At Farnborough Hill, we equip each girl who is offered a place with the skills she needs to study confidently and feel comfortable in the school environment. All pupils have areas of particular strength, and some may have areas where additional support is helpful.

The Learning Support journey begins at the enquiry stage, during which you may request an informal meeting with our Head of Learning Support. Our registration form allows you to outline any additional support your child may need, and you may provide observations, concerns, medical records or diagnostic reports that help us understand your daughter’s needs. These are processed in accordance with our Privacy Notice.

To support pupils effectively, we build a Pupil Profile that provides staff with clear information on bespoke adjustments. Progress is carefully tracked and reviewed each term, with support strategies adapted as necessary. We measure progress across four key areas: academic development, engagement and participation, independence, and social, emotional and communication development.

Our central Learning Support register follows a four‑step graduated approach in line with the assess–plan–do–review cycle. We gather observations from parents, teachers, pupils and other relevant adults, and follow up with intervention and review. Where appropriate, we may recommend external assessment to inform further adaptations and interventions.

Where a pupil would benefit from specialist support, Farnborough Hill offers both 1:1 and small‑group interventions as appropriate, at an additional charge?.  Referrals can be made at any stage where concerns arise. Our Learning Support Team also works closely with external specialists, including educational psychologists and an autism consultant, who may be accessed where appropriate, at an additional charge. Concerns across all four areas of need—communication, cognition and learning, social, emotional and mental health, and sensory and/or physical—are treated with equal care. Exam access arrangements are considered in line with JCQ regulations and evidence of need.

Beyond classroom adaptations, optional 1:1 EAL support is available at an additional charge.

Farnborough Hill has built a reputation as a centre of excellence for Learning Support, delivering an annual regional training programme for SENCOs and offering JCQ‑specific training on access arrangements for schools in the area.

A copy of the school’s Learning Support Policy is available here. Please do get in touch with the Registrar if you would like to arrange a meeting with our Head of Learning Support.