child.