About Us

The Student Support Base is available for any students who require additional support. Within the SSB, you will be able to speak to the SENCO, Deputy Principal for Inclusion, Associate in SEND, Assistant SENCO’s, or our HLTA’s and LSAs.

Within the SSB, students are also able to access our ACR, and work with our NUFC Mentor.

For pupils on the SEND register, we:

assign each pupil a ‘Key Worker’, who is a member of support staff to help offer pastoral support and meet with them regularly
provide a personalised Pupil Profile, detailing specific support strategies to ensure pupils attain their best
work closely with parents and carers, ensuring these views are central to support within the school.

We also provide a Key Worker for any child in care and for your carers.

Please see our SEND policy, and Information Report for further details on our SEND Documents & Policies page:

Please see the ‘Meet the Team’ Link for an Introduction to the Student Support Staff.

SSB interventions:

NUFC programme-delivered on a 1-1 or small group basis, this programme provides an alternative curriculum to students who need extra guidance, support and help, with many students working towards the Princes Trust Award

Homework club-led by our support staff, this group runs after school and is available to anyone who needs additional support with homework.

Literacy support-an intervention programme that develops students’ word and language comprehension skills. This programme is delivered by SSB staff, as well as within a paired reading programme with our sixth form students.

Think Good, Feel Good-a CBT based programme, focusing in promoting positive habits and supporting mental health. This programme is led by our LSAs and HLTA’s.

Lego Therapy- a social development program that uses LEGO activities to support the development of social skills.

Nurture group-provided for our Year 9 pupils, this group provides an opportunity to socialise and mix with other students.

Lunch time support club-for those students who find it difficult to access lunchtime in the dining hall, we provide a safe space in the Student Support Base.

SSB registration group:

A small registration group for pupils who need:

SSB praise group
Homework club-led by our support staff, this group runs after school and is available to anyone who needs additional support with homework.
Literacy support is an intervention programme that develops students’ word and language comprehension skills. This programme is delivered by SSB staff, as well as within a paired reading programme with our sixth form students.
Think Good, Feel Good-a CBT based programme, focusing in promoting positive habits and supporting mental health. This programme is led by our LSAs and HLTA’s.
Lego Therapy- a social development program that uses LEGO activities to support the development of social skills.
Nurture group is provided for our Year 9 pupils; this group provides an opportunity to socialise and mix with other students.
Lunch time support club - for those students who find it difficult to access lunchtime in the dining hall, we provide a safe space in the Student Support Base.

Alternative Curriculum:

Social Studies – ASDAN Personal
Development/Communication Skills
Year 9 PDP
Year 9 Literacy and Numeracy Booster Classes
Work Placement (Own It)

*The Support Base also holds the Alternative Curriculum Room (ACR), where pupils who are unable to attend certain lessons for varied reasons, i.e. Unable to partake in PE due to injury, can be referred by a Head of Year to complete or catch up on work.

The Student Support Base is located on the ground floor at the end of the English corridor. Room numbers 032 – 042.

Homework support

Support to help complete homework is provided by Learning Support Assistants both before and after school. The SSB has computers, a printer, revision guides and a variety of other helpful resources available to any students who wish to use them.

These are the times that the Student Support Base is open and when staff can be found there.

Day	Morning	Afternoon
Monday	8.00am-8.40am	3.30pm-4.30pm
Tuesday	8.00am-8.40am	2.40pm-4.30pm
Wednesday	8.00am-8.40am	2.40pm-4.30pm
Thursday	8.00am-8.40am	3.30pm-4.30pm
Friday	8.00am-8.40am	2.40pm-4.00pm

Exam Access Arrangements

During exams, the Student Support Base is used for students with additional needs to sit their exams and have additional arrangements such as a Smaller venue, Prompt, Reader, Scribe, rest breaks, or extra time. The EAA will be formally assessed through Year 10; however, temporary arrangements can be given before then to allow for students to practice their arrangements.

Useful Links

SAM Learning – Personalised intervention programme.
MyMaths – for extra Math’s activities and homework.
Numeracy Workout – for extra Math’s activities.
Maths Kitchen – GCSE maths revision tool.
Literacy Toolbox – Literacy programme to help with reading, spelling, fluency and grammar.
Kerboodle – revision website with access to online revision guides.
SENECA Learning – revision website for all subjects.
GCSE Bitesize – revision website for all subjects.
Dragon Dictation – for EAA of scribe
Claro Read – for EAA of reader
Touch Typing Website (https://www.keybr.com/) – a website to help students type quicker.
Quizlet – study via learning tools and games.

Inspirational quotes – motivation

The harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it.
Wake up with determination, go to bed with satisfaction
Do something today that your future self will thank you for.
It’s going to be hard, but hard does not mean impossible.
Sometimes we’re tested not to show our weaknesses, but to discover our strengths.
Nothing is impossible. The word itself says “I’m possible!”
You are enough just as you are.