Co-Educational Day School and Boarding from 0-18 years
Eastbourne Road
Seaford, East Sussex
UK, BN25 4NP
Tel: 01323 490000
Tel (Outside UK):
+44 1323 490000
Fax: 01323 898420
E.mail:
registrar@newlands-school.com
enquiries@newlands-school.com
Learning Support
The Gannon Centre
The Accelerated Learning Unit at Newlands is known as the Gannon Centre, named after a former member of staff, Mr Tom Gannon. The aim of the Gannon Centre is to identify and support those who need extra help or those who require extension. All the support at the Gannon Centre is on a one-to-one basis, and while some pupils require long-term support others only need to be helped for a few months to help them quickly get up to speed.
Newlands offers specific support in literacy, maths and science, but we also teach study skills and have consistently high expectations for all our pupils. We aim to boost their self-esteem, particularly when they arrive at Newlands discouraged and frustrated by their difficulties. Our aim is to empower students to master basic literacy and numeracy skills as quickly as possible.
Each pupil follows a structured, multi-sensory programme devised specifically for them, based on either our knowledge of the student's needs or developed according to the recommendations contained within an Educational Psychologist's report. We support the use of touch-typing and technology to aid learning.
Newlands has an outstanding reputation for helping our dyslexic students to achieve excellent academic results. The Accelerated Learning Centre liaises regularly with mainstream subject staff across the campus, which ensures that every pupil has their individual needs fully met.
A highly qualified team of experienced teachers, which enjoys a very positive partnership with parents and pupils, are always happy to experiment with new ideas and approaches in order to maximise the help offered. Workspace is provided for individuals to undertake private study, always with a sympathetic and helpful advisor at hand. The centre at Newlands aims to provide students with the skills needed to feel relaxed and to study confidently in the school environment. All the Gannon Centre students follow the school's mainstream curriculum and our support programmes are implemented during the course of the day, in 45 minute periods, by agreed withdrawal.
Newlands Pupil attends a Story Competition Prize Giving Ceremony in House of Commons - 10th July 2008
