Learning support services

We provide a complete service to process and rank applications for admission to reception, transfers to secondary school and in-year transfers. We also research and prepare academy appeals and present them to the independent appeals panel. 

Twenty per cent of Herefordshire students are identified as having Specific Educational Needs (SEN). A growing proportion of this SEN population have behavioural, social and emotional difficulties. These Learning Support services will enable schools to manage these difficulties with greater understanding and confidence.

EAL services are purchased on a 'pay as you go' basis. No Service Level Agreement is required.

We aim to ensure the greatest impact on the greatest number of learners. The progress and attainment of EAL learners is a significant focus for Ofsted inspections and the team offers an initial audit of EAL performance and provision to all schools.

Evolve and Educational Visit Guidance (formerly known as Evolve and Offsite Guidance) offers a comprehensive support, guidance and training service for all educational institutes that are involved in educational visits. 

Schools signing up for this service will gain access to Evolve, an IT system that ensures efficient tracking, monitoring and recording of trips and compliance with statutory guidelines and health and safety legislation. They will also have access to expert support and training from Herefordshire Council’s Outdoor Education Adviser. 

Overview

The Herefordshire Schools Library Service is available as a traded service to all schools in Herefordshire and the border counties. By subscribing to the Schools Library Service schools can access a wide range of resources to support classroom teaching and learning across the curriculum, develop literacy and reading skills, and encourage reading for pleasure.

The core subscription provides a range of high quality age-appropriate fiction to develop reading skills and support reading for pleasure, and bespoke topic collections to support curriculum learning. Optional add-on services at discounted rates mean you can tailor your subscription to your budget and the specific needs of your school.

Herefordshire Libraries Schools Library Service is a simple, cost-effective way to keep school library resources current and obtain the very best in contemporary fiction - meeting curriculum needs and encouraging reading for pleasure.

All high schools in Herefordshire can subscribe to this service to receive library books and support.

This SLA pays for services that support schools to fulfil their statutory safeguarding duties.

Herefordshire Head Teachers were keen for the original establishment of the MASH. A group of heads worked together to put forward the proposal that was then adopted in Herefordshire and funded via schools forum. The mechanism for funding this (i.e. not centrally from schools monies) had to change from April 2017 because the Secretary of State did not allow Herefordshire to continue with it under revised national funding formula arrangements.

We provide a health and safety assessment and approval service. There is a telephone helpline, message and email service available for all those who provide work, education and training for all students who undertake a work experience placement.